This is the information page about the shipwreck Alabama (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 33.177 N,1 41.597 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. 150
2. Agamemnon
3. Alabama (possibly)
4. Albion (probably)
5. Algeria
6. Angelus
7. Archon
8. Atlanticos
9. Avon
10. Balgownie (probably)
11. Bonnington court
12. Bravore
13. Cathay (part of)
14. Cedrington court
15. Cerne
16. Correct
17. Coureur des mers
18. Denise germaine (possibly)
19. Dolcoath (part)
20. Dolcoath (part)
21. Duiveland
22. Dunbar castle
23. Dynamo
24. E goodwin ltv
25. Ellewoutsdijk
26. Embla (possibly)
27. Emile deschamps
28. Empress of midland (possibly)
29. Filleigh
30. Flores (probably)
31. Franz fischer (possibly)
32. Frons olivae (probably)
33. Fulmar
34. Gad 23
35. Grazia (possibly)
36. Harcalo
37. Hardingham (probably)
38. Hendon hall
39. Henry b plant
40. Highwave (probably)
41. Hm torpedo boat no.12
42. Hmml 127 (possibly)
43. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
44. Hms alert ?
45. Hms artic trapper
46. Hms carilon
47. Hms coquette
48. Hms duchess of hamilton
49. Hms fauvette
50. Hms gracie (probably)
51. Hms guardsman
52. Hms hastfen
53. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
54. Hms leandros
55. Hms maida (possibly)
56. Hms marcella
57. Hms mastiff (possibly)
58. Hms napia
59. Hms northumberland (probably)
60. Hms pyrope
61. Hms ray of hope
62. Hms resono (possibly)
63. Hms restoration (possibly)
64. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
65. Hms stirling castle (probably)
66. Hms tamarisk
67. Hms tourmaline
68. Hms velia (possibly)
69. Hmsm e6
70. Hoegh aigrette
71. Ilaro
72. Ingi
73. Irene
74. Janny
75. Josefina thorden (after part)
76. Kabinda
77. Kankakee
78. Karmt
79. Koenigshaven
80. La flandre (possibly)
81. Laurl coin
82. Lbv (m)396
83. Lisbeth m
84. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
85. Lord hamilton (possibly)
86. Lowland
87. Lst 364 (probably)
88. Mac 5 (possibly)
89. Mahratta ii
90. Mahseer
91. Malta (probably)
92. Marie leonhardt (probably)
93. Mecklenburg
94. Menapier
95. Merel (part of)(possibly)
96. Mersey
97. Morar
98. Neppo (possibly)
99. Netty (possibly)
100. Newlands
101. Nico
102. Niore
103. Norhauk
104. Ocean hound
105. Palembang (probably)
106. Paros isle
107. Paullette
108. Peik
109. Persistant whisper
110. Peter hamre
111. Ponzano
112. Port dalhousie (possibly)
113. Prince igor (probably)
114. Profit
115. Quickstep
116. Rubislaw
117. Rydal force
118. Rynanna
119. Saidieh
120. Salerno (possibly)
121. Salerno (possibly)
122. San calisto
123. Second chance (possibly)
124. Selma (possibly)
125. Shardana
126. Simon bolivar
127. Sint annaland
128. Spaarndem
129. Sunk head tower
130. Surrey
131. Telegraaf xviii
132. Terukuni maru
133. The sultan
134. Tina primo
135. Tummel (probably)
136. U 48
137. Uc 21 (possibly)
138. Uc 72 (possibly)
139. Ursus (part)
140. Vancouver
141. Velocitas
142. Volscian (possibly)
143. Walsingham
144. Wearside
145. Western farmer (bow section)
146. Woodtown (possibly)
147. Ypapanti

 

Name: ALABAMA (POSSIBLY)

Length 66.8 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 891 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Built in 1897 by fevigjernskibs gerei, arendal. owned at time of loss by actis alabama. single boiler, triple expansion engine of 171hp, single shaft. passage le havre for newcastle-upon-tyne. in ballast. struck mine laid by uc-1 and sank.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 53 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20170403

Details measurements/cartography: H2302/16 POSN 513319N, 014232E. - FNM 188/16. H7718/18 INS ON CHARTS. H2509/22 1.5.22 LEAST DEPTH 32FT IN THIS AREA AFTER SWEEPING OPS. (HMS KELLETT, 23.8.22). H6345/26 4.11.26 INS NDW (1916) ON 1975. H7040/29 12.5.59 SWEPT AT LW. CLEAR AT 90FT OVER AREA 4C BY 3C. NO TRACE FOUND. (TH, 18.10.29). H5197/70 9.12.70 POSSIBLE WK IN 513311N, 014139E. NOT EXAMINED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 27.11.70). H5197/70 10.8.71 WK IN 513308N, 014143E. SWEPT DEPTH 24.9MTRS (13FMS 4FT). (HMS FAWN, HN). INS SW 13FMS 4FT. BR STD. H4988/71 4.1.72 ORIGINAL AREA EXTENSIVELY SEARCHED (ABOUT 0.75M SQUARE) USING FISHERMANS & DCS3. NO TRACE FOUND. (HMS FAWN, K6274). DELETED. NE 1610. H4988/71 4.1.72 EXAM'D IN 513302N, 014143E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 24.9, FOUL 25.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.0 IN GEN DEPTH 32.0MTRS. SCOUR 34.0MTRS. LIES 052/232 DEGS. ABOUT 235FT LONG. (HMS FAWN). AMEND TO SW 24.9 IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 22.5.73 AMEND TO SW 25.0MTRS. NC 2051. H1270/81 27.1.83 AMEND TO SW 24.9MTRS. BR STD. HH090/667/01 5.1.96 EXAM'D 20.7.95 IN 513310.49N, 014136.02E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 25.2, FOUL 25.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.4 IN GEN DEPTH 27.5-32MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 7.0MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. POSSIBLY NETTED. (OCEONICS, HI 667). NOT FULLY SWEPT, RETAIN AS SW 24.5MTRS (CORRECTLY ROUNDED) IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 10.7.01 PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE SS DUIVELAND. SEE [14155]. SEP 2017/000123580 22.9.17 EXAM'D 3.4.17; IN 5133.177N, 0141.597E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 25.77MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS, LENGTH 63MTRS, WIDTH 12.4MTRS, HEIGHT 7.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 053/233 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 435MTRS, 8.6MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 216 DEGS. WRECK IS UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1518). AMEND DW 25.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 33.177 N,1 41.597 E

 

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