Irish Wrecks On-Line - Albion S.V. (No. 96)

*Vessel Type:*	3 Masted Schooner	*Location:*	Co. Cork
*Date of Loss:*	22nd April 1822	*Place:*	West of Garrettstown
*Cause of Loss:*	Foundered & struck rocks	*Boat Dive from:*	Crosshaven
*Charted Depth:*	5m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 87
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2081
*Hull Material:*	Wood	*Latitude:*	51 37 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks & kelp	*Longitude:*	08 33 West
*Average Visibility:*	10 - 15m	*Diving Experience:*	Accompanied Novice

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Diving Information:

Lies close to the cliffs (60 feet high).
Mostly scattered remains.
Ballast stones visable over a wide area.
Its possible that a few gold coins are stiil there.
Dive at Slack Water. Consult local knowledge.
Note!! A permit is needed to dive this wreck.

Historical Information:

Built for the Black Ball Line in 1819 by Sidney Wright, New York.
Grosing 434 tons, she measured 113 x 29.25 feet.
Tow decks, three masts a billet head and a square stern.
Bound New York for Liverpool with a cargo og gold, cotton, beeswax, stores & provisions.
While off Cape Clear she was hit by a squall. A freak wave put her on her beam ends and the mizzen and foremast were broken. Everything on deck including the life-boats were swept overboard.
driven before the storm she eventually ended up on the rocks below the cliffs west of Garrettstown.
Only the mate survived.
Commanded by Captain John Williams.

Source Publications:

"Irish Wrecks Database"

by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget Larn

Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"

by
Edward J. Bourke

Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705

"Their Bones are Scattered"

by
Raymond White

Kilmore Enterprises - ISBN: 0954439805

Last update - 10-May-2006