This is the information page about the shipwreck Alston, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 55.431 N,1 36.898 E (52.7959833, 1.6965)

 

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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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Alice taylor
5. Alster
6. Alston
7. Angele-erika
8. Artemisia
9. Asteria
10. Barrhill
11. Bertha
12. Boulderpool (after part)
13. Boulderpool (fwd part)
14. British triumph
15. Camilla weston
16. Cantabria (probably)
17. Cardanel
18. Chevington
19. Clansman (possibly)
20. Continental (possibly)
21. Corchester
22. Cordene
23. Corduff
24. Courier (probably)
25. Cross sand ltv
26. Dashwood
27. Duncarron
28. Efos
29. Eikhaug
30. Ems
31. English trader
32. Ethel
33. Friesland
34. Fulgens
35. Galatea (possibly)
36. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
37. Gardenia
38. George fisher
39. Georgia (for'd part)
40. Georgia (stern section)
41. Glen derry (probably)
42. Granta
43. Hauxley (possibly)
44. Hector gannet
45. Hms agate
46. Hms caroline moller
47. Hms cloughton wyke
48. Hms dhoon (probably)
49. Hms dungeness
50. Hms force
51. Hms francolin
52. Hms tonbridge
53. Hms tranio
54. Hms vortigern
55. Hms washington (probably)
56. Hms william stephen
57. Hmsm c 11
58. Homefire
59. I t l anna b
60. Ilse
61. Ionian (probably)
62. Jessie maersk
63. Jevington court
64. Kenton
65. Keymun
66. King egbert
67. La perouse (possibly)
68. Langeli (possibly)
69. Lanterna (probably)
70. Leelite
71. Londoner (probably)
72. Marden
73. Marsworth
74. Minorca
75. Montferland
76. Murdoch (probably)
77. Norman queen
78. Oakgrove
79. Ole bull
80. Osprey
81. Otter
82. Oxshott (possibly)
83. Pacific (possibly)
84. Pacific (possibly)
85. Pegrix
86. Prima
87. Regain
88. Robrix
89. Roine
90. Rose marie
91. Roy
92. Salvus ii
93. Seagull
94. Seaham
95. Sheaf water
96. St mark
97. Teddington
98. Thursonian
99. Trelissick
100. Tyneford
101. Upminster
102. Varoy
103. Viola (possibly)
104. Walkure
105. War valley
106. Welholme (possibly)
107. Western mist (possibly)
108. Whintown (possibly)
109. Willowpool
110. Winhill or whinhill
111. Xanthe

 

Name: ALSTON

Year of registration: 1947

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1947, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H2041/47 9.4.47 NORWEGIAN SS ANN REPD TO HAVE STRUCK OBSTN IN 525500N, 013700E. BELIEVED TO BE UNCHARTED WK. (TH L522/47). H1952/80 25.1.83 EXAM'D 15.6.81 IN 525525N, 013702E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.2 IN GEN DEPTH 27 TO 30MTRS. SCOUR 1 TO 2MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, BEAM 9MTRS. A '3-ISLAND' SHIP LYING 040/220 DEGS. INTACT AND ON EVEN KEEL. (SOISS, HI 22). BR STD. 9.12.87 REPD TO HAVE BEEN DIVED ON. IDENTIFIED BY BELL AS STEEL SV ALSTON. THOUGHT TO HAVE SUNK IN AROUND 1870. MASTS NO LONGER STAND. (F WATSON, TELECON). HH242/550/04 30.11.93 EXAM'D 16.7.93 IN 525524.2N, 013700.6E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [4 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 22.0, FOUL AT 22.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.1 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 31.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BREADTH 8MTRS. CLEARLY DEFINED INTACT WK LYING 080/260 DEG. NETS/BUOY POSSIBLY ATTACHED. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD, HI 22). BR STD. SEP 2015/000041896 22.5.15 EXAM'D 19.10.14 IN 5255.431N, 0136.898E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.5MTRS. LENGTH 56MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 4.5MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY HI 1427). AMEND DW 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: STEEL HULL, INTACT, UPRIGHT

Position: 52 55.431 N,1 36.898 E

 

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