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Alexandra

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NPRN240603
Map ReferenceSH28NE
Grid ReferenceSH2754485077
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMaritime
Old CountyMaritime
CommunityMaritime
Type Of SiteWRECK
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Approximately 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.