The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: ALFRED H READShip Type: HM EXAMINATION SHIPShip Flag: BRITISH
Ship Tonnage: 457Ship Port: LiverpoolShip Number: 135473
Ship Call: ------ Ship Length: 140.1Ship Width: 27.6
Ship Draught: 12.5Ship Year: 1913Ship Builder: Murdock & Murray Ltd. Port Glasgow
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: T 3 Cyl SteamEngine Builder: Ross & Duncan, Glasgow
Ship Boiler: Scotch Boiler(180psi)Boiler Builder: Updated: 1
Wreck Name: Location:
Northerly: N 53 31 54.00Westerly: W 003 16 13.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 28/12/1917
Wreck Cargo: Last Cargo Unknown.Wreck Master: Name of last master unknown.
Wreck File: Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/11
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK011Dec Lat: 53.531666666667
Dec Long: -3.270277777778wreckcol:
Updated:
Ref Title: Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/11Ref Note: BLOWN UP BY MINE & SANK ABT 830 YDS ABT SW BY W THREEQUARTERS W(MAG)0F Q1 BLACK CAN BUOY IN QUEENS CHANNEL 39 LIVES LOST
Updated:
Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/11Ref Note: H7791/17 16.1.18 POSN 533151N 031634W H7783/18 WRECK NO LONGER EXISTS H1184/67 21.3.67 POSN 533154N 031613W(MDHB SURVEY K3500/KF) 24.4.73 VESSEL DISPERSED BY BLASTING BY MDHB COMPLETED 22.3.1918 DEPTH 31 FT BELOW LBD ( IN TWO PARTS)(A)POSN 533152N 031615W (B) 533154N 031613W(LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS)
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Ref Title: LMRSRef Note: No. 1 Pilot boat. Vessel sunk by enemy mine near Bar lightship 28/12/1917. Out of 41 on board only 2 saved, 19 apprentices and 12 others lost their lives.
Updated: 1