Irish Wrecks On-Line - Neotsfield SS (No. 640)

South Co. Down Wreck List "A"

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*Vessel Type:*	Tramp Steamer	*Location:*	Co. Down
*Date of Loss:*	14th September 1918	*Place:*	Ballyhalbert
*Cause of Loss:*	Torpedoed	*Boat Dive from:*	Portaferry
*Charted Depth:*	50m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 21
*Height of Wreck:*	12m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2093 and/or 2156
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude (GPS):*	54° 31' 37.86" North
*Type of Seabed:*	Mud	*Longitude (GPS):*	05° 23' 16.38" West
*Average Visibility:*	6 - 10m	*Convert Lat. & Long.* to -	Decimal - CLICK HERE
No image available.		*Diving Experience:*	Very Experienced

Diving Information:

Sits vertically and almost intact with bow to North.
Hole in starboard side.
Dive at slack High Water Belfast.

Historical Information:

Built in 1906 by Furness & Withy of West Hartlepool.
She grossed 3,821 tons, 2488 net, and measured 340 x 47.1 x 27.4ft. and was powerd by a 3 cylinder triple-expansion steam engine which generaled 317 h.p.
She was fitted with a 4 inch stern gun.
She was torpedoed by UB-64 whilst carrying 4,158 tons of coal, 808 tons of coke from the Clyde to Naples.

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 Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"*	by	Dr. Edward J. Bourke
		Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721
*"Shipwrecks of the Ulster Coast"*	by	Ian Wilson
		*Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993*

Other Sources:

*Graham Burnside*	-	via Email (2012)
*UK Diving*	-	Internet (John Robinson 1999)
*Michael Hamilton*	-	Castlereagh SAC (1997)
*Vic Foster*	-	Castlereagh SAC (1996)
*Alan Wright*	-	Castlereagh SAC (1985)
*Royal Navy*	-	Hydrographic Department(1970)

South Co. Down Wreck List "A"

Last update - 16-Jun-2012

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