This is the information page about the shipwreck Alaunia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 41.067 N,0 27.207 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Alan dean
3. Alaunia
4. Alice (possibly)
5. Amsterdam
6. Ash
7. Barn hill
8. Bernicia
9. Blanefield
10. Branksome chine (possibly)
11. Braunton
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Caleb sprague
14. Carlisle castle
15. Carrie dingle
16. Caterham
17. Charles m
18. Clara
19. D144 (possibly).
20. Devon coast
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duchess (possibly)
23. Eagle (possibly)
24. Ella sayer
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. F d lambert (possibly)
28. Frockner
29. George sutton
30. Glenartney (possibly)
31. Gold coin
32. Harold
33. Heathpool
34. Heathpool
35. Hms anne
36. Hms ariadne
37. Hms avanturine
38. Hms balfour
39. Hms borneo
40. Hms gambri (possibly)
41. Hms resolution (possibly)
42. Hms taipo
43. Hoheweg
44. Holland v
45. Inger (possibly)
46. Irisbrook
47. James groves
48. Jan brons
49. Joseph roberts (possibly)
50. Kingfisher (probably)
51. Lady alice
52. Lalen mendi
53. Lisbon
54. Lullington
55. Ma monette
56. Mill gate (probably)
57. Mohlenpris (possibly)
58. Mount stuart
59. Mv adur valley?
60. Newent
61. Noordster
62. Nyon
63. Oceana
64. Pontos
65. Roecliff
66. Rushing water
67. Rytoner
68. Samwake
69. Seaford
70. Seven seas (possibly)
71. Sir robert wigham
72. Skerryvore
73. St rogatien (possibly)
74. Stanhope
75. Startled fawn (possibly)
76. Storaa
77. U 40 (possibly)
78. U 671
79. Ub 130
80. Umba (probably)
81. Ville de bordeaux
82. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
83. War monarch
84. Wittering

 

Name: ALAUNIA

Length 158.5 meter, width: 19.5 meter, draught: 13.1, tonnage 13405 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Vessel, built 1913 by scotts' sb & e co. and owned at the time of loss by cunard line, struck a mine & sank 2m s of the royal sovereign ltv with the loss of two lives while en route from new york to london. (dods, ll wwi & ww1sl). also repd to have been sunk by torpedo. (wks around uk 1919).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 105 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20150629

Details measurements/cartography: POSN 504104N, 002700E. ALSO REPD TO HAVE BEEN SUNK 2M S FROM ROYAL SOVEREIGN LTV. H4841/17 9.8.17 POSN 504104N, 002700E. WITH 2 19FT BUOYS N & S. (HMS DAISY, 8.8.17). - FNM 486/17. H7476/17 17.1.18 INS ON CHARTS.

- NM 91/18. 20.11.18 INS CAN BUOY, FL 10S.

- NM 1376/18. 14.12.18 BUOY NOW G LT BUOY FLG.10S.

- NM 1483/18. H9013/20 21.12.20 LEAST DEPTH OF 8FMS IN 504109N, 002706E. LT BUOY WITHDRAWN, UNLIT BUOY HAS DISAPPEARED & WILL NOT BE REPLACED. (TH 1920). AMEND WK 3FMS TO WK 8FMS 1FT IN REVISED POSN. DELETE BUOY.

- NM ACTION. H7221/37 10.11.37 OROPESA SWEEP FOUL AT 59FT. DRIFT SWEEPING ESTABLISHED TWO POINTS OF FOULING 504100N, 002712E & 504100N, 002718E. [INS ON CHARTS AS MID-POINT]. LEAST WATER FOUND ON EACH BEING 45FT & 46FT. VERY HEAVY SWIRLS OCCUR DOWN TIDE. (HMS FLINDERS, 26.10.37). AMEND TO WK 7.5FMS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 14.7.71 AMEND TO SW 13.7MTRS. H4959/73 3.4.75 EXAM'D 22.10.74 IN 504103N, 002717E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.0 IN GEN DEPTH 26-29 MTRS. DEPTH OF SCOUR 2.0MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). BR STD. H4121/76 3.8.76 LOCATED 4.5.76 IN LISTED POSN. LIES 105/285DEGS. DCS3 HT 13.9MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). THE 1937 HMS FLINDERS SWEEP HAS NOT BEEN REDUCED FOR LAT. REDUCE BY 0.6MTRS FOR LAT. CHART AS SW 13.1MTRS. BR STD. H1310/81/30 16.11.81 DIVED. BOW STANDS 12MTRS ABOVE GEN DEPTH 27MTRS AND IS INTACT FOR FIRST 30MTRS. LYING ON PORT SIDE WITH DECK ABOUT 10 DEGS FROM VERTICAL. HULL BROKEN IN AREA OF BRIDGE POSN AND NO SUPERSTRUCTURE AFT OF THIS POINT STANDS HIGHER THAN BOW. (T W BENNETTO, 10.11.81). NCA. SEP 2015/000083465 26.11.15 EXAM'D 29.06.15, WK SHOWN IN 5041.067N, 0027.207E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.97MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26.8MTRS. LENGTH 162MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, HT 8.8MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND DW 17.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, GENERALLY INTACT.

Position: 50 41.067 N,0 27.207 E

 

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