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| Vessel Type: |
Steamer |
Location: | Co. Down |
| Date of Loss: | 21st October 1918 | Place: | St. John's Point |
| Cause of Loss: | Torpedoed | Boat Dive from: | Portaferry or Strangford |
| Charted Depth: | 30m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 21 |
| Height of Wreck: | 2m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2093 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | 54 14 50 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Sand | Longitude: | 05 31 63 West |
| Average Visibility: | 6 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Very Experienced |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies 4 miles off St. John's Point.
- Extensive damage to superstructure from torpedo attack.
- Stern blown off and probably further from wreck.
- Bow section and boiler highest point.
- Can be dived anytime as there is very little tide.
- For best viz. dive after the wind has been in the North-West for several days.
- Some parts of the wreck are covered with nets.
Historical Information:
- Owned by J.& A. Gardener Ltd., Glasgow, built 1917 by Scott & Sons, she measured 141.8 x 23.8 x 10.1ft., and grossed 362 tons.
- Powered by triple-expansion engines, generating 47rhp, speed 8 knots.
- On 5th April 1918, she survived a torpedo attack when the torpedo missed, but on the 21st October 1918 she didn't escape.
- She sank 4 miles off St. John’s Point. Eight crew died in the attack.
- It was UB-94 that finally sunk her, commanded by Lt. Cdr. Haumann.
- She was the last merchant vessel to be lost in home waters as the War was over three weeks later.
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 1582 - 2000"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Ulster Coast"
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by
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Ian Wilson |
| Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993 |
Other Sources:
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Michael
Hamilton
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Castlereagh SAC (1997) |
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Last update - 18-Jan-2005
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