Co. Wicklow Wreck List "A"
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Vessel Type:

Steam Coaster

Location: Co. Wicklow
Date of Loss: 21st January 1958 Place: Arklow Bank
Cause of Loss: Struck sandbank Boat Dive from: Arklow Quay
Charted Depth: 42m Irish O.S. Map: Discovery Series No. 62
Height of Wreck: 7m Admiralty Chart No: 1787 and/or 1468
Hull Material: Steel Latitude:
Type of Seabed: Sand Longitude:
Average Visibility: 10 - 15m Diving Experience: Experienced
Picture available? Yes - click here

Diving Information:

  • Lies outside the bank south-east of Arklow close to the Arklow No. 4 buoy.
  • Sitting upright she is almost intact.
  • Her screws have been salvaged.
  • Some artifacts lying around, but must be reported to Receiver of Wrecks if recovered.
  • Subject to strong currents and swirling sand outside slack water.
  • Consult local knowledge.

Historical Information:

  • Built at Troon in 1893 and registered at Cardiff at the time of loss, she grossed 446 tons and measured 120ft. She had wooden masts/Derricks .
  • Had a cargo of steel plates bound Port Talbot for Londonderry.
  • Managed to sail off the bank on the 22nd. but filled with water and sank.
  • The crew were rescued by the Arklow Lifeboat.
  • Most of the steel plates were salvaged.
  • She had an Estonian Captain and an Estonian/Latvian crew.
  • There is reportedly a WW1 German U-Boat lying close by.

Source Publications:
"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"
by
Richard & Bridget Larn
Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970
"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105- 1993"
by
Edward J. Bourke
Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705
"The Arklow Sub" article
by
Roy Stokes
SubSea Magazine (Winter 2001)

Other Sources:

Michael Montgomery
Castlereagh SAC (2006)
Richard Beith (ex-crew member)
via E-mail


Co. Wicklow Wreck List "A"

Last update - 08-Jun-2006

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