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| Vessel Type: |
Steamer |
Location: | Co. Cork |
| Date of Loss: | 2nd January 1917 | Place: | Cape Clear |
| Cause of Loss: | Ran aground | Boat Dive from: | Baltimore Harbour |
| Charted Depth: | 25m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 88 |
| Height of Wreck: | 12m and scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2184 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude (GPS): | 51 25.24 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks & Gullies | Longitude (GPS): | 09 31.18 West |
| Average Visibility: | 10m + | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies at Bullane Rock below the cliffs at the South-West tip of Cape Clear Island.
- On chart no. 2184 its position is where there is a depth sounding marked as '12.8m'.
- Bow lies pointing to the North-East.
- Mainly scattered steel plates
- Launch from Baltimore Harbour.
- Site is 30 minutes away.
- Best dived 1 hour after High Water. Exposed to Westerly winds.
Historical Information:
- Built in 1911 by Leslie Hawthord Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-tyne, she was owned by F. Leyland.
- She grossed 6,395 tons and measured 122.04 x 15.97 x 10.66 metres and was by a 4 cylinder quadruple-expansion steam engine which generated 510hp..
- Bound Liverpool from Galveston, she carried a cargo of cotton, steel ingots (8ft. x 6 ins.) and empty shell heads.
- She struck the rock amidships and broke in two.
- Seventy-nine of the crew were rescued by local fishing yawls.
- One man died when he fell from the rigging.
- Captain was A. Coulsting.
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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"Irish
Wrecks Database"
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by
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Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling |
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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 932 - 1997"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713 | ||
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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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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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by
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Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
Other Sources:
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Aquaventures
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Internet (2001) |
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Diveireland
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Internet (2000) |
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UK
Diving
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Internet (Jerry Smith 1998) |
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Last update - 05-Dec-2005
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