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Year of Loss within Location (138)
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BELFAST LOUGH
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1744
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UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR BELFAST; WHITEHAVEN FOR ROTTERDAM |
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1750
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GREAT MOLLY | SAIL VESSEL | 450 HOGSHEADS OF TOBACCO | NEAR BELFAST; VIRGINIA FOR GLASGOW |
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1750
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UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | GROCERIES | OFFSHORE NEAR BELFAST |
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1750
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UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | GROCERIES & PROVISIONS | NEAR BELFAST |
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1753
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KATHERINE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR BELFAST; FROM NEW YORK |
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1767
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DELIGHT | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT HARBOUR; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; GRENADES FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1769
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WILLIAMS | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF; LIVERPOOL FOR JAMAICA |
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1771
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PRINCE OF WALES | SAIL VESSEL | PROVISIONS | BELFAST FOR ANTIGUA |
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1772
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POLLY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR HARBOUR ENTRANCE; PHILADELPHIA FOR BELFAST |
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1775
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FAME | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR, POSSIBLY BRIGGS REEF; BRISTOL FOR JAMAICA |
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1791
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JOHN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; DOUGLAS FOR PLYMOUTH |
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1796
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LOO | DARTMOUTH SLOOP - 39 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR BELFAST; BRISTOL FOR BELFAST |
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1800
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LORD CASTLEREAGH | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | RAN ASHORE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; DRONDHEIM FOR NEWRY |
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1803
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ELIZA | SLOOP | UNKNOWN | FOUNDERED; GREENOCK FOR LONDON |
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1803
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SHAMROCK | BRIG - 103 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR BELFAST; LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST |
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1804
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MARY | BRIG - 118 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR; LIVERPOOL FOR LONDON |
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1805
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UNITY | FULL RIGGED - 219 tons | 2 CARRIAGE MOUNTED CANNON | DRIVEN ASHORE; WEST INDIES FOR THE CLYDE |
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1808
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COMET | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; FROM NORTH AMERICA |
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1810
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HARMONIA DE CUL | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | CAPSIZED AT BELFAST RIVER; BUENOS AIRES FOR BELFAST |
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1813
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VALENTINE | LIVERPOOL FULL RIGGED - 298 tons | UNKNOWN | FROM WHITEHAVEN |
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1815
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ALEXANDER & MARY | SAIL VESSEL | 489 TIN INGOTS & IRONMONGERY | NEAR; LIVERPOOL FOR MONTREAL |
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1815
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UNION | LARNE BRIG - 190 tons | 4 CARRIAGE MOUNTED CANNON | RAN ASHORE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; LARNE FOR IRVINE |
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1816
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MARGARET & MARY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT BELAST; PROBABLY SALVAGED; FROM GALWAY |
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1816
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MARGARET & NANCY | BELFAST SLOOP - 79 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR; FROM GALWAY |
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1819
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ISAAC & JANE | MARYPORT SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON THE BRIDGES |
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1820
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CLEOPATRA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT GRAY POINT; WORKINGTON FOR BELFAST |
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1821
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SWIFT | BRISTOL PACKET VESSEL | PASSENGERS | BRISTOL FOR DUMBARTON |
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1824
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BEE | MARYPORT SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR BELFAST |
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1824
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DIANA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRUCK SANDBANK NEAR; SICILY FOR BELFAST |
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1824
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DUKE OF RICHMOND | SAIL VESSEL | COPPER SHEETS & BARS | OFF TARR POINT; LIVERPOOL FOR DERRY |
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1824
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MARY | SMACK | UNKNOWN | AT BELFAST |
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1825
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SUPERIOR | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR BELFAST; LIVERPOOL FOR NEW YORK |
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1826
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ANTRIM | BELFAST SMACK - 73 tons | UNKNOWN | FOUNDERED NEAR GARMOYLE; GLASGOW FOR BELFAST |
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1826
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NORVAL (NORWALL) | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR; WICK FOR BELFAST |
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1838
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HOPE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | CHEPSTOW FOR GREENOCK |
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1839
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ALBERTINA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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1849
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JOHN | BELFAST SAIL VESSEL | COAL | 1 MILE NORTH OF GARON HEAD; TROON FOR BELFAST |
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1852
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LOWTHER | LIVERPOOL SCHOONER - 113 tons | UNKNOWN | ON BIRD ISLAND; GLASGOW FOR ROUEN |
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1853
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MARY ANN | BELFAST BRIG - 206 tons | UNKNOWN | FOUNDERED; CULTRA FOR BELFAST |
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1854
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BETSEY | DONAGHADEE LUGGER - 14 tons | GENERAL | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION; BELOW GARMOYLE BEACON |
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1854
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IRIS | HARRINGTON BRIGANTINE - 109 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION; HARRINGTON FOR BELFAST |
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1854
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MINERVA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | IN COLLISION; FROM WORKINGTON; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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| 1855 |
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BARQUE - 560 tons | UNKNOWN | CAUGHT FIRE & BURNED TO WATER-LINE | - | ||
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1861
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ALPHA | GALLIOT - 45 tons | LUMBER | FOUNDERED |
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1861
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CITY OF LUCKNOW | GLASGOW IRON FULL RIGGER - 869 tons | GENERAL & PASSENGERS | ON SALT PAN ROCKS; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; GREENOCK FOR CALCUTTA |
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1869
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NELLY | BELFAST SLOOP - 41 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED; AYR FOR BELFAST |
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1870
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HUNTRESS | BRIGANTINE - 96 tons | UNKNOWN | COLLIDED WITH "SS TALBOT" |
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1872
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CERES | BELFAST SCHOONER - 115 tons | COAL | AT ENTRANCE TO; IRVINE FOR BELFAST |
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1872
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DEE | CHESTER SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED & WRECKED |
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1875
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CLARA R. | DUBLIN BRIG - 212 tons | COAL | AT CARRICKFERGUS BUOY; TROON FOR DUBLIN |
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1878
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CHARLOTTE | BRIGANTINE | POTATOES | NONE |
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1883
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EMILY | SAIL VESSEL | IRON ORE | BILBAO FOR GLASGOW |
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1884
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WILLIAM HALL | DUBLIN WOODEN STEAM TUG - 23 tons | BALLAST | STRANDED & WRECKED AT GREY POINT; FROM BELFAST |
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1886
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ROBERT BROWN | NEWRY SCHOONER - 107 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED OFF CARRICKFERGUS BANK; AYR FOR CLARE |
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1887
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ANNE JONES | SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | MOUTH OF, |
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1889
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HELENA | WOODEN STEAM TUG - 10 tons | BALLAST | NEAR GARMOYLE LIGHTHOUSE; CARRICKFERGUS FOR BELFAST |
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1889
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MARY ANNE JANE | BEAUMARIS DANDY - 56 tons | ROOFING SLATES | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION; BANGOR FOR NEWRY |
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BELFAST LOUGH continued..
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1890
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LIZZIE | SAIL BARGE - 35 tons | GRAVEL | BELFAST FOR CARRICKFERGUS |
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1890
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ORATOR | STEAMER - 1,342 tons | COAL | OFF GROOMSPORT; GREENOCK FOR SICILY |
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1894
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COMMODORE | BELFAST WOODEN TUG - 21 tons | BALLAST | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION NEAR HARBOUR: POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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1895
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XANTHUS | BRIGANTINE | UNKNOWN | POSITION UNKNOWN |
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1901
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MISS PEGGY | BELFAST CUTTER - 3 tons | PASSENGERS | FOUNDERED AT VICTORIA CHANNEL AFTER COLLISION |
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1903
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THE EMPRESS | UNKNOWN | COAL | ENTRANCE OF; POSSIBLY REFLOATED |
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1910
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DREDGER NO. 4 | BELFAST IRON DREDGER - 372 tons | BALLAST | FOUNDERED NEAR No. 1 PILE LIGHTHOUSE; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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1914
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PARKMORE | BELFAST IRON STEAMER - 289 tons | IRON ORE | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION; BELFAST FOR TROON |
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1916
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YACHT | BIDEFORD SCHOONER - 77 tons | SCRAP IRON | CAUGHT FIRE & FOUNDERED OFF WHITEABBEY; WATERFORD FOR GLASGOW |
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1917
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CHIRRIPO | ARMED CARGO LINER - 4,050 tons | GENERAL | TORPEDOED BY U-19 0.5 MILES SOUTH OF; LIES IN 28m; LIVERPOOL FOR JAMAICA |
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1917
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JARGOON | GLASGOW STEAMER - - 501 tons | COAL | 8 MILES EAST OF ENTRANCE TO; TROON FOR DUBLIN |
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1917
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MISS HUGHES | ABERYSTWITH KETCH - 65 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION NEAR No. 8 BUOY; GIRVAN FOR BELFAST |
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1917
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ROSE II | ARMED TRAWLER - 213 tons | 1 x 3 POUNDER DECK GUN | MINED BY UC-75 1 MILE SOUTH OF; LIES IN 25m |
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GLASGOW STEAMER - 4,880 tons | GENERAL | TORPEDOED BY U-19, 1.5 MILES EAST OF; LIES IN 63m; CLYDE FOR NEW YORK |
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1922
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HILDA | SWANSEA STEAMER - 111 tons | COAL | CAUGHT FIRE AND SANK NEAR BELFAST; MARYPORT FOR BELFAST |
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1931
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BERMUDA | MOTOR VESSEL - 19,086 tons | BALLAST | CAUGHT FIRE NEAR DOCKS; PROBALY SALVAGED |
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1940
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UNKNOWN | GERMAN CONDOR | CREW | OFF; CREW RESCUED BY TRAWLERS |
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1940
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DUTCH MOTOR COASTER - 379 tons | RAILWAY SLEEPERS | MINED 3.6 MILES OFF PILE LIGHT; OPORTO FOR PORT TALBOT |
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1940
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TROUTPOOL | WEST HARTLEPOOL STEAMER - 4,886 tons | 7,908 TONS GRAIN | MINED OFF PICKIE; LIES IN 15m; ROSARIO FOR AVONMOUTH |
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| 1941 | FAIR HEAD | ARMED CRUISER - 1,719 tons | UNKNOWN | NEAR; POSSIBLY RE-FLOATED |
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1941
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FISKAREN | NORWEGIAN NAVY DRIFTER | CREW | SUNK IN COLLISION |
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1941
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JEWEL | ADMIRALTY DRIFTER - 84 tons | CREW | MINED 1 MILE OFF PILE LIGHT |
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1942
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DUTCH MOTOR COASTER - 395 tons | GENERAL FOODSTUFF | MOUTH OF; LIES IN 43m; LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST |
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1946
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BELFAST STEAMER - 364 tons | COAL | MOUTH OF; LIES IN 30m; GARSTON FOR BELFAST |
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1965
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NORMANBY HALL | CHESTER MOTOR COASTER - 332 tons | FLOUR & CATTLE FODDER | SANK UNDER TOW OFF KILROOT; POSSIBLY BLOWN UP; LIES IN 10m; BIRKENHEAD FOR BELFAST |
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COPELAND ISLANDS
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1795
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UNKNOWN | GUINEAMAN | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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1803
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UNKNOWN | LARGE SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FROM LIVERPOOL |
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1803
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ENTERPRISE | LIVERPOOL GUINNEAMAN | FRUIT & SUGAR, & £40,000 IN SILVER DOLLARS | MEW ISLAND; FROM HAVANA |
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1814
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BETSEY | SAILING COASTER | UNKNOWN | COPELAND ISLAND; GREENOCK FOR NEWRY |
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1819
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BROTHERS | SLOOP | UNKNOWN | OFF; CARLINGFORD FOR GREENOCK |
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1819
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PEGGY & HELEN | ULVERSTONE BRIG - 53 tons | UNKNOWN | OFF; SLIGO FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1820
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UNKNOWN | BORDEAUX PACKET VESSEL | UNKNOWN | LIVERPOOL FOR DERRY |
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1821
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BORDEAUX PACKET | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | LIVERPOOL FOR DERRY |
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1821
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EARL OF DALHOUSIE | LEITH SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF COPELAND ISLAND; ARCHANGLE FOR DUBLIN |
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1821
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GLENORE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | MEW ISLAND; DUBLIN FOR BELFAST |
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1824
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UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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1825
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DILIGENCE | MARYPORT SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | MARYPORT FOR BELFAST |
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1825
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UNKNOWN | SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | OFF; SAME LOCATION AS "PEGGY & HELEN" |
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1826
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GEORGE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ON MEW ISLAND; CARGO PART SALVAGED; ANTIGUA FOR BELFAST |
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1826
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MAID OF SELMA | FORT WILLIAM BARQUE - 69 tons | UNKNOWN | MEW ISLAND; DUNDRUM FOR BELFAST |
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1826
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SOPHIA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | MEW ISLAND; WHITEHAVEN FOR BELFAST |
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1827
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MERMAID | AMERICAN SQUARE RIGGER - 1,222 tons | GENERAL | COPELAND ISLAND, SOUTH-WEST SIDE; LIVERPOOL FOR PHILADELPHIA; OTHER SOURCE SAY 1854 |
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1830
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AGNES | SAIL VESSEL | SUGAR & RUM | ON MEW ISLAND; DEMERERA FOR BELFAST |
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1830
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JULIA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FOR BELFAST |
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1837
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HENRY | SAILING COASTER | UNKNOWN | MEW ISLAND; FROM ROTHESAY |
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1839
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HENRY | GREENOCK SAILING COASTER - 114 tons | UNKNOWN | MEW ISLAND; OTHER SOURCES SAY 1829; FROM GREENOCK |
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1839
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LADY DOWNSHIRE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | OFF, |
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1841
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UNKNOWN | BRIG | BALLAST | 10 MILES WEST-NORTH-WEST OF COPELAND ISLAND |
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1847
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SEA KING | PADDLE STEAMER | GENERAL | MEW ISLAND, EAST END |
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1849
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FANNY | SAIL VESSEL | IRON INGOTS | AYR FOR RUNCORN |
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1850
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THERESA JANE | CANADIAN BARQUE | GENERAL | MEW ISLAND, SOUTH-EAST SIDE; LIVERPOOL FOR MAURITIUS |
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1851
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CERETICA | SCHOONER | OATS | COPELAND ISLAND, NORTH OF; LIMERICK FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1860
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AMANDA | GLASGOW SAIL VESSEL | COAL | ON MEW ISLAND; GLASGOW FOR GALWAY |
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1861
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EARL | SAIL VESSEL | COAL | ON MEW ISLAND; WORKINGTON FOR DERRY |
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1867
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ADELINE CANN | BRIG - 172 TONS | COAL | COPELAND ISLAND; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; GLASGOW FOR DUBLIN |
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1867
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THOMAS WITHWORTH | SCHOONER | COAL | COPELAND ISLAND; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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1868
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AZUR | JERSEY SMACK - 34 tons | APPLES & ONIONS | MEW ISLAND; BRITTANY FOR BELFAST |
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1869
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JOHN | BRIG - 70 tons | LIMESTONE | FOUNDERED 6 MILES WEST OF LIGHTHOUSE |
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1873
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ANN | ULVERSTONE SCHOONER - 82 tons | WHEAT | FOUNDERED 10 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF LIGHTHOUSE |
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1876
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LAWSONS | FLEETWOOD SCHOONER - 120 tons | IRON INGOTS | STRANDED & WRECKED ON MEW ISLAND; GLASGOW FOR FLEETWOOD |
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1877
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ALEXANDRA | DUBLIN IRON STEAMER - 363 tons | BUILDING SAND & TIMBER | I.5 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF MEW ISLAND; DROGHEDA FOR BELFAST |
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1877
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ANN LOVITT | DUBLIN BRIGANTINE - 119 tons< |