Irish Wrecks On-Line - PB4Y-1 (No. 653b)

*Vessel Type:*	US Navy Liberator aircraft	*Location:*	Co. Kerry
*Date of Loss:*	27th February 1944	*Place:*	Skellig Michael
*Cause of Loss:*	Struck mountain	*Boat Dive from:*	Valentia Island
*Charted Depth:*	10 - 25m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 83
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2125
*Hull Material:*	Steel & aluminium	*Latitude:*
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks and sand	*Longitude:*
*Average Visibility:*	10 - 15m	*Diving Experience:*	Novice

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Diving Information:

Reputed to lie 100m West of Blue Cove under the cliffs.

Valentia Diving Centre can supply boats, air etc.

Historical Information:

A US Navy Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator bomber ,BuNo - 63939 "H", Squadron VB-110 based at Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon, England.
She struck South Peak and plunged into the sea.
There were no survivors.
Her skipper was Lt Williams 11KIA.
Anything found should be notified to the Salvage Association, and the Dunkeswell Memorial Museum - http://www.usn-dunkeswell.org.uk/

Source Publications:

"Irish Wrecks Database"

by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling

"Underwater Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"

by
Irish Underwater Council

CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025

Other Sources:

Des Lavelle

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Valentia Diving Centre (1986)

Last update - 10-Feb-2006