Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms alert ?, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 20.695 N,1 37.738 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.
Naam: HMS ALERT ?
Lengte 59.7 meter, breedte: 9.4 meter, diepgang: 6.1, tonnage 941 ton
Oorzaak: 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.
Jaar registratie: 1945
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 19 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 170 cm
Bekend sinds: 1945, laatst gedetecteerd: 20171222
Details metingen/cartografie: 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.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Positie: 51 20.695 N,1 37.738 E