Irish Wrecks On-Line - Berbice SV (No. 116a)

*Vessel Type:*	4 Masted Square Rigger	*Location:*	Co. Antrim
*Date of Loss:*	1st January 1827	*Place:*	Islandmagee
*Cause of Loss:*	Ran aground	*Shore Dive from:*	Brown's Bay
*Charted Depth:*	5m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 9
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	1237
*Hull Material:*	Wood	*Latitude (GPS):*	54 51.221 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks and sand	*Longitude (GPS):*	05 46.187 West
*Average Visibility:*	5 - 10m	*Diving Experience:*	Novice

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Diving Information:

Lies in Brown's Bay, badly broken up in 3 to 5m of water.

Rarely dived.

Large anchor located on South West side of Brown’s Bay.

Access from the shore.

Historical Information:

A four masted square rigger, she was bound Greenock for Havana with a cargo of coal.
She was swept into Brown’s Bay during a gale and broke up several days later.

Source Publications:

"Shipwrecks of the Ulster Coast"
by Ian Wilson

Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993

"Underwater Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"

by
Irish Underwater Council

CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025

Other Sources:

Peter Steel

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North Irish Lodge, Islandmagee (1999)

Last update - 15-Jan-2002