Irish Wrecks On-Line - Alondra SS (No. 101)

*Vessel Type:*	Steamer	*Location:*	Co. Cork
*Date of Loss:*	29th December 1916	*Place:*	Kedge Island
*Cause of Loss:*	Ran aground	*Boat Dive from:*	Baltimore Harbour
*Charted Depth:*	20m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 88
*Height of Wreck:*	4m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2129 and/or 2424
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude (GPS):*	51° 46' 08.46" North
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks	*Longitude (GPS):*	09° 34' 30.48" West
*Average Visibility:*	10m +	*Convert Lat. & Long.* to -	Decimal - CLICK HERE
No image available.		*Diving Experience:*	Experienced Novice

Diving Information:

Extensively broken up, she lies with her bow to the North East wedged in a gully.
Her twin boilers and her engine are the largest features.
Inhabited by some large congers.
Site is 5 minutes away from Baltimore, at the South West corner of the Kedge Rocks.
Best dived 1 hour after High Water.
Launch from Baltimore Harbour.

Historical Information:

Built in steel in 1899 by D.J. Dunlop & Co., Port Glasgow as the "Don Hugo", she was owned by Yeoward Bros. and grossed 2,244 tons and measured 298.7 x 38.3 x 18.0ft. with a single screw triple-expansion engine.

Registered in Liverpool.

While bound Liverpool with general cargo from Las Palmas she ran aground while in fog.

16 of her crew were rescued by Church of Ireland Deacon J.R.H. Beecher, who was subsequently awarded a R.N.L.I. medal.

Source Publications:

"Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam *1824 - 1962*"	by	Charles Hocking
		*London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474*
*"Irish Wrecks Database"*	by	Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling
*"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"*	by	Richard & Bridget Larn
		*Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970*
*"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 – 1993"*	by	Dr. Edward J. Bourke
		*Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705*
*"Underwater Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"*	by	Irish Underwater Council
		*CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025*

Other Sources:

*Aquaventures*	-	Internet Site (2003)
*Jerry Smith*	-	Aquaventures, Baltimore (1998)

Last update - 05-Dec-2005