MV Adolphus Busch
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Adolphus Busch |
| Operator | Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd, Dundee |
| Builder | Burntisland Shipbuilding Company, Fife |
| Yard number | 336 |
| Launched | 20 December 1950 |
| Completed | 12 March 1951 |
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| Identification | IMO number: 5211161 |
| Fate | Wrecked at Port-au-Prince on 24 September 1998; Scuttled 5 December 1998 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
MV Adolphus Busch was a cargo ship that was sunk off Looe Key, Florida, as an artificial reef and dive site.
The ship was built as London by the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company, Fife, Scotland, for the Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd, Dundee and was launched on 20 December 1950. She sailed under a number of names during her career before she was wrecked at Port-au-Prince on 24 September 1998 under the name Ocean Alley.
The wreck was bought by August Adolphus Busch IV and named after his great-grandfather, Adolphus Busch. He had the ship stripped out and arranged for its sinking as an artificial reef to help preserve marine habitat. The ship was sunk on 5 December 1998.