Irish Wrecks On-Line - Invercauld SV(No. 542a)

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*Vessel Type:*	Three Masted Barque	*Location:*	Co. Wexford
*Date of Loss:*	22nd February 1917	*Place:*	Coningbeg Rock
*Cause of Loss:*	Torpedoed	*Boat Dive from:*	Kilmore Quay
*Charted Depth:*	45m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 77
*Height of Wreck:*	2m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2740 and/or 1410
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude (GPS):*	52° 04' 09" North
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks & gravel	*Longitude (GPS):*	06° 38' 28.8" West
*Average Visibility:*	10 - 15m	*Convert Lat. & Long.* to -	Decimal - CLICK HERE
*Image available?*	Yes - see below	*Diving Experience:*	Experienced

Diving Information:

Lies approx. half a mile east of Coningbeg Rock, to the south of the Saltee Islands.
Sitting upright, but is extensively broken up.
Some artifacts lying around, but must be reported to Receiver of Wrecks if lifted.
Launch from slip at Kilmore Quay.
Subject to strong currents outside slack water.

Historical Information:

Built in the 1891 by A. McMillan & Sons, Dumbarton, she grossed 1,416 tons and measured 300ft. long she was owned by Marine Nav.Co..
Initially shelled by U-84, she was finally torpedoed off Mine Head she drifted for some time until she sank after striking Coningbeg Rock.
She carried a cargo of timber.
The wreck was identified by her bell which was recovered in the 1990's.
All aboard were rescued.

S.V. Invercauld

Photographer unknown

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S.S. Invercauld

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*"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"*	by	Richard & Bridget Larn
		*Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970*
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		**Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713**
*"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 – 1993"*	by	Dr. Edward J. Bourke
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*"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"*	by	Dr. Edward J. Bourke
		Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721
*"Underwater Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"*	by	Irish Underwater Council
		*CFT 1999 -* ISBN: 0948283025

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