| Ship Name: | ALFRED H READ | Ship Type: | HM EXAMINATION SHIP | Ship Flag: | BRITISH |
| Ship Tonnage: | 457 | Ship Port: | Liverpool | Ship Number: | 135473 |
| Ship Call: | ------ | Ship Length: | 140.1 | Ship Width: | 27.6 |
| Ship Draught: | 12.5 | Ship Year: | 1913 | Ship Builder: | Murdock & Murray Ltd. Port Glasgow |
| Ship Init Owner: | Ship Engine: | T 3 Cyl Steam | Engine Builder: | Ross & Duncan, Glasgow | |
| Ship Boiler: | Scotch Boiler(180psi) | Boiler Builder: | Updated: | 1 | |
| Wreck Name: | Location: | ||
| Northerly: | N 53 31 54.00 | Westerly: | W 003 16 13.00 |
| Position Acc: | Wreck Date: | 28/12/1917 | |
| Wreck Cargo: | Last Cargo Unknown. | Wreck Master: | Name of last master unknown. |
| Wreck File: | Wreck Card I D: | MDHB/MS/4/3/1/11 | |
| Wreck Card Image: | MDHBWK011 | Dec Lat: | 53.531666666667 |
| Dec Long: | -3.270277777778 | wreckcol: | |
| Updated: |
| Ref Title: | Circumstances of loss MDHB/MS/4/3/1/11 | Ref Note: | BLOWN UP BY MINE & SANK ABT 830 YDS ABT SW BY W THREEQUARTERS W(MAG)0F Q1 BLACK CAN BUOY IN QUEENS CHANNEL 39 LIVES LOST |
| Updated: |
| Ref Title: | Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/11 | Ref Note: | H7791/17 16.1.18 POSN 533151N 031634W H7783/18 WRECK NO LONGER EXISTS H1184/67 21.3.67 POSN 533154N 031613W(MDHB SURVEY K3500/KF) 24.4.73 VESSEL DISPERSED BY BLASTING BY MDHB COMPLETED 22.3.1918 DEPTH 31 FT BELOW LBD ( IN TWO PARTS)(A)POSN 533152N 031615W (B) 533154N 031613W(LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS) |
| Updated: |
| Ref Title: | LMRS | Ref Note: | No. 1 Pilot boat. Vessel sunk by enemy mine near Bar lightship 28/12/1917. Out of 41 on board only 2 saved, 19 apprentices and 12 others lost their lives. |
| Updated: | 1 |