What is recorded here
Alastor is a corvette wrecked off County Down in 1946, still standing upright at ten to twenty-three metres with wooden decks rotted away and the wheelhouse collapsed. The funnel remains vertical, marking the place like a black finger pointing at the sky. Whatever Alastor carried when she went down is buried beneath decayed timber and salt water, waiting for a diver brave or foolish enough to look.
The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies (ex HMS) Alastor as Corvette / Motor yacht. It was lost in 1946. Recorded depth: 10-23m. Recorded condition: Llargely intact with upright funnel. Wooden decks decayed, wheelhouse collapsed.
(ex HMS) Alastor was a former Royal Navy corvette, converted to a motor yacht, lost in 1946. It sank in Northern Ireland waters, with no lives reported lost, and now lies largely intact at a depth of 10–23 metres.
A wreck point does not grant access or permission to dive, enter land, disturb the site or recover anything. Check current law and local conditions first.
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