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| Vessel Type: |
Sail Vessel |
Location: | Co. Wexford |
| Date of Loss: | 22nd April 1871 | Place: | Hook Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Duncannon |
| Charted Depth: | 10 - 20m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 76 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2046 and/or 1410 |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude: | 52 07 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks, kelp & sand | Longitude: | 06 55 West |
| Average Visibility: | 20m | Diving Experience: | Experienced Novice |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies off the carpark at Hook Tower.
- Frequented by seals.
- The point is subject to the effects of a tidal race a little further out.
- Dive only at Slack Water.
Historical Information:
- Owned by the Merchant Trading Company of Liverpool, she grossed 1,380 tons.
- Bound San Francisco for Liverpool, she struck rocks below Hook Tower during a gale.
- Her cargo was wheat, 200 tons copper and silver ore, and walrus tusks.
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 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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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"
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by | Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 | ||
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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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Diveireland
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Internet site (2000) |
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Last update - 20-Aug-2004
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