Alcyone Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Alcyone Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
50 43.2 N,1 32.367 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Wreck Depth | 18.3 m |
| Water Depth | 19 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ALCYONE |
| Type | ketch |
| Tonnage | 116 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Oct 7, 1917 |
| Bottom Texture | Gravel |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 1982 |
| Original Source | unknown |
| Surveying Details | H6508/17 1917 WRECK LOCATED IN APPROX 504600N, 011600E OR 12M WNW OF BOULOGNE. WRECK DRIFTED SLIGHTLY W BEFORE SINKING. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. BR STD. H7386/18 10.12.18 AMEND POSN TO 504318N, 013230E. (FRENCH WRECK LIST). BR STD. H2961/22 18.5.22 NOW CHARTED AS WK 10FMS (1918) IN 504312N, 013222E. BR STD. H4325/22 12.7.22 WRECK NOT DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. (PARIS NM 26/851/22). 8.6.28 WRECK NOT SHOWN ON NE 1895 & DELETED FROM ALL CHARTS. H2537/28 16.8.28 NCA. WRECK NOT SHOWN. 30.3.82 NOT SHOWN ON RECENT FR CHARTS. AMENDED TO DEAD. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 1, 2000 |
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