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| Vessel Type: |
2 Masted Steamer |
Location: | Co. Cork |
| Date of Loss: | 8th February 1871 | Place: | Galley Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Clonakilty |
| Charted Depth: | 30m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 89 |
| Height of Wreck: | 5m & Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2092 |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude: | 51 31 15 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Sand & Rocks | Longitude: | 08 57 40 West |
| Average Visibility: | 8 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Very Experienced |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies only s few hundred yards East of the lighthouse at Dhulic Rock off Galley Head.
- Covers an area of about 2 acres.
- Consult local knowledge.
- Note!! A permit is required to dive this wreck as it is over 100 years old.
- Subject to fierce tides.
Historical Information:
- 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.
Source Publications:
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"Irish
Wrecks Database"
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by | Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling |
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"Shipwreck
Index of Ireland"
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by | Richard & Bridget Larn |
| Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of Great Britain & Ireland"
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by | Richard Larn |
| David & Charles | ||
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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 |
Other Sources:
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Aquaventures
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Internet (2001) |
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Last update - 05-Dec-2005
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