DescriptionApproximately 15m of the keel and the stern remain recognisable. The remainder is well-broken up and covered in kelp.
Event and Historical Information:
The ALEXANDRA was a steamship which ran onto the Clipperau Rocks on 9 February 1871. The 23 crewmembers were rescued by the Holyhead lifeboat.
Sources include:
UK Hydrographic Office Wrecks and Obstructions Database. ? Crown Copyright and database rights. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.ukho.gov.uk)
Wynne-Jones, I, 2001, Shipwrecks of North Wales, 4 ed, p152
Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, November 2009.