Alva Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
|
Alva Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
41 33.333 N,69 54.268 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 8.53 m |
| Name | ALVA |
| Original Source | AWOIS |
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
41 33.333 N,69 54.268 W
Alva on Wreck Map
Alva Wreck on Google Map
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General Comments
HISTORY H1573/1883-1886--27-30FT DEPTHS EXIST IN VICINITY. NM32/1892(636)--JULY 27, 1892, A GAS BUOY, PAINTED BLACK AND ì EXHIBITING A FIXED WHITE LIGHT, WAS PLACED TO MARK THE WRECK OF ì THE YACHT ALVA, RECENTLY SUNK IN POLLOCK RIP SLUE, COAST OF ì MASSACHUSETTS, ABOUT 1/2 MILE S.2DEG W. TRUE, FROM BROKEN PART OF ì POLLOCK RIP (NORTH PART) BELL BUOY; WITH POLLOCK RIP LIGHTVESSEL, ì NO. 42, BEARING S.38DEG W. TRUE. THE WRECK LIES IN 4 1/2 FATHOMS ì WITH HER RAIL NEARLY AWASH AT LOW WATER. MASTS AND SMOKESTACK ARE ì STANDING. NM3/1893(43)--WRECK OF THE ALVA IN POLLOCK RIP SLUE LIES ON THE ì FOLLOWING BEARINGS: MONOMOY POINT LIGHTHOUSE N.88DEG W. TRUE, ì DISTANT 4 1/10 MILES. CHATHAM (SOUTH) LIGHTHOUSE N.16DEG W.TRUE, ì (THE TWO BEARINGS HAVE BEEN PLOTTED AND SCALED IN LAT 41-33-24N, ì LONG 69-54-24W(NAD83) ON CHART 13237). POLLOCK RIP BUOY (RED ì NUN NO. 2) HAS BEEN MOVED TO A POSITION, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ì CHANNEL, FROM WHICH MONOMOY POINT LIGHTHOUSE BEARS N.79DEG W. ì TRUE, DISTANT 3 5/8 MILES. POLLOCK RIP SHOAL BUOY (RED NO. 4) HAS ì BEEN MOVED TO A POSITION FORM WHICH MONOMOY POINT LIGHTHOUSE ì BEARS N.74DEG W. TRUE, DISTANT 3 1/4 MILES. THESE POSITIONS WERE ì DETERMINED DURING THE LATE SURVEY OF THE SHOALS. NM33/1893(677)--THE BLACK GAS BUOY, SHOWING A FIXED WHITE ì LIGHT, PLACED TO MARK THE WRECK OF THE STEAM YACHT ALVA, SUNK IN ì POLLOCK RIP SLUE IN A POSITION FROM WHICH MONOMOY POINT ì LIGHTHOUSE BORE N.88DEG W. TRUE, DISTANT 4 1/10 MILES, HAS BEEN ì REMOVED, AS THERE IS A LEAST DEPTH OF 24FT OF WATER OVER THE ì WRECK, AND IT IS, THEREFORE, NO LONGER AN OBSTRUCTION TO ì NAVIGATION. H9750/78--35-38FT DEPTHS EXIST IN VICINITY. (THE ALVA APPEARS ì NEVER TO HAVE BEEN CHARTED OR SPECIFICALLY INVESTIGATED BY NOS). H11078/01-- S-B904-WH; 200% SIDE SCAN SONAR OBTAINED 2 CONTACTS INDICATING THE PRESENCE OF A SMALL WRECK. SWMB OBTAINED A LD OF 28 FEET IN LAT. 41-33-19.95N, LONG. 69-54-16.10W. NO DIVE OPS CONDUCTED DUE TIME CONSTRAINTS. EVALUATOR RECOMMENDS CHARTING A 28 WK AS SURVEYED. (UP 7/17/02, SJV) DESCRIPTION ****BOSTON GLOBE ADVERITSER; JULY 24, 1892, W.K. VANDERBILTS ì YACHT ALVA STRUCK BY THE H.F. DIMOCK AND SUNK IN NANTUCKET SOUND, JULY 26, 1892; ì YACHT RESTS IN 30FT OF WATER. ALVA IS A STEEL SCREW STEAMER WITH ì BARKENTINE RIG, 285FT.L 32FT W, DRAFT 18FT, AND 600GT...JULY 27, ì 1992; ALVA BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK ON THE PORT BOW ABAFT THE ì COLLISION BULKHEAD...JULY 28, 1982, SCHOONER EVERETT WEBSTER WITH ì 707 TONS OF COAL GROUNDED ON THE ALVA AND KNOCKED OFF THE YACHT'S ì FORE TOPMAST AND SMOKESTACK. (ENTERED 9/92 RWD)