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| Vessel Type: |
Ketch |
Location: | Co. Mayo |
| Date of Loss: | June 1928 | Place: | Westport Bay |
| Cause of Loss: | Fire | Boat Dive from: | Rosmoney Pier |
| Charted Depth: | 12m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 30 & 31 |
| Height of Wreck: | 4.5m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2057 and/or 2667 |
| Hull Material: | Wood | Latitude: | 53.50.04 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Coral and sand | Longitude: | 09.39.56 West |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Novice |
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Diving Information:
- Lies between Islandmore and the channel between Inishgort and Collanbeg and is badly broken up.
- Sextant angle of Inishgort L'House and chimney of Jeffer's House and the other end island 39` 25'.
- Rosmoney Point has a new pier with slip alongside.
- Launch and steer west for 400yds. through Inishyne Harbour, then N.W. through Ilaanmore Harbour for 300yds.
Historical Information:
- Vessel approximately 200 tons.
- Serviced the lighthouses in the area with coal and supplies.
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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Last update - 14-Feb-2006
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