This is the information page about the shipwreck Alamance (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.602 N,5 38.247 W (54.846216666667, -5.7131)

 

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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. Agba
2. Ailsa
3. Alamance (probably)
4. Albia (probably)
5. Alcedo
6. Ardglass
7. Argyle (possibly)
8. Azure
9. Berbice
10. Black diamond
11. Bonvilston
12. Byron darnton
13. Chirripo
14. Dalriada
15. Davaar
16. Dettifoss
17. Dove of oban
18. Empire adventure
19. Foxy lady
20. George
21. Harrington
22. Hms adept (possibly)
23. Hmt rose ii
24. Housatonic (possibly)
25. Karanan
26. Lagan
27. Lairdscastle (probably)
28. M.j.craig (probably)
29. Maria
30. Menck
31. Middleton (probably)
32. Mobeka
33. Normanby hall
34. Norseman
35. Nyanza (possibly)
36. Overton
37. Perelle (possibly)
38. Peridot
39. Princess victoria
40. Sandhurst
41. Santa lucia
42. Setter (possibly)
43. Solway queen (possibly)
44. State of louisiana (bow section)
45. State of louisiana (stern section)
46. Tiberia
47. U 776
48. Ub 85
49. Ub-85 / ub-82?
50. Vera louise
51. Wilmere (probably)
52. Woods

 

Name: ALAMANCE (PROBABLY)

Length 110 meter, width: 14.1 meter, draught: 7.5, tonnage 4455 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1902 by new york shipbuilding corp, new jerseywith triple- expansion engines of 465nhp. owned at time of loss by garland s.s. corp, new york. passage baltimore for liverpool. torpedoed by german submarine ub-57 off ne ireland, sank one hour later. (dods & wrecksite.eu)

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 140 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 1982

Details measurements/cartography: M06411 1918 TORPEDOED IN 550000N, 053900W. SANK I HOUR LATER. M06411 [NO DATE] SANK 6' NE [MAG] FROM MAIDENS. (W/T FROM HMS STALWART) M8983 1918 NOW IN 550100N, 053830W (PA), OR 6.4M N47E FROM THE MAIDENS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). ACCEPT 550000N, 053830W. H0109/45 22.2.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 550018N, 053818W. LENGTH120FT, HEIGHT24FT. LYING 150/330DEGS. (AUBD/72 & WESTERN APPS LIST, WAGO, SIGNAL 22.2.45). PROBABLY ALAMANCE. H3671/72 21.7.72 LOCATED IN 550036N, 053811W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 135 IN GEN DEPTH 137 - 145MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES N/S NEAR THE END OF A RIDGE WHICH RUNS N/S THROUGH SMOOTH OR SLIGHLY RIPPLED SAND. HT 11MTRS, BUT ONLY RISES 1.5 - 2MTRS ABOVE THE RIDGE. (HMS FAWN, HN 1/72 & 206/72 & HI 51/72). INS AS WK 74FMS [135MTRS]. BA 2199 & 2198. H2265/73 13.6.73 AMEND TO WK 135MTRS [74FMS]. NC 2199. H5982/82 10.11.82 WK SHOWN IN 545957N, 053902W ON KINGFISHER TRAWLING PLOTS A-PLOT 9, [1982].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, RISES 1.5 - 2MTRS ABOVE NEARBY RIDGE

Position: 55 0.602 N,5 38.247 W

 

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