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Vessel Type:
Brig
Location:
Co. Antrim
Date of Loss:
20th December 1876
Place:
Islandmagee
Cause of Loss:
Ran aground
Boat Dive from:
Ballylumford
Charted Depth:
5m
Irish O.S. Map:
Discovery Series No. 9
Height of Wreck:
Scattered
Admiralty Chart No:
1237
Hull Material:
Wood
Latitude (GPS):
54° 51' 03.12" North
Type of Seabed:
Rocks and sand
Longitude (GPS):
05° 47' 21.30" West
Average Visibility:
3 - 6m
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Diving Experience:
Experienced Novice
D
iving Information:
The wreck lies off Ferris Point.
Badly broken up.
Use small slipway to the North of Ballylumford Harbour.
Dive when the ferries are not running.
Warning!!
- Do not stray beyond 7m or into the main channel.
Warning!!
- The engine noise of ferries using the channel can be very loud.
Historical Information:
Built as the "
George
" of Workington in 1798 at Aberystwyth, she was currently owned by H. Ferguson of Workington.
Hull dimensions - 25.78 x 6.57 x 3.17m. and weighed 87 tons net.
Bound Workington for Drogheda with coal.
Ran aground between Ballylumford Harbour and the current lighthouse on Ferris Point.
Source Publications:
"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"
by
Richard & Bridget Larn
Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970
"Shipwrecks of the Ulster Coast"
by
Ian Wilson
Impact Printing
1997 - 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 -
15-Jan-2002
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