Irish Wrecks On-Line - Harrington SS (No. 515a)

*Vessel Type:*	Steam Coaster	*Location:*	Co. Antrim
*Date of Loss:*	13th January 1916	*Place:*	Islandmagee
*Cause of Loss:*	Ran aground	*Boat Dive from:*	Ballylumford
*Charted Depth:*	6m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 9
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	1237
*Hull Material:*	Iron	*Latitude (GPS):*	54 51.124 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks	*Longitude (GPS):*	05 47.355 West
*Average Visibility:*	3 - 5m	*Diving Experience:*	Novice

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Diving Information:

Lies in 3 - 6m and badly broken up.

Lots of congers lurking in the wreckage.

Access from Ballylumford carpark.

Beware!! of ferries using the channel.

Historical Information:

Built 1889 by Ritson & Co., Maryport, she grossed 367 tons and measured 46.73 x 7.34 x 3.30metres and was powered by a 60 h.p. 3 cylinder triple expansion steam engine.

Owned by Plisson Stam Nav. Co. Ltd and rewgistered in Londonderry, she was leaving Larne with a cargo of potatoes when a rope became entangled around her propeller.

Before she could drop her anchors, she ran aground on the extreme end of Ferris Point where she became a total loss.

Her crew were rescued by breeches buoy.

When she finally broke up her cargo was strewn all over the Island’s shores.

Source Publications:

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget Larn

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

"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 - 24-Nov-2003