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| Vessel Type: |
Cargo Steamer |
Location: | Co. Wexford |
| Date of Loss: | 24th April 1903 | Place: | Tuskar Rock |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Kilmore Quay |
| Charted Depth: | 8m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 77 |
| Height of Wreck: | 4.5m | Admiralty Chart No: | 1787 and/or 2740 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | 52.12 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Longitude: | 06.12.30 West | |
| Average Visibility: | 8 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Novice |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies on the West side of Gipsey Rock, near Tuskar Rock, pointing in a South, South East direction.
- 3.5m of water covers her engines.
Historical Information:
- Built by Furness Withy, West Hartlepool in 1902 she grossed 4,091 tons, measured 109.88 x 14.68 x 6.14m. long and was powered by triple-expansion engines.
- Owned by Manchester Liners Ltd, she was bound for Philadelphia from Manchester with general cargo when she struck Gipsey Rock in fog and a force 5.
Source Publications:
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"Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during
the Age of Steam 1824
- 1962"
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by
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Charles Hocking |
| London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474 | ||
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"Shipwreck
Index of Ireland"
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by | Richard & Bridget Larn |
| Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970 | ||
| "Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 – 1993" | by | 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 |
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Last update - 15-Oct-2004
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