Irish Wrecks On-Line - Guillemot LV (No. 514c)

*Vessel Type:*	Light Vessel	*Location:*	Co. Wicklow
*Date of Loss:*	28th March 1917	*Place:*	Arklow Bank
*Cause of Loss:*	Bombed by U-Boat	*Boat Dive from:*	Arklow Quay
*Charted Depth:*	53m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 62
*Height of Wreck:*	7m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	1787 and/or 1468
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude* *(approx.)*:	52° 40' 16.02" North*
*Type of Seabed:*	Sand	*Longitude* *(approx.)*:	05° 57' 33.17" West*
*Average Visibility:*	3 - 8m	*Convert Lat. & Long.* to -	Decimal - CLICK HERE
*Image available?*	Yes - see below	*Diving Experience:*	Experienced

Diving Information:

Lies close to the South Arklow marker buoy.
Sitting upright with damage to her port side.
Little superstructure above deck remains.
Visability usually very poor due to enormous amounts of sand moved by each tide.
Any artifacts recovered must be reported to Receiver of Wrecks.
Consult local knowledge.
Permission should be sought from Irish Lights before diving this vessel.

Historical Information:

Built of steel and wood she measured 96 x 22 x 12 feet.
Was boarded by the crew of UC-65, a mine laying U-Boat, and explosives placed onboard.
The crew were allowed to escape before the charges went off.
The explosives failed to sink her so UC-65 shelled her until she sank.
Uc-65 was commanded by Captain Otto Steinbrinck.

"L.V. Guillemot II" - a similar vessel to "L.V. Guillemot I"

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Source Publications:

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget Larn

Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105- 1993"

by
Dr. Edward J. Bourke

Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705

"The South Arklow Light Vessel" article

by
Roy Stokes

SubSea Magazine (Summer 2006)

Other Sources:
*source - Geological Survey of Ireland
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Internet (2020)

Last update - 23-Oct-2020