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| Vessel Type: |
Steam Coaster |
Location: | Co. Down |
| Date of Loss: | 11th December 1937 | Place: | Ballymacormick, Belfast Lough |
| Cause of Loss: | Swamped | Boat Dive from: | Groomsport |
| Charted Depth: | 15m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 15 |
| Height of Wreck: | 3m & scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 1753 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude (GPS): | 54 41.035 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Mud | Longitude (GPS): | 05 37.839 West |
| Average Visibility: | 3 - 8m | Diving Experience: | Novice |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Wreck scattered over a wide area.
- Congers and lobsters in quantity.
- Dive 1 hour before High Water Belfast.
Historical Information:
- Owned by J. Kelly Ltd., Belfast and built by J. Lewis & Sons, 1923, she grossed 586 tons and measured 165.2 x 27 x 11.2ft.
- She was powered by triple-expansion engines generating 83rhp. and a speed of 10 knots.
- Bound Belfast for Llanelli with 619 tons of scrap metal and 16 tons of lead, she developed a list to starboard when off Grey Point.
- The captain, James McCalmont, decided to turn back.
- By the time she was off Briggs Buoy, her cargo shifted again, and combined with her being broadside on to the wind, the starboard deck was awash.
- As the captain made a run for the shore, she edged closer and closer to Ballymacormick Point. Her siren was sounded and rockets fired.
- The Groomsport life-saving team dragged one man from the water - a non-swimmer, William Hunter, the only survivor.
- The wreck was dispersed by explosives after salvage attempts failed.
Source Publications:
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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 Ulster Coast"
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by
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Ian Wilson |
| Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993 |
Other
Sources:
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Michael
Hamilton
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Castlereagh SAC (1997) |
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Royal
Navy
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Hydrographic Department (1970) |
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Vic
Foster
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Castlereagh SAC (1996) |
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Last update - 05-Jun-2006
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