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Madame Alice: Firth Of Lorn

Steamship (20th Century)

Site Name Madame Alice: Firth Of Lorn

Classification Steamship (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Bay Fisher; Madam Alice; Oban; Ardmucknish Bay; Camas Nathais; Firth Of Lorne; Madame Alice; Madame Alice (Ex. Bay Fisher)

Canmore ID 102427

Site Number NM83SW 8006

NGR NM 84855 34489

Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Argyll And Bute
  • Parish Maritime - Argyll And Bute
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

Archaeology Notes

NM83SW 8006 8485 3449

N56 27.2083 W5 29.5083

NLO: Firth of Lorn [name centred NM 69 19]

Oban [name: NM 860 300]

Ardmucknish Bay [name centred NM 890 375].

Formerly entered as NM83SW 9056.

Quality of fix = D

Evidence = Divers Report

Horizontal Datum = OGB

General water depth = 43

Orientation of keel/wreck = SN

Circumstances of Loss Details

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The MADAME ALICE sank following a collision with HMS IOLAIRE.

Surveying Details

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26 February 1918. The wreck's position is given as 56 27 42N, 005 29 10W.

Report by Oban Coastguard.

22 March 1919. The position given is 56 28 00N, 005 30 00W. Report by Stornoway.13 June 1934. The site was not found.

Report by HMS BEAUFORT.

9 April 1987. MADAME ALICE was located at 56 27 12.5N, 005 29 30.5W, co-ordinates fixed by decca. The vessel is lying fully intact and not broken, with a least depth of 32 metres [mean low water springs], in a general depth of 43 metres.

Source: diver report during telephone conversation 9 April 1987.

29 May 1987. The site was located at 56 27 16N, 005 29 51W, and fixed by decca. The least depth was 43 metres. The vessel is fully intact, and about 150 feet (45.7 metres) long, 35 feet (10.6 metres) beam. There are 2 holds amidships, both are silted up. The wheelhouse has collapsed. The vessel is sitting upright, with her bows to the south. The site is marked by white plastic can which shows only at low water.

Report by R Walker.

21 September 1987. The wreck lies on gently sloping seabed with the least depth 32 metres at the bow. The vessel is intact and lying with 45 degree list to port. The holds are open and empty. She presents no hazard to normal navigation but inteferes with fishing activities. There are nets draped over the stern and bow. Position given is 56 27 13N, 005 29 08.5W.

Report by G Hide, Edinburgh.

Hydrographic Office 1995.

(Classified as steel steamship, with cargo of empty barrels: former name cited as Bay Fisher, and date of loss as 16 March 1918). Madame Alice: this vessel was in collision and sank 2 miles NW of Oban (Iolaire).

Registration: London. Built 1904. 478grt. Length: 51m. Beam: 8m.

(Location of loss cited as N56 27.33 W5 29.33).

I G Whittaker 1998.

Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):

A991 1 10ins porthole (broken): found on seabed.

NMRS, MS/829/34.

Material reported under RoW amnesty (2001):

A2622 1 telegraph: from seabed.

NMRS, MS/829/35.

Activities

Reference (2011)

Whittaker ID : 2640

Name : MADAME ALICE (EX. BAY FISHER)

Latitude : 562720

Longitude : 52920

Date Built : 1904

Registration : LONDON

Type : SS (STEEL)

Tonnage : 478

Tonnage Code : G

Length : 51

Beam : 8

Draught : 3m

Position : Exact Position

Loss Day : 16

Loss Month : 3

Loss Year : 1918

Comment : Collision and sunk 2 miles NW of Oban (IOLAIRE).

Cargo : EMPTY BARRELS

Reference (19 April 2012)

UKHO Identifier : 002707

Feature Class : Wreck

Wreck Category : Non-dangerous wreck

State : LIVE

Classification : Unclassified

Position (Lat/long) : 56.45332,-5.49292

Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989

WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 56.45332,-5.49292

WGS84 Origin : Block Shift

Previous Position : 56.45347,-5.49180

Position Method : DECCA navigator

Position Quality : Precisely known

Depth : 32.0

Depth Method : Found by diver

Depth Quality : Least depth known

Water Depth : 43

Water Level Effect : Always under water/submerged

Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide

Name : MADAME ALICE

Type : SS

Flag : BRITISH

Length : 51.4

Beam : 7.8

Draught : 3.1

Orientation : 0.0

Tonnage : 478

Tonnage Type : Gross

Cargo : EMPTY BARRELS

Date Sunk : 16/02/1918

Bottom Texture : Mud

Contact Description : Entire wreck

Original Sensor : Reported Sinking

Last Sensor : Diver Sighting

Original Detection Year : 1918

Last Detection Year : 1987

Original Source : Other

Last Source : Divers

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