Shipwreck Museum - Hastings

Shipwreck Museum - Hastings An independent museum. Displaying shipwrecks from the English Channel—including cargo from the Amsterdam. Other highlights—local fossils. FREE ENTRY

Our next Guided tour of the " Amsterdam" is taking place Monday 18th May at 7:00 am.For more information call us on the...
11/05/2026

Our next Guided tour of the " Amsterdam" is taking place Monday 18th May at 7:00 am.
For more information call us on the 01424 437 452.

Year 5 from Manor Oak Primary, Bromley.
06/05/2026

Year 5 from Manor Oak Primary, Bromley.

29/04/2026

Thursday 20th August & Friday 21st August 2026 diving two Dutch warships.
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Even if you cannot dive, click on the link as there is good information and pictures of the Normans Bay Wreck.

Picture of the French Steamship Frederic Franck .On this day, Sunday 19th April 1896 the Jane sank, 1miles/1.6 Km south ...
19/04/2026

Picture of the French Steamship Frederic Franck .

On this day, Sunday 19th April 1896 the Jane sank, 1miles/1.6 Km south of Royal Sovereign Light, after colliding with the French Steamship Frederic Franck which rescued all the crew, landing them at Antwerp.
She was a British sailing barquentine with a cargo of coal on her way to Portsmouth from Sunderland.
Because she sank in water less than 10 fathoms/60ft/18 meters deep her masts were protruding out of the sea.
The Trinity House steamer The Warden found the wreck and removed the fore and mizzen topmasts before marking the wreck with a buoy and a light, then returned to Ramsgate.
Later Trinity House sent the Triton which arrived in Eastbourne the night of the 24th.
The next morning the divers on The Triton went to the Jane in order to remove the remaining masts with explosive. The divers went down wearing their gear weighing 169 lbs./77kg and laid down the explosives charges at the right place.

Our next Guided tour of the " Amsterdam" is taking place Sunday 19th April at 7:10.For more information call us on the 0...
12/04/2026

Our next Guided tour of the " Amsterdam" is taking place Sunday 19th April at 7:10.
For more information call us on the 01424 437 452.

08/04/2026

The SS Richard Montgomery ran aground in the Thames Estuary in 1944, along with its volatile cargo.

03/04/2026

More than two dozen shipwrecks now enjoy extra safeguards from illegal activity.

French students from St Etienne today.
02/04/2026

French students from St Etienne today.

Some of the Curious Kids from the Green Street family group this morning.
30/03/2026

Some of the Curious Kids from the Green Street family group this morning.

Picture of the Amsterdam taken last Sunday by our trustee Tim McDonald.The next guided tour of the wreck, Cretaceous sea...
26/03/2026

Picture of the Amsterdam taken last Sunday by our trustee Tim McDonald.

The next guided tour of the wreck, Cretaceous sea floor and the 4000 year old preserved forest will be on Sunday April 19 at 7:10 am.

Address

Rock-A-Nore Road
Hastings
TN343DW

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10:30am - 5pm
Sunday 10:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+441424437452

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