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 (51.089833, 1.771583)

 

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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. Brendonia
16. Camisard
17. Carmen
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Cerne
21. City of brisbane
22. Colbert (possibly)
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. Corheath
26. Correct
27. Dalryan
28. Diana
29. Dinard
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Dolcoath (part)
32. Dortejensen
33. Duiveland
34. Dunbar castle
35. E goodwin ltv
36. Efford
37. Eidsiva (probably)
38. Eleonora
39. Embla (possibly)
40. Emile deschamps
41. Emma
42. Emma (possibly)
43. Empress of midland (possibly)
44. En avant
45. Falcon (probably)
46. Fearless
47. Filleigh
48. Flandres
49. Francesco ciampa
50. Franz fischer (possibly)
51. Frons olivae (probably)
52. Fulmar
53. G 85 (possibly)
54. G-42 (possibly)
55. Gad 23
56. Genimar
57. Girasol
58. Grazia (possibly)
59. Harcalo
60. Hardingham (probably)
61. Hawksdale
62. Henry b plant
63. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
64. Hms alert ?
65. Hms aragonite (part of)
66. Hms aragonite (part of)
67. Hms aries (possibly)
68. Hms artic trapper
69. Hms blanche
70. Hms carilon
71. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
72. Hms fauvette
73. Hms flirt
74. Hms gracie (probably)
75. Hms guardsman
76. Hms hermes
77. Hms kingston galena
78. Hms lydian
79. Hms maida (possibly)
80. Hms marcella
81. Hms mastiff (possibly)
82. Hms napia
83. Hms niger (possibly)
84. Hms northumberland (probably)
85. Hms othello ii
86. Hms peridot
87. Hms pyrope
88. Hms ray of hope
89. Hms restoration (possibly)
90. Hms rodino
91. Hms stirling castle (probably)
92. Hms tamarisk
93. Hms tourmaline
94. Hms tranquil
95. Hms war sepoy
96. Hms weigelia
97. Hmsm b2
98. Hoegh aigrette
99. Hundvaag
100. Ilaro
101. Ira (possibly)
102. Irene
103. Jacob luckenbach
104. James harrod
105. Josephine charlotte
106. Kabinda
107. Karmt
108. Kirsten skou
109. Koenigshaven
110. L'armandeche
111. Lady stella
112. Laurl coin
113. Lbv (m)396
114. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
115. Le pelerin de la mer
116. Lisbeth m
117. Loanda
118. Lolworth
119. Lord hamilton (possibly)
120. Lst 364 (probably)
121. Luray victory
122. Mahratta
123. Mahratta ii
124. Malta (probably)
125. Margate sand beacon
126. Menapier
127. Merel (part of)(possibly)
128. Mersey
129. Monica (possibly)
130. Murillo
131. Nagro (possibly)
132. Nancy moran
133. Netty (possibly)
134. Newlands
135. Niore
136. North eastern victory
137. Ocean hound
138. Ocean king (possibly)
139. Opal
140. Ousel (probably)
141. Paros isle
142. Peter hamre
143. Polgrange
144. Ponzano
145. Port dalhousie (possibly)
146. Preussen
147. Pulborough
148. Quentovic
149. Regin (possibly)
150. Rooswijk
151. Rubislaw
152. Rydal force
153. Rynanna
154. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
155. Sabac
156. Saidieh
157. Saint michael veillez sur nous
158. Saint ronan (possibly)
159. Saint ronan (possibly)
160. Sambut
161. San calisto
162. Santagata
163. Santagata (?part of)
164. Selma (possibly)
165. Slesvig
166. Spaarndem
167. Spanish prince
168. Strathclyde
169. Surrey
170. Teeswood
171. The queen
172. Tina primo
173. Tongue sand tower (remains)
174. Toornvliet (probably)
175. Toromoree
176. Toward
177. Tummel (probably)
178. U 11 (possibly)
179. U 16 (possibly)
180. U 37
181. U 48
182. Ub 12 (possibly)
183. Ub 29 (possibly)
184. Uc 21 (possibly)
185. Uc 46
186. Uc 46 (possibly)
187. Ursus (part)
188. Velocitas
189. Virginie
190. Volante (possibly)
191. W a scholten
192. Western farmer (bow section)
193. Wheatman (possibly)
194. Will and maggie (probably)
195. Woodtown (possibly)
196. 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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