- Built
1870 by McMillan's of Dumbarton.
- She
grossed 2,105 tons, measured 96.31 x 10.74 x 7.67 metres and had a flush deck
with 2 masts.
- She
was the only ship ever owned by the Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Co.
- Bound
New Orleans for Liverpool with a cargo of passengers, 4,100 bales of cotton, 3,000
bags of Indian corn, and 40 boxes of Mexican silver dollar coins ($240,000).
- Having
crossed the Atlantic under sail power, she then proceeded under steam power through
thick fog. She ran straight against Dhulic Rock, off Galley Head Lighthouse, Co.
Cork, and sank in 110ft. of water.
- 41
crew and 4 passengers landed at Dirk Cove. Captain Williams managed to rescue
6 boxes of bullion before she sank.
- There
have been 3 separate salvage attempts since she sank, and to date about 60% of
the silver has been recovered.
- Estimated
to be £100,000 worth still in or around the wreck.
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