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| Vessel Type: |
Salvage Ship |
Location: | Co. Antrim |
| Date of Loss: | 28th September 1921 | Place: | Rathlin Island |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck Rocks | Boat Dive from: | Ballycastle |
| Charted Depth: | 8m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 5 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2798 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Boulders and kelp | Longitude: | |
| Average Visibility: | 5 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Novice |
| Photo available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Lies at the same site as "Knights Gareth" at Tolovney.
- Wreckage of both vessels scattered about.
- Largest object is a boiler.
- Her steel propeller is in a cave opposite.
- Little or no current in the area.
Historical Information:
- Owned by North of Ireland Marine Salvage Co., she was built in 1879 by H.M.Dockyard, Pembroke.
- She grossed 126 tons and measured 87 x 26 x 9ft.
- Served as a submarine tender, supply boat, and gunboat.
- Reputed to have been involved in relief of General Gordon on the Nile.
- Was carrying out salvage work on "Knights Gareth".
- Her anchor cables snapped while all the crew were ashore at a ceilidh, and struck the rocks above the "Knights Gareth" site.
- No lives were lost.
Source Publications:
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"
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by | Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 | ||
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"The
Harsh Winds of Rathlin"
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by | Tommy Cecil |
| Impact Printing 1990 - ISBN: 0948154659 |
Other Source:
| Internet 2006 |
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Last update - 03-Apr-2006
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