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| Vessel Type: |
Steamer |
Location: | Co. Mayo |
| Date of Loss: | 10th December 1940 | Place: | South West end of Achill Island |
| Cause of Loss: | Foundered | Boat Dive from: | Darby's Point |
| Charted Depth: | 14.6m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 30 |
| Height of Wreck: | 2.5m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2420 and/or 2667 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Rock & kelp | Longitude: | |
| Average Visibility: | 10m | Diving Experience: | Experienced Novice |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Partly salvaged, but keel and some outer plates remain.
- Subject to strong winds and surges from the south west. Can be dived from the shore by climbing down rocky cliffs, but boat dive is best.
- use Blind Sound at low tide.
Historical Information:
- She grossed 4,330 tons. Possibly of Greek origin.
- Partly salvaged by Mr. J.Sweeney of Achill Sound in 1941.
- His hard hat diver, Jim Gorman still lives in Achill Sound (1982).
- Any pruck should, officially, be notified to the Salvage Association.
Source Publications:
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"Irish
Wrecks Database"
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by
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Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling |
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 | ||
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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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by
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Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
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Last update - 14-Feb-2006
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