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Name Unknown
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Large Smuggling Cutter |
Location: | Co. Antrim |
| Date of Loss: | 7th November 1781 | Place: | The Maidens |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Ballylumford |
| Charted Depth: | 15m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 9 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2198 and/or 2199 |
| Hull Material: | Wood & Iron plating | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks | Longitude: | |
| Average Visibility: | 5 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Experienced Novice |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies on the North side of Allen Rock.
- Badly broken up.
- Rarely dived. Artifact still to be found.
- Dive 30 mins. before High or Low Water at Belfast.
- Launch from Ballylumford Harbour.
Historical Information:
- Loss was reported in the London Chronicle.
- Was 250 tons burden, and armed with 16 guns.
- Had a crew of 47, of which 31 were saved.
- Said to have been laden with contraband from Gothenburg including 1,400 chests of tea, 100 chests of silk and 60 ankers of spirits.
- Reportedly fought off a H.M. Revenue cutter, commanded by Captain Crawford, in the Bay of Benluce only 8 weeks previously.
Source Publications:
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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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by | Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
Other Sources:
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Peter
Steel
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North Irish Lodge, Islandmagee (1999) |
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Last update - 17-Oct-2000
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