This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms alert ?, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 20.695 N,1 37.738 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Amplegarth
9. Andaman
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Avon
13. Balakani
14. Bravore
15. Camisard
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Cerne
20. City of brisbane
21. Colbert (possibly)
22. Constanzia
23. Corhaven
24. Correct
25. Dalryan
26. Diana
27. Dinard
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Duiveland
31. Dunbar castle
32. E goodwin ltv
33. Efford
34. Eidsiva (probably)
35. Eleonora
36. Embla (possibly)
37. Emile deschamps
38. Emma
39. Emma (possibly)
40. Empress of midland (possibly)
41. En avant
42. Falcon (probably)
43. Fearless
44. Filleigh
45. Flandres
46. Francesco ciampa
47. Franz fischer (possibly)
48. Frons olivae (probably)
49. Fulmar
50. G 85 (possibly)
51. G-42 (possibly)
52. Gad 23
53. Genimar
54. Grazia (possibly)
55. Harcalo
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Hawksdale
58. Henry b plant
59. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
60. Hms alert ?
61. Hms aragonite (part of)
62. Hms aries (possibly)
63. Hms artic trapper
64. Hms carilon
65. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
66. Hms fauvette
67. Hms flirt
68. Hms gracie (probably)
69. Hms guardsman
70. Hms hermes
71. Hms kingston galena
72. Hms lydian
73. Hms maida (possibly)
74. Hms marcella
75. Hms mastiff (possibly)
76. Hms napia
77. Hms niger (possibly)
78. Hms northumberland (probably)
79. Hms othello ii
80. Hms peridot
81. Hms pyrope
82. Hms ray of hope
83. Hms restoration (possibly)
84. Hms rodino
85. Hms stirling castle (probably)
86. Hms tamarisk
87. Hms tourmaline
88. Hms tranquil
89. Hms war sepoy
90. Hms weigelia
91. Hmsm b2
92. Hoegh aigrette
93. Hundvaag
94. Ilaro
95. Ira (possibly)
96. Irene
97. Jacob luckenbach
98. James harrod
99. Kabinda
100. Karmt
101. Kirsten skou
102. Koenigshaven
103. L'armandeche
104. Lady stella
105. Laurl coin
106. Lbv (m)396
107. Le pelerin de la mer
108. Lisbeth m
109. Loanda
110. Lord hamilton (possibly)
111. Lst 364 (probably)
112. Luray victory
113. Mahratta
114. Mahratta ii
115. Malta (probably)
116. Menapier
117. Merel (part of)(possibly)
118. Mersey
119. Murillo
120. Nagro (possibly)
121. Nancy moran
122. Netty (possibly)
123. Newlands
124. Niore
125. North eastern victory
126. Ocean hound
127. Opal
128. Ousel (probably)
129. Paros isle
130. Peter hamre
131. Polgrange
132. Ponzano
133. Port dalhousie (possibly)
134. Preussen
135. Pulborough
136. Quentovic
137. Rubislaw
138. Rydal force
139. Rynanna
140. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
141. Sabac
142. Saidieh
143. Saint michael veillez sur nous
144. Saint ronan (possibly)
145. Saint ronan (possibly)
146. Sambut
147. San calisto
148. Santagata
149. Santagata (?part of)
150. Selma (possibly)
151. Slesvig
152. Spaarndem
153. Strathclyde
154. Surrey
155. Teeswood
156. The queen
157. Tina primo
158. Tongue sand tower (remains)
159. Toornvliet (probably)
160. Toward
161. Tummel (probably)
162. U 11 (possibly)
163. U 16 (possibly)
164. U 37
165. U 48
166. Ub 29 (possibly)
167. Uc 21 (possibly)
168. Uc 46
169. Uc 46 (possibly)
170. Ursus (part)
171. Velocitas
172. Virginie
173. W a scholten
174. Western farmer (bow section)
175. Wheatman (possibly)
176. Will and maggie (probably)
177. Woodtown (possibly)
178. Xanthence

 

Name: HMS ALERT ?

Length 59.7 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 941 ton

Cause: Built in 1918 by swan hunter, wigham richarson ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne for the postmaster general. hired by the admiralty in 1940. one boiler, twin triple expansion engines of 106hp, twin shaft. sank, cause unknown.

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20171222

Details measurements/cartography: H01278/45 30.3.45 DW IN 512036N, 013801E MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY FLG10S. (TH).

- NM 944/45. H01278/45 9.3.50 DISPERSED TO 47FT. (C-IN-C NORE, 9.3.50). H01278/45 18.6.45 AMEND TO WK 1FMS 5FT IN 512030N, 013800E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1666/45. H01278/45 23.5.50 WK LOCATED IN 512036N, 013800E USING DECCA. OROPESA SWEEP 21.4.50 CLEAR AT 45FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54FT IN GEN DEPTH 58FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 5.5.50). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT & DELETE LT BUOY.

- NM 963/50. H932/50 1.12.52 POOR A/S CONTACTS OBTAINED IN 512036N, 013801E USING DECCA. GENERAL DEPTH 60FT. SEA BED SLIGHTLY UNEVEN, MUD AND SAND. NO SCOUR. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1.12.52). NCA. 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 13.7MTRS. NC 1828. H2538/79 5.4.79 NO SIGN OF WK IN PREVIOUSLY CHARTED POSN. SONAR CONTACTS CLOSE N INDICATED WKGE SCATTERED ON SEABED, BUT NO DEFINITE CONTACT. SMALL WK LOCATED & EXAMINED 6.9.78 ABOUT 2 CABLES NW IN 512044N, 013740E USING HIFIX [2 LOP], MAY BE PART OF THIS WK. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.7MTRS, LENGTH 18.0 MTRS. LYING 070/250DEGS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 63/78). AMEND TO WK 16.0MTRS IN 512044N, 013740E. R/P. HH090/610/01 2.3.95 EXAM'D 5.12.94 IN 512041.6N, 013744.1E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.8 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. SCATTERED OVER APPROX 50MTRS AROUND A SANDWAVE. IS 1MTR PROUD OF THE SIDE OF THE SANDWAVE WITH THE DEBRIS BEING SPREAD IN A 120/220DEGS DIRECTION. NOT SWEPT DUE TO SANDWAVE CLOSE BY. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 610). RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/681/01 21.9.95 EXAM'D 24.7.95 IN 512041.7N, 013744.1E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.9MTRS, NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.8 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCATTERED OVER AREA OF SOME 200MTRS SQUARE. LEAST DEPTH TAKEN FROM PIECE OF DEBRIS TO THE S OF THE AREA WHICH IS 1MTR PROUD OF THE SEABED. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION OVER ALL OF THE AREA. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 681). AMEND TO SW 15.9MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2015/000235800 18.11.15 EXAM'D BY BDC, IN 5120.695N, 0137.737E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.8MTRS. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 23.5MTRS, HT 2.7MTRS. NFS. (CEFAS, DS37, GOODWIN SANDS 2014). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, POSN AMENDED. SEP 2018/000061842 18.7.18 EXAM'D 22.12.17; WK LOCATED IN 5120.695N, 0137.738E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.65MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS, LENGTH 52.6MTRS, WIDTH 21.3MTRS, HEIGHT 2.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 41MTRS, 1.7MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 130 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN UP AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND DW 16.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 20.695 N,1 37.738 E

 

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