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| Vessel Type: |
38 Gun Frigate |
Location: | Co. Donegal |
| Date of Loss: | 4th December 1811 | Place: | Lough Swilly |
| Cause of Loss: | Ran aground | Boat Dive from: | Buncrana or Portsalon |
| Charted Depth: | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 2 & 3 | |
| Height of Wreck: | Admiralty Chart No: | 2811 and/or 2723 | |
| Hull Material: | Wood | Latitude: | 55 17 00 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Longitude: | 07 35 00 West | |
| Average Visibility: | Diving Experience: |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies off the Swilly rocks, Lough Swilly
- The wreck is marked on old fathom charts as being at the southern end of the bay.
Historical Information:
- A fifth rate vessel, she was built by Temple & Sons of South Shields in 1809 grossing 951 tons and measured 145 x 39ft.
- In the company of the sloop of war "Talbot", they had sailed west the previous day, but were caught in a gale. The "Saldahna" is thought to have struck the Swilly rocks.
- The first indication of the loss was when 200 bodies were washed ashore at Ballymastoker Bay - there were no survivors.
- The only relic of the wreck was a parrot with a silver collar inscribed "Saldahna".
- Captain Packenham, brother-in-law of the Duke of Wellington, is buried at Rathmullen.
- The fate of the "Talbot" is assumed to be that of the "Saldahna".
- Her commander was the Hon. Captain Willam Pakenham.
Source Publications:
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"Donegal
Shipwrecks"
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by
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Ian Wilson |
| Impact Printing 1998 - ISBN: 094815456X | ||
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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 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
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 |
Other Sources:
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Royal
Navy
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Hydrographic Department (1970) |
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Last update - 05-May-2004
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