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Year of Loss within Location (33)
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THE MAIDENS
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1748 | FORTUNE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | DERRY FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1776 | ELANOR | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | RIGA FOR DERRY |
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| 1781 | UNKNOWN | LARGE CUTTER - 250 tons | 1400 CHESTS TEA, SILK & SPIRITS & 16 CANNON | LIES IN 15m; FROM GOTHENBURG |
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| 1798 | UNKNOWN | AMERICAN TRADER | UNKNOWN | LIES IN 15m |
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| 1821 | INDUSTRY | SLOOP | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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| 1832 | CLYDE | BRIG - 231 tons | UNKNOWN | BELFAST FOR DEMERARA |
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| 1846 | RAMBLER | SLIGO PADDLE STEAMER | PASSENGERS | CARGO & PASSENGERS SAVED; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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| 1873 | ELLEN | STRANGFORD LUGGER - 25 tons | COAL | 3 MILES EAST OF LIGHTHOUSE; AYR FOR BELFAST |
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| 1873 | SUSANNA & ANNA | BELFAST SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | TROON FOR LARNE |
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| 1873 | JANE | CARNARVON BRIG - 71 tons | ROOFING SLATES | 400 YDS NORTH-WEST OF HUNTERS BAY; PORT DINORWIS FOR ABERDEEN |
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| 1876 | JEROME | BELFAST WHERRY - 59 tons | 115 TONS COAL | 8 MILES SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST OF; IRVINE FOR LARNE |
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| 1879 | TWO BROTHERS | IPSWICH SCHOONER - 67 tons | 114 TONS COAL | 4.5 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF LIGHTHOUSE; AYR FOR BELFAST |
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| 1880 | TASSO | BELFAST SCHOONER - 125 tons | SALT | FOUNDERED OFF; RUNCORN FOR NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE |
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| 1881 | ARGYLL | GLASGOW IRON STEAMER - 62 tons | BALLAST | FOUNDERED 10 MILES NORTH-EAST OF; BELFAST FOR IRVINE |
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| 1882 | MARIA | CANADIAN BARQUENTINE - 341 tons | ANCHORS, CABLES & CHAINS | EAST SIDE OF HIGHLAND ROCK; LIES IN 15m; LIVERPOOL FOR NOVA SCOTIA |
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| 1882 | SUMATRA | GLASGOW SQUARE RIGGER - 1,649 tons | COAL | EAST SIDE OF HIGHLAND ROCK; GREENOCK FOR RANGOON; LIES IN 18m |
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| 1886 | GEORGE G. ROBERTS | BELFAST BRIGANTINE - 125 tons | COAL | ON HIGHLAND ROCK; AYR FOR BELFAST |
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| 1892 | H.M. TORPEDO BOAT No. 75 | TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER - 75 tons | BALLAST | SANK NORTH OF AFTER COLLISION |
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| 1896 | MOLLY THE SECOND | EDINBURGH YACHT - 3 tons | BALLAST | FOUNDERED OFF; CARRICKFERGUS FOR LAMLASH |
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| 1897 | MARY ELLEN | LARNE FISHING YAWL - 2 tons | BALLAST | STRANED & WRECKED ON EAST MAIDEN |
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| 1897 | PEMBURY | BERKLEY STEAMER - 383 tons | COAL | AT SOUTH END OF; ARDROSSAN FOR BELFAST |
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| 1898 | ZETLAND | NORWEGIAN STEAMER - 715 tons | TIMBER PRODUCTS | ON RUSSELL ROCK; CHRISTIANIA FOR GARSTON |
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THE MAIDENS continued....
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
| 1908 |
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LONDON STEAM TANKER - 4,041 tons | BALLAST | RUSSELL ROCK; LIES IN 10 - 35m; BARROW FOR NEW YORK |
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| 1910 |
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GLASGOW IRON STEAMER -324 tons | COAL | AT ALLEN ROCK; LIES IN 15m; AYR FOR LARNE |
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| 1916 |
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ABERYSTWYTH IRON STEAMER - 194 tons | COAL | NEAR LIGHTHOUSE, SOUTH MAIDEN; LIES IN 15m; AYR FOR MAGHERAMOURNE |
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| 1918 | ARDGLASS | STEAMER - 4,617 tons | UNKNOWN | TORPEDOED 6 MILES EAST OF, |
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| 1918 | CLIFFBURN | BELFAST STEAMER - 238 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED AFTER COLLISION OFFSHORE; MARYPORT FOR BUNCRANA |
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| 1918 | HAILEYBURY | LONDON STEAMER - 2,888 tons | 4,218 TONS COAL | TORPEDOED BY U-91, 15 MILES SOUTH-EAST BY 0.75 MILES EAST OF; CLYDE FOR NANTES |
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| 1918 | NYANZA | STEAMER - 4,053 tons | UNKNOWN | TORPEDOED 14 MILES NORTH-EAST BY EAST OF, |
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| 1929 | ALBIA | SPANISH STEAMER - 1,806 tons | COPPER ORE | AT ALLEN ROCK; LIES IN 10m; EUELVA FOR DERRY |
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| 1955 |
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LIVERPOOL STEAMER - 426 tons | GENERAL | SADDLE ROCK; LIES IN 16m; LIVERPOOL FOR LARNE |
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| 1955 | RAYLIGHT | MOTOR COASTER | BALLAST | NEAR HIGHLAND ROCK; DUNVEGAN FOR KILROOT |
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| 2001 | VERA LOUISE | WOODEN PORTAVOGIE TRAWLER - 146 tons | BALLAST | SANK UNDER TOW 10 MILES NORTH-EAST OF, |
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SOURCE PUBLICATIONS:
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"Cambrian
Coasters"
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by
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R.S. Fenton |
| World Ship Society 1989 - ISBN: 0905617525 | |||
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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 WilsonImpact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993 |
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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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John
Snell
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Via email (2007) |
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Last update - 26-Sep-2007
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