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| Vessel Type: |
Cargo Steamer |
Location: | Co. Wexford |
| Date of Loss: | 18th January 1917 | Place: | Great Saltee |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Kilmore Quay |
| Charted Depth: | 10m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 77 |
| Height of Wreck: | 5m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2740 and/or 1410 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | 52 06 48 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Gravel | Longitude: | 06 36 45 West |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Novice |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies parallel to the Collough Rocks, at the back of Great Saltee.
- Sitting upright with bow pointing out to sea, but is extensively broken up.
- Boilers are the highest point.
- Some artifact lying around, but be reported to Receiver of Wrecks if lifted.
- Launch from slip at Kilmore Quay.
- Sometimes buoyed by Wexford SAC.
- Subject to slight currents.
Historical Information:
- Built in 1895 by Barclay Curle & Co. Glasgow,, she grossed 3,677 tons and measured 107.44 x 13.46 x 7.72m and was powered by a 3 cylinder triple expansion engine.
- Chased by a U-boat on to the rocks.
- Kilmore Lifeboat rescued the crew of 45.
- Will come under the 100 year rule in 2016.
Source Publications:
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"Shipwreck
Index of Ireland"
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by
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Richard & Bridget Larn |
| Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 |
Other
Sources:
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Diveireland
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Internet site (2000) |
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UK
Diving
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Internet (Kevin Martin 1999) |
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Last update - 05-Nov-2005
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