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Year of Loss within Location (34 wrecks)
THE
MAIDENS |
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| THE MAIDENS | ALL
POSITIONS LISTED ARE APPROXIMATE |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| THE MAIDENS continued.. |
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1908 |
| LONDON STEAM TANKER - 4,041 tons | BALLAST | GPS: 54° 57' 13.56"N x 05° 44' 50.94"W |
b,
c, d, e, g, h, 2 | ||
| 5 JANUARY; RAN AGROUND ON RUSSELL ROCK; LIES IN 10 - 35m; BARROW FOR NEW YORK | |||||||
| 1910 |
| GLASGOW IRON STEAMER -324 tons | COAL | GPS: 54° 56' 59.76"N x 05° 44' 28.74"W |
c,
d, g, h, 2 | ||
| 26 APRIL RAN AGROUND AT ALLEN ROCK; LIES IN 15m; AYR FOR LARNE | |||||||
| 1916 |
| ABERYSTWYTH IRON STEAMER - 194 tons | COAL | GPS: 54° 55' 46.8"N x 05° 43' 33.18"W |
a,
c, d, g, h, 2, 3 | ||
| NEAR LIGHTHOUSE, SOUTH MAIDEN; LIES IN 15m; AYR FOR MAGHERAMOURNE | |||||||
| 1918 | ARDGLASS | STEAMER - 4,617 tons | COAL | 54° 56'N x 05° 33'W approx. |
b,
c, 4 | ||
| 1 APRIL; TORPEDOED & SUNK BY UC-31, 6 MILES EAST OF; CLYDE FOR MEDITERRANEAN | |||||||
| 1918 | CLIFFBURN | BELFAST STEAMER - 238 tons | COAL | 54° 57'N x 05° 35'W approx. |
d | ||
| 22 MAY; FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION WITH "S.S. NORTHUMBERLAND" OFFSHORE; MARYPORT FOR BUNCRANA | |||||||
| 1918 | HAILEYBURY | LONDON ARMED STEAMER - 2,888 tons | COAL - 4,218 tons | 54°48'N x 05° 21'W approx. | c,
d, 4 | ||
| 22 FEBRUARY; TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-91, 15 MILES SOUTH-EAST x EAST ¾ EAST OF; CLYDE FOR NANTES | |||||||
| 1918 | NYANZA | ARMED STEAMER - 4,053 tons | UNKNOWN | 55°05'N x 05° 26'W approx. | b,
c, 4 | ||
| 29 SEPTEMBER; TORPEDOED & SUNK BY UB -95, 14 MILES NORTH-EAST x EAST OF; CARDIFF FOR ARCHANGELSK | |||||||
| 1929 | SPANISH STEAMER - 1,806 tons | COPPER ORE | GPS: 54° 56' 59.59"N x 05° 44' 29.83"W | b,
c, d, g, h, 1, 2 | |||
| 28 SEPTEMBER; RAN AGROUND AT ALLEN ROCK; LIES IN 10m; EUELVA FOR DERRY | |||||||
| 1955 |
| LIVERPOOL STEAMER - 426 tons | GENERAL | GPS: 54° 55' 33.48"N x 05° 43' 30.9"W |
c,
d, e, g, h, 1, 2 | ||
| 7 SEPTEMBER; STRUCK SADDLE ROCK; LIES IN 16m; LIVERPOOL FOR LARNE | |||||||
| 1955 | RAYLIGHT | MOTOR COASTER | SALT | 55° 16'N x 06° 28'W approx. |
g | ||
| 4 AUGUST; NEAR HIGHLAND ROCK; DUNVEGAN FOR KILROOT | |||||||
| 2001 | VERA LOUISE | WOODEN PORTAVOGIE TRAWLER - 146 tons | BALLAST | 55° 07'N x 05° 58'W approx. |
d | ||
| 9 APRIL; SANK UNDER TOW 10 MILES NORTH-EAST OF, |
| SOURCE PUBLICATIONS: |
| a
| "Cambrian
Coasters" |
by | R.S. Fenton |
| World Ship Society 1989 - ISBN: 0905617525 | |||
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b
| "Dictionary
of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam 1824 - 1962" |
by | Charles Hocking |
| London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474 | |||
| c |
by | Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling | |
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d |
"Shipwreck
Index of Ireland" |
by | Richard & Bridget Larn |
| Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970 | |||
| e
| "Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997" |
by | Dr. Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713 | |||
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f |
"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000" |
by | Dr. Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 | |||
| g |
"Shipwrecks
of the Ulster Coast" | by | Ian Wilson |
| Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993 | |||
| h |
"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites" |
by | Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
| OTHER SOURCES: |
1 | Royal
Navy | Hydrographic Department. (1970) | |
2 | Peter
Steel | - | North Irish Lodge, Islandmagee (1999) |
3 | John
Snell | - | Via email (2007) |
| 4 |
- | Internet (2021) |
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