Maritime record MWX2424 - Alarm
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Summary
An English pilot vessel. She seems to have just put a boat out with two men who were about to put a pilot on board the german vessel, SS Elba. The Elba suddenly altered her course and ran into the pilot cutter, cutting her literally in two. Alarm sank immediately. This occurred on 18 November 1881, about 10 miles off the Needles.
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Full Description
The Alarm was built in 1865. Master: I R Caws. Owner: G Greenham, Isle of Wight. She was run down at sea and sunk by collision with the SS ELBE. (1)
ALARM, in collision with the German steam ship ELBE, 10 miles west of the needles.(2)
The entry for this vessel in the United Kingdom Shipwreck Index appears under Isle of Wight (3). Additional source: Cowes Port Register 1786 1930 N CRO CWS/45
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1240921.
- --- SWX4648 Monograph: Parliamentary papers Vol 63. Vol 63. p133, (287).
- <1> SWX4988 Monograph: Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames Section 2, Isle of Wight (BB).
- <3> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. 1482.
- <4> SDO16406 Monograph: Cumming, E. The Dorset shipwreck and maritime incident directory. 5.
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 10600 86780 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ18NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0018
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 18 NW 6
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1240921
Record last edited
Mar 20 2024 1:51PM