Irish Wrecks On-Line - Black Diamond SS (No. 118)

*Vessel Type:*	Steam Collier	*Location:*	Co. Antrim
*Date of Loss:*	28th May 1892	*Place:*	Islandmagee
*Cause of Loss:*	Ran aground	*Boat Dive from:*	Whitehead or Bangor
*Charted Depth:*	7m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 9 & 15
*Height of Wreck:*	2.5m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	1753
*Hull Material:*	Wood	*Latitude (GPS):*	54 47.252 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks and kelp	*Longitude (GPS):*	05 41.315 West
*Average Visibility:*	5 - 10m	*Diving Experience:*	Novice

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Diving Information:

Lies at the Gobbins 1 mile North of Black Head, and is badly broken up in only 6 - 7m.

The engine is still there.

Two brass valves weighing over 30kg each have been recovered.

Launch from Whitehead up to 2 hours before and after Low Water as slip dries out at other times.

Historical Information:

Built at Troon in 1864 by Portland Shipbuilding Co., she grossed 259 tons and was powered by a two cylinder steam engine from Coates' works of Belfast.
At the time of wrecking she was owned by Howden Brothers of Larne who purchased her in 1888.
She was bound Troon for Belfast with coal.

Source Publications:

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget Larn

Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"

by
Edward J. Bourke

Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713

"Shipwrecks of the Ulster Coast"

by
Ian Wilson

Impact Printing 1979 - 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 - 19-Mar-2003