The Avalanche (Wreck)
United Kingdom /
England /
Lyme Regis /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Lyme Regis
World / United Kingdom / England
shipwreck, invisible
1210-ton three-masted iron sailing ship, built 1874. 214ft x 36ft. Cargo: General, including much pottery and glass, London for Wellington, New Zealand. Position: 50 26.56N; 02 50.65W. Depth: 52m.
Sunk: 11 September, 1877, in collision with 1488-ton Forest, another sailing ship. Three of 97 Avalanche crew jumped to safety on Forest, which later foundered, with nine crew saved. Public subscriptions raised money to build a church at Southwell as memorial.
Diving: Upright, 4m proud, slight list to port. Badly damaged port side near bow, which is twisted to starboard. Collapsed stern marked by champagne bottles. Pottery spilling from holds. Wreck found by Bingham divers in 1984. One anchors was raised and is displayed at the Avalanche Memorial Church, with beautiful pottery recovered by divers.
Launch: Lyme Regis; Weymouth.
Sunk: 11 September, 1877, in collision with 1488-ton Forest, another sailing ship. Three of 97 Avalanche crew jumped to safety on Forest, which later foundered, with nine crew saved. Public subscriptions raised money to build a church at Southwell as memorial.
Diving: Upright, 4m proud, slight list to port. Badly damaged port side near bow, which is twisted to starboard. Collapsed stern marked by champagne bottles. Pottery spilling from holds. Wreck found by Bingham divers in 1984. One anchors was raised and is displayed at the Avalanche Memorial Church, with beautiful pottery recovered by divers.
Launch: Lyme Regis; Weymouth.
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Coordinates: 50°26'33"N 2°50'39"W
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