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Year of Loss within alphabetic Location (247)
Hook to Rosslare
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HOOK
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1645
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GREAT LEWIS | BRITISH FLAGSHIP | TROOPS & 30 CARRIAGE MOUNTED GUNS | AT HOOK HEAD AS A RESULT OF CANNON FIRE; THOUGHT TO OLIVER CROMWELL'S FLAGSHIP; ARCHEOLOGY SITE |
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| 1697 | HASTINGS H.M.S. | 32 GUN FRIGATE - 384 tons/109ft. | 32 CANNON | FOUNDERED OFF HOOK HEAD; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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| 1769 | DUCHESS OF LEINSTER | BRIG | RUM | OFF HOOK TOWER; WATERFORD FOR MILFORD |
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1784
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ST. BARBARA | SCHOONER | FRUIT & CORK | BETWEEN HOOK & TUSKER ROCK; LISBON FOR DUBLIN |
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1814
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DOVE | SAIL VESSEL | PORK | AT HOOK TOWER, CARGO SALVAGED; CORK FOR LONDON |
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| 1814 | WILLIAM I | SAIL VESSEL | ROCK SALT & EARTHENWARE | OUTSIDE HOOK HEAD; LIVERPOOL FOR AMSTERDAM |
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1819
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EARL OF LEICESTER | BRIG - 113 tons | PASSENGERS, MAIL & GENERAL | RAN ASHORE, POSSIBLY SALVAGED; MILFORD FOR WATERFORD |
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| 1821 | SUSAN | ILFRACOMBE SLOOP | UNKNOWN | 15 LEAGUES OFF HOOK TOWER; FROM ILFRACOMBE |
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1822
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ESTHER | LIVERPOOL SLOOP | COTTON & RICE | CHARLESTON FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1822
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SANDWICH | PACKET SAIL VESSEL | PASSENGERS | MILFORD FOR WATERFORD |
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1823
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FLORA | QUEBEC SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | WEST SIDE OF; QUEBEC FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1831
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ST. PATRICK | PADDLE STEAMER | UNKNOWN | AT DOORNOGUE POINT; DUBLIN FOR WATERFORD |
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| 1832 | ELIZA & ANN | SAIL VESSEL | WHEAT | WATERFORD FOR LARNE |
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1835
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CORDELIA | BRIGANTINE | BALLAST | SPAIN FOR CARDIFF |
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| 1838 | AEDECIA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR HOOK LIGHT; FETHARD FOR WALES |
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1838
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ARRAN | IRVINE BRIG - 104 tons | UNKNOWN | LEFT SIDE OF HOOK HEAD; WEXFORD FOR GLOUCESTER |
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1838
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ST. PATRICK | LIVERPOOL PADDLE STEAMER | PASSENGERS | LIVERPOOL FOR WATERFORD |
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| 1839 | ALERT | BRIG | COAL | STRANDED 0.5 MILES FROM; CARDIFF FOR WEXFORD |
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| 1839 | PHEASENT | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | AT TOWER; NEWPORT FOR WATERFORD |
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| 1848 | EMMA | SAIL VESSEL | COAL | NONE |
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| 1850 | UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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1852
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CAROLINA | MALTA BRIG - 212 tons | INDIAN CORN | 2 MILES EAST OF LIGHTHOUSE; GALETZ FOR WATERFORD |
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1852
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COLUMBUS | NEW YORK FULL RIGGER - 1,849 tons | 3,800 BALES COTTON & 5,000 BUSHELS CORN | 0.5 MILES WEST OF, AT KILLOGGAN BAY; NEW ORLEANS FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1852
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NO NAME | BRIG | UNKNOWN | STRANDED |
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1854
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GRENVILLE BAY | NEWCASTLE BARQUE - 357 tons | BALLAST | NEAR LIGHTHOUSE; FLEETWOOD FOR DALHOUSIE |
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| 1854 | MARIA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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1859
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PERSEVERENCE | MILFORD SCHOONER - 58 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED |
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1860
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GOLDEN STAR | AMERICAN FULL RIGGED - 1193 tons | 4.030 BALES RAW COTTON | STRUCK ROCKS AT CARNIVANE; MOBILE FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1862
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MARIA | WEXFORD SCHOONER - 96 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED OFF HOOK TOWER |
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1862
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UNKNOWN | AUSTRIAN SAIL SHIP | UNKNOWN | INSIDE HOOK TOWER |
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1864
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ROYAL ARTHUR | SAIL VESSEL - 2,000 tons | 200 TONS SILVER & COPPER ORE & IVORY | BELOW HOOK TOWER; FROM SAN FRANCISCO |
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1865
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PANOPE | FOWEY BRIGANTINE - 142 tons | RAW COTTON, SUGAR & CHINA | 2 MILES SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST OF HOOK HEAD |
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| 1869 | PROTEUS | SAIL VESSEL |
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SUNK IN A SQUALL OFF HOOK; CARDIFF FOR WATERFORD |
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| 1870 | ASTRIA | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FROM WHITEHAVEN |
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1872
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KINSALE | GLASGOW SAILED STEAMER - 499 tons | ALE, BACON & BISCUITS | AT HELL HOLE, PART SALVAGED; WATERFORD FOR GLASGOW |
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1873
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JOHN | BRIDGEWATER SCHOONER - 80 tons | GYPSUM | STRUCK ROCKS 0.5 MILES EAST OF; ILFRACOMBE FOR WATERFORD |
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1873
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WATCHET | SCHOONER | UNKNOWN | AT HOOK TOWER; ILFRACOMB FOR WATERFORD |
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1878
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TEMPO | GENOA BARQUE - 437 tons | MAIZE | NEAR HOOK TOWER; BALTIMORE USA FOR NEW ROSS |
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1879
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EMMA C. BEALE | BOSTON BARQUE | SALT | STRANDED & WRECKED NEAR HOOK POINT; LIVERPOOL FOR GLOUCESTER |
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1880
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MESSENGER | LONDON SCHOONER - 133 tons | COAL | UNDER HOOK HEAD TOWER; NEWPORT, MONMOUTH FOR BALLINACURRA |
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| 1883 | SLANEY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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1885
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ROSCIUS | GREENOCK SCHOONER - 99 tons | SCRAP COPPER & IRON, & EMIGRANTS | 4 MILES SOUTH-WEST OF; BELFAST FOR NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE |
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| 1885 | SEA FOAM | SAIL VESSEL | HERRING | NONE |
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1892
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DARIN | CARDIFF SCHOONER - 80 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED 2 MILES EAST-NORTH-EAST OF HOOK HEAD TOWER; GARSTON FOR WATERFORD |
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1892
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OCEAN BELLE | PADSTOW SCHOONER - 77 tons | UNKNOWN | ABANDONED 20 MILES OFF POINT LIGHTHOUSE; LONDON FOR WATERFORD |
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| 1895 | KATE & MARY | UNKNOWN | COAL & PASSENGERS | OFF; SUNK IN COLLISION WITH "PEMBROKE" |
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| 1896 | JESSIE | SAIL VESSEL | COAL | OFF; FOR NEW ROSS |
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1911
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MARGARET | GLOUCESTER KETCH | COAL | INSIDE THE HOOK; NEWPORT FOR WATERFORD |
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1916
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FINGAL | GLASGOW IRON STEAMER - 124 tons | COAL | FOUNDERED 7 MILES SOUTH-EAST OF; FLEETWOOD FOR KINSALE |
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| 1917 | CONISHEAD | 4 MASTED BARQUE - 2,526 tons | UNKNOWN | SUNK BY UC-75 SOUTH OF; TOCOPILLA FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1917
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COOROY | STEAMER - 2,470 tons | UNKNOWN | TORPEDOED BY UC-75, 10 MILES SOUTH-WEST BY WEST OF; LIES IN 62 METRES |
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1917
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CRISPIN | LIVERPOOL STEAMER - 3,965 tons | ANIMALS, HORSES & PASSENGERS | TORPEDOED BY U-57, 14 MILES SOUTH OF; LIES IN 58m; NEWPORT NEWS FOR AVONMOUTH |
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1917
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ETAL MANOR | NEWCASTLE STEEL STEAMER - 1,875 tons | COAL | TORPEDOED BY UC-48, 7 MILES SOUTH BY WEST OF HOOK POINT; LIES IN 58 METRES; BARRY FOR QUEENSTOWN |
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| 1917 | GOORDY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | SOUTH OF, |
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1917
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ARMED STEAMER - 4,222 tons | UNKNOWN | TORPEDOED BY UC-75, 17 MILES SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST OF HOOK POINT; LIES IN 70 METRES; SIERRA LEONE FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1917
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LADY OF THE LAKE | KETCH - 51 tons | UNKNOWN | SHELLED BY U-BOAT 15 MILES SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST OF, |
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1917
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LINCOLNSHIRE | GLASGOW STEAMER- 3,965 tons | 1,500 TONS COPPER, 525 TONS ZINC, 47 TONS BRASS, 2,500 TONS WAGONS & 415 TONS MACHINERY | TORPEDOED BY U-57, 8 MILES SOUTH-WEST BY SOUTH OF; LIES IN 150ft.; NEW YORK FOR LE HARVE |
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1917
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MEDITERRANEAN | SAIL VESSEL - 105 tons | UNKNOWN | SHELLED & SUNK BY U-BOAT 13 MILES SOUTH OF, |
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HOOK continued..
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1917
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T. CROWLEY | KINSALE SCHOONER - 97 tons | COAL | SHELLED BY U-BOAT 15 MILES SOUTH OF; CARDIFF FOR KINSALE |
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1919
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ST. MARGARET | BELFAST STEAM COLLIER - 478 tons | COAL | OFF HOOK POINT; TROON FOR WATERFORD |
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| 1930 | AVOLA | MOTOR TRAWLER - 65 tons | BALLAST | BURNED & SANK 15 MILES SOUTH BY EAST OF; FROM MILFORD |
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| 1947 | ARY | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | SOUTH OF, |
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| 1948 | MINT | STEAM TRAWLER - 97 tons | FISH | AT ROSSLARE FORT |
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| 1956 | MERCHANT VANGUARD | TRAWLER | BALLAST | STRUCK ROCK & BROKE UP |
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1956
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NAOMH SEOSAMH | FETHARD TRAWLER | HERRING | 100 yds. OFF; POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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1957
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ST. JOSEPH | DUNMORE MOTOR TRAWLER | BALLAST | FOUNDERED 100yds SOUTH OF HOOK HEAD |
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| 1959 | SANTA LUCIA | UNKNOWN | FISH | NONE |
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| 1960 | KESTREL | FISHING VESSEL | FISH | NONE |
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1962
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SPARKLING WAVE | ARKLOW WOODEN MOTOR TRAWLER - 50 ft. | BALLAST | DROVE ASHORE AT BAWNBEG |
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1966
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SCHLESIEN | GERMAN TRAWLER - 303 tons | FISH | HOOK HEAD, 400 yds FROM LIGHTHOUSE; FROM BREMEN |
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1967
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SHADINSAY | SCOTTISH COASTER - 158 tons | BALLAST | AT HOOK HEAD; FORMERLY AN ICELANDIC TRAWLER; CLYDE FOR ST. VINCENT |
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| 1968 | HAZEL B. | TRAWLER | BALLAST | NONE |
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1970
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GLENMALURE | KILMORE STEEL TRAWLER - 56ft. | BALLAST | WENT ASHORE |
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1971
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CASTLE BAY | WICKLOW TRAWLER - 62 ft. | BALLAST | 4 MILES OFF HOOK HEAD |
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| 1971 | LONE STAR | TRAWLER - 65 ft. | BALLAST | SANK UNDER TOW OFF |
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| 1972 | TOURMALET | FRENCH TRAWLER | BALLAST | SANK WHILE BEING RE-FLOATED |
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| 1973 |
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MOTOR SHIP - 900 tons | UNKNOWN | 100yds OFF SHORE; WATERFORD FOR SHARPNESS |
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DELTA DAWN | DUNCANNON TRAWLER | BALLAST | OFF, |
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KILGORMIN
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1859 |
ARTIC | BRIG | UNKNOWN | AT STRAND, POSSIBLY SALVAGED |
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KILMICHAEL POINT
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1877
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PRESTO | NORWEGIAN SCHOONER - 200 tons | STAVES & BARRELS | 0.5 MILES NORTH OF COASTGUARD STATION; FREDERICKSTADT FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1902 |
ROSE-IN-JUNE | ARKLOW SMACK - 6 tons | BALLAST | FOUNDERED 2 MILES OFF; FROM ARKLOW |
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KILMORE
| Year | Name of Vessel | Type of Vessel | Cargo | Comments | Ref. |
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1791
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LITTLE NEPTUNE | FRENCH SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NEAR HARBOUR; ST. DOMINGO FOR DUNKIRK |
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| 1803 | UNKNOWN x 11 | SAIL VESSELS | UNKNOWN | BETWEEN KILMORE & HOOK, |
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1811
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MARY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | DROGHEDA FOR ST. UBES |
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1819
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ANNE | BRIG - 239 tons | TEA, SUGAR & GENERAL | AT ST. PATRICK'S BRIDGE; LONDON FOR DUBLIN |
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1824
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GENEROUS PLANTER | LONDON SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | ST. JOHN'S N.B. FOR LIVERPOOL |
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| 1835 | AULEY | SAIL VESSEL | APPLES | FROM JERSEY |
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| 1835 | FRANCES | SAIL VESSEL | OIL | NONE |
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| 1836 | ST. JAMES | AMERICAN SAIL VESSEL | COTTON | SAVANAH FOR LIVERPOOL |
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| 1836 | UNKNOWN | BRIG | LOGWOOD | OFF, |
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1837
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MARY | SLOOP | SALT | FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1837 | MARY & BETSEY | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | FOR DUBLIN |
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1837
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SHANCADDIE | LIVERPOOL SAIL VESSEL | COTTON BALES | NONE |
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1838
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THISTLE | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | STRANDED; ST. ANDREW'S N.B. FOR LIVERPOOL |
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| 1839 | UNKNOWN | SCHOONER | FRUIT | NONE |
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| 1840 | UNKNOWN | SLOOP | SLATES | OFF, |
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| 1842 | ALFRED | BRIG | BRANDY | NONE |
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1846
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AIMWELL | BRIG | FRUIT | YEAR APPROX.; PART SALVAGED |
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1846
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LEIPA ZARITZA | AUSTRIAN VESSEL | GUANO | YEAR APPROX. |
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1846
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MORCA | SPANISH VESSEL | WHEAT | YEAR APPROX. |
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1846
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PRINCE OF WALES | BRIG | PIPE CLAY | YEAR APPROX.; PART SALVAGED |
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1846
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TEMPLEMAN | SAIL VESSEL | COPPER & TOBACCO | YEAR APPROX. |
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1846
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VERMOT | SAIL VESSEL | COTTON | YEAR APPROX.; PART SALVAGED |
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1847
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MACAO | SAIL VESSEL | 2,000 BARRELS CORN & 500 BARRELS MEAT | CARGO SALVAGED |
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| 1850 | HORATIO | SAIL VESSEL - 266 tons | WHEAT | OFF FORLORN POINT; ALEXANDRIA FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1852 | HERO | SAIL VESSEL | COTTON WOOL | YEAR APPROX. |
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| 1853 | TANCRED | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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| 1856 | ELIZABETH HUDDLESON | SCHOONER - 67 tons | COAL | NEWPORT FOR WATERFORD |
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1856
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EXILE | BRIGANTINE | UNKNOWN | FROM NEW ROSS |
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| 1857 | PURTNDIADA | SAIL VESSEL | FRUIT | ALFANDIGO FOR LIVERPOOL |
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| 1859 | GRACE DARLING | UNKNOWN | COAL | NONE |
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| 1859 | NEMESIS | SAIL VESSEL | EGYPTIAN WHEAT | OFF PIER; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; ALEXANDRIA FOR BELFAST |
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1860
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UNKNOWN | SAIL VESSEL | UNKNOWN | NONE |
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1864
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EMPRESS | LIVERPOOL BARQUE - 394 tons | PALM OIL | STRANDED NEAR; POSSIBLY RE-FLOATED |
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| 1867 | NEUF PACIFIQUE | BRIG - 91 tons | FLOUR | 2 MILES WEST OF; SANTANDER FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1868
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HOOYLAND | GLASGOW BARQUE - 308 tons | RAW COTTON & SUGAR | AT THE BURROW; SURINAM FOR GREENOCK |
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| 1869 | JOSEPHINE | SAIL VESSEL | SUGAR | FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1873
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MARTHA | WATERFORD BRIG - 91 tons | PIT WOOD | OFF; WATERFORD FOR NEWPORT, MON. |
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1874
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CALCUTTA | IRON SAIL VESSEL | PYRITE ORE | AT BALLYTEIGUE BAY; SURINAM FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1874
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GLIDE | WATERFORD SAIL VESSEL | COAL | OFF, |
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1879
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DEBONAIR | GREENOCK SCHOONER - 93 tons | IRON ORE & SARDINES | BILBAO FOR GLASGOW |
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1880
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JOHN A. HARVIE | WINDSOR N.S. 4 MASTED BARQUE - 1035 tons | 1,555 TONS MAIZE | AT BALLYHEALY 3 MILES FROM; NEW YORK FOR DUBLIN |
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| 1881 | BRITANNIC | UNKNOWN | PASSENGERS |
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1881
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LIFFEY | ST. JOHN N.B. BARQUE - 845 tons | 1,000 TONS GENERAL & DEALS | 500yds SOUTH OF; POSSIBLY SALVAGED; ST. JOHN N.B. FOR LIVERPOOL |
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1881
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PINSON | FRENCH LUGGER - 96 tons | COAL | STRANDED 3 MILES EAST OF; PORT TALBOT FOR MAUBERT |
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