The Alkimos was a Greek-owned merchant ship that was wrecked on the coast north of Perth, Western Australia in 1963.
The area was named after it, but now there isn't much of the ship left to see above the water. But it's popular with scuba divers.

That worked well!

Man those waters are gorgeous... nice shots man

Lovely shots. Was it a submarine?

Montfrooij Posted at 1-6 07:19
That worked well!

Thank you

yensysl1 Posted at 1-6 07:32
Man those waters are gorgeous... nice shots man

Thank you

Blériot53 Posted at 1-6 12:01
Lovely shots. Was it a submarine?

Thank you

No, it was a ship

ReproRetro Posted at 1-6 16:02
Thank you

No, it was a ship

Hi, great pictures!! The ship looks like one of the "Liberty" ships that hauled cargo to England and elsewhere during WW2.

jezz Posted at 1-6 16:32
Hi, great pictures!! The ship looks like one of the "Liberty" ships that hauled cargo to England and elsewhere during WW2.

Probably sold as surplus after the war.

jezz Posted at 1-6 16:32
Hi, great pictures!! The ship looks like one of the "Liberty" ships that hauled cargo to England and elsewhere during WW2.

Yes, it probably was.

Wow.  Nice find.  

Heck those houses are crammed in and you have all that space

ReproRetro Posted at 1-6 16:02
Thank you

No, it was a ship

Ah. Thanks for that revealing photo.  I thought the bit sticking out of the water might have been a conning tower

ReproRetro Posted at 1-6 15:56
Thank you

You're welcome!

Nice shots RR.   No doubt I'd love to dive on that old shipwreck.  From the size of the ship it is easy to see why it would attract divers.  

RR, I just have to ask...what is the minimum distance requirement between eaves on houses to preclude fires from easily jumping from one roof to another?  Stateside that would for sure be a building code violation.  

Blériot53 Posted at 1-7 00:07
Ah. Thanks for that revealing photo.  I thought the bit sticking out of the water might have been a conning tower

It certainly looks like it. I wonder what happened to the rest of it? I guess it was stripped for scrap over the years

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-7 04:21
RR, I just have to ask...what is the minimum distance requirement between eaves on houses to preclude fires from easily jumping from one roof to another?  Stateside that would for sure be a building code violation.

It used to be about two metres, but in recent years they are allowed to be almost touching

ReproRetro Posted at 1-7 05:00
It used to be about two metres, but in recent years they are allowed to be almost touching

Wow, I'm stunned to hear they allow that.  That's a recipe for a catastrophic event.

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-7 05:17
Wow, I'm stunned to hear they allow that.  That's a recipe for a catastrophic event.

It certainly is. There are laws against growing trees close to a roof

ReproRetro Posted at 1-7 04:48
It certainly looks like it. I wonder what happened to the rest of it? I guess it was stripped for scrap over the years

Certainly money to be made from it.

ReproRetro Posted at 1-7 05:21
It certainly is. There are laws against growing trees close to a roof

That makes it even weirder.  No tree close to roof but two roofs can almost touch, that's just baffling.

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-8 03:54
That makes it even weirder.  No tree close to roof but two roofs can almost touch, that's just baffling.

yes, indeed

ReproRetro Posted at 1-8 16:25
yes, indeed

If I was house shopping I'd for sure try to avoid having a house so close to my neighbor's house.  However, living on a boat I don't have that issue to deal with.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-9 12:59
If I was house shopping I'd for sure try to avoid having a house so close to my neighbor's house.  However, living on a boat I don't have that issue to deal with.

True. I'm a land lubber, but I had a few metres between me and the neighbours, so not too bad

ReproRetro Posted at 1-9 15:53
True. I'm a land lubber, but I had a few metres between me and the neighbours, so not too bad

I'm glad your house has a good separation distance from your neighbor's house.