This is the information page about the shipwreck Alarm, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 31.331 N,3 30.911 W (53.615283333333, -3.42905)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. ? susie mo ii
2. Alarm
3. Albion (probably)
4. Alcides
5. Angola
6. Angola (part of)(possibly)
7. Ann sumner
8. Ant
9. Auchenarden
10. Auspicious
11. Bella
12. Ben cruachan
13. Berwyn
14. Blanche (possibly)
15. Braeglen
16. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
17. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
18. Burbo tower (remains)
19. Burbo tower (remains)
20. Burbo tower (remains)
21. Burbo tower (remains)
22. Cairnross
23. Calcium (probably)
24. Caroline
25. Chacabuco (possibly)
26. Chagres
27. City of brussels
28. Colin russell
29. Concord
30. Counsellor iii
31. Dublin
32. Dunmail
33. El oso
34. Ellan vannin
35. Eversfield
36. Fb 110 (possibly)
37. Fb 112 (possibly)
38. Fb 116 (possibly)
39. Fb 118 (possibly)
40. Fb 265 (possibly)
41. Fb 267 (possibly)
42. Fb 275 (possibly)
43. Fb 278 (possibly)
44. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
45. Fb 295 (possibly)
46. Fb 296 (possibly)
47. Fb 297 (possibly)
48. Fb 300 (possibly)
49. Fb 43 (possibly)
50. Fb 47 (possibly)
51. Fb 56 (possibly)
52. Fb 72 (possibly)
53. Fb 83 (possibly)
54. Fb 86 (possibly)
55. Fb 98 (probably)
56. Four brothers (possibly)
57. Gannochy
58. Gorsethorn
59. Hebe (possibly)
60. Heron 2
61. Horizon (possibly)
62. India
63. J b kee
64. John pierce
65. Kilcoan (probably)
66. Leeds (probably)
67. Lelia
68. Letty
69. Linda blanche
70. Lugar
71. Mancunium
72. Margaret
73. Mermaid (probably)
74. Mersey
75. Mid jordan beacon
76. Munster
77. Nestos
78. Nicola faith
79. North jordan bn
80. Ocean home
81. Ocean monarch
82. Penrhos (probably)
83. Penstone
84. Perseverance
85. Peru (probably)
86. Princess victoria
87. Queen
88. Queens tower
89. Rea 1
90. Rea 10
91. Rea 5
92. Rea 7 (possibly)
93. Rea 8 (possibly)
94. Rea 9 (possibly)
95. Residu
96. Resurgam
97. Rhosneigr
98. Robert seymour
99. Speke (possibly)
100. Stanleigh
101. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
102. Sunda
103. Talbot
104. Thomas
105. Thomas
106. Thorn
107. Tongue beacon
108. Tongue beacon (possibly)
109. Tower base
110. Tt 6 (possibly)
111. Vine (possibly)
112. Walter dean
113. Ystroom (probably)

 

Name: ALARM

Length 36.3 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 224 ton

Cause: built by w h potter and sons, liverpool in 1885. constructed of iron. belonging to the mersey docks and harbour board. the alarm was on her station when she was run into by the ss pacuare of the elder dempster line. she was struck on the post side and sank. all the crew were saved by the prompt launching of the lifeboat.

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1946, last detected: 1995

Details measurements/cartography: JULY '46 WK REPD BY HMS SEAGULL IN 533115N, 033045W, OR 080 DEG, 8 MILES TO QUEENS FORT. SWEPT CLEAR AT 48FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 62 IN GEN DEPTH 87FT. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). 1NS WK 8FMS.

- NM 2840/46. H4515/46 17.8.46 POSN 533118N, 033039W. (HMS SEAGULL). H1893/64 11.3.68 EXAM'D IN 533116N, 033048W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68 IN GEN DEPTH 88FT. SCOUR 90FT. SEABED - FINE SAND, SMALL STONES & BROKEN SHELL. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 12/67). H1893/64 17.5.71 EXAM'D IN 533121N, 033051W [OFV] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 20MTRS, FOUL AT 20.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.7 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. SCOUR ABOUT 0.5MTRS. APPEARS TO BE LYING 070/250 DEG WITH HIGHEST POINT AT W END. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM N & W. (HMS WOODLARK). AMEND TO SW 11FMS.

- NM 728/71. 1.4.74 AMEND TO SW 20MTRS. NC 1978. H3838/86 19.5.88 EXAM'D 20.10.87 IN 533119N, 033050W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.2 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 27.6MTRS. HYDROSEARCH - VERT HT 8.9MTRS, SHADOW HT 5.6MTRS. LENGTH 42.3MTRS, 11.7MTRS. LYING 080/260 DEG. APPEARS TO LIST ABOUT 10 DEGS TO THE N. HIGHEST POINT AT W END. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 357). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN NEW POSN. BR STD. H3838/86 28.10.88 VIDEO RECORD OF EXAMINATION OF 20.10.87 REASSESSED AND VERT HT SHOULD READ 6.4MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, 10.10.88). NCA. HH100/351/02 19.1.90 DIVED ON JAN '90. NO POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION. APPARENTLY WOODEN DECKED, WITH ACCOMMODATION AFT. LIES HEADING E. EARTHENWARE FOUND INSIDE HAS WORD 'MARINE' IN CENTRE AND A DISTINCTIVE MOTIF. MAKER'S MARK POSITIVELY DATED TO 1910-12 PERIOD. THOUGHT TO BE SHIP'S OWN POTTERY AND NOT CARGO. (K HURLEY, 5.1.90). HH100/351/09 26.5.95 NOW LITTLE DOUBT OVER THE IDENTITY AFTER VIEWING PHOTOGRAPHS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER DIVERS. VESSEL IS THE 'ALARM'. VESSEL WAS STRUCK ON THE PORT SIDE WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DAMAGE VISIBLE TODAY. RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN RECOVERED AN UNUSUALLY LARGE BELL, SOUNDED DURING FOGGY WEATHER. (K HURLEY).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, LISTS 10 DEGS TO N

Position: 53 31.331 N,3 30.911 W

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway