Irish Wrecks On-Line - Harold SS (No. 515)

*Vessel Type:*	Steamer	*Location:*	Co. Down
*Date of Loss:*	17th May 1890	*Place:*	South Rock
*Cause of Loss:*	Explosion	*Boat Dive from:*	Portaferry or Strangford
*Charted Depth:*	46m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 21
*Height of Wreck:*	6m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2093
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude (GPS):*	54 26.028 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Mud	*Longitude (GPS):*	05 23.696 West
*Average Visibility:*	8 - 10m	*Diving Experience:*	Experienced

No image listed.

Diving Information:

In one piece.

Unusual stern and prop.

Broken in the middle. Stern lists to starboard.

Dive at slack High Water Belfast.

Historical Information:

Built by Harold Richardson, Duck & Co at Stockton (Yard No 236).

Owned by Henry Briggs, Sons & Co. of Hull, she grossed 1,257 tons.

Her cargo was Iron Ore, bound Ayr from Bilbao.

She ran aground on Butter Pladdy, but was refloated off on the next tide.

When under way again for Ayr, she went down, a tremendous explosion taking place as she foundered.

Seven survivors were picked up by a passing steamer, "Telegraph", but ten others died.

Source Publications:

"Irish Wrecks Database"

by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling

"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

Other Sources:

Michael Hamilton

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Castlereagh SAC (1997)

Vic Foster

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Castlereagh SAC (1996)

Last update - 18-Jan-2005