This is the information page about the shipwreck Alastor, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 27.093 N,5 37.766 W (54.233466666667, -5.7177166666667)

 

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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. Alastor
2. Amber
3. Annagher
4. Arantzazu mendi
5. Archbald finney
6. Ave maria
7. Bellatrix
8. Betsey / bessy
9. Coalman
10. David andrews
11. Daybreak (probably)
12. Dunmore
13. Empire tana
14. Enterprise
15. Enterprize (poss)
16. Fredanja (probably)
17. Frieda
18. Georgetown victory (part of)
19. Georgetown victory (part of)
20. Georgina hutton
21. Graphic
22. Green hill (part of)(probably)
23. Harold
24. Helgoland
25. Hms jewel
26. Hmt rose ii
27. Hunsdon
28. Inverurie
29. Karanan
30. Kempock
31. Kilbroney (probably)
32. L'amite
33. Lagan
34. Loch sunart
35. Mermaid
36. Neotsfield
37. Normanby hall
38. Oregon 1
39. Pins wreck (nimble)
40. Rebecca
41. Rfa industry (probably)
42. Saint barchan
43. Santa lucia
44. Silver crest
45. Speedbird
46. St. mungo (possibly)
47. Tide (probably)
48. Tornamona
49. Troutpool
50. Ulrica
51. Upas
52. Wild wave

 

Name: ALASTOR

Length 43 meter, width: 5.3 meter, draught: 2.2, tonnage 340 ton

Cause: ex-vita & ex-hms alastor. built in 1927 by camper & nicholson. also build date given as 1937 by lentsch, g de vries, amsterdam. sail with 2 x 8 cylinder aux screw of 56hp. machinery by gleniffer. sold to sir john shelley-rolls. commissioned as training ship in 3.1940. anti submarine yacht in 1.1941. for disposal 6.1945. caught fire & sank. (sii & others).

Year of registration: 1951

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter

Known since: 1951, last detected: 1961

Details measurements/cartography: 5.5.51 5.5.51 POSN 542724N, 053730W OR 1C ESE OF RUIN ON CASTLE IS. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). INS AS ST. BR STD. H6996/53 25.11.53 H6996/53 25.11.53 NO LONGER VISIBLE. TO BE CHARTED AS DW ED. (HMS SCOTT).

- NM 2689/53. H6996/53 29.8.61 H6996/53 29.8.61 LIES IN 542705N, 053741W OR 085DEG, 1C FROM NE CORNER OF GHADDY QUAY IN 55-60FT AT LW. LEAST DEPTH 35FT ABOVE HIGHEST POINT (FUNNEL). (D COLE, BSAC). AGREES WITH DESCRIPTION OF ALASTOR, WHICH IS ALSO DESCRIBED AS A MOTOR YACHT. AMEND TO NDW IN 542705N, 053741W.

- NM 1838/61. H5292/71 10.8.72 H5292/71 10.8.72 AMEND TO WK 10.6MTRS. NC 2156. 8.11.04 8.11.04 LIES IN SHELTERED WATER, REMARKABLY INTACT, FUNNEL UPRIGHT. WOODEN DECKS HAVE DECAYED, WHEELHOUSE FALLEN INTO MAIN SALON BELOW. (DIVER MAGAZINE, NOV'04). [WGD] POSN: 5427.093N, 0537.766W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 27.093 N,5 37.766 W

 

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