Aloha Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Obstruction Category | foul ground |
|
Aloha Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
51 14.92 N,2 42.199 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 9 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ALOHA |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | DE |
| Length | 41.8 m |
| Width | 4.6 m |
| Draught | 1.5 |
| Tonnage | 137 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Mar 21, 1918 |
| Original Detection Year | 1988 |
| Last Detection Year | 2025 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | 6.6.69 SUNK IN APPROX POSN 511500N, 024000E. H2731/85 14.10.88 SW 8.2MTRS IN 511458N, 024217E. (OOSTENDE NM 117/88). - NM 3420/88. HH100/351/02 9.4.90 WK OF SMALL VESSEL DIVED ON IN 511500N, 024220E. ABOUT 38MTRS LONG. STERN SECTION COMPLETE. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE. BOW LIES ALONGSIDE, THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF BY MINE IN 1940. SANDWAVE, SHOALER THAN WK, ORIENTATED N/S SITUATED ABOUT 50YDS W OF WK. (D TERMOTE, 26.3.90). HH342/350/01 5.12.90 POSN NOW FOUL. (OSTEND NM 140/90). BR STD. HH100/351/04 28.3.91 WK WAS REMOVED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1990. (J COULON, 11.3.91). NCA. SEP 2010/000138707 18.10.10 SHOWN IN 5114.920N, 0242.199E [WGD] ON BELGIAN 102 [NE 1.6.10, 1:60,000]. |
| Last Amended Date | Sep 29, 2025 |
Circumstances of loss
A TYPE A1 DESTROYER. SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM BRITISH DESTROYERS.
WRECK MAP LOADING ...
51 14.92 N,2 42.199 E
Aloha on Wreck Map
Aloha Wreck on Google Map
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- Lst 420 (Stern Section) Wreck 1958.8 M
- Hms Waverley - Hull Fragment Wreck 2934 M
- Rita Wreck 3520.2 M
- Dortmund Wreck 3955 M
- Hms Waverley Wreck 4002.1 M
- Westhinder Ltv Wreck 4856.6 M
- Other Wreck 92491 5197.3 M
- G 96 (Possibly) Wreck 5351.8 M
- Hms Gracie Fields Wreck 5448 M
General Comments
WK LIFTED 1990