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| Vessel Type: |
Steamer |
Location: | Co. Down |
| Date of Loss: | 16th January 1905 | Place: | Newcastle |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck Rocks | Boat Dive from: | Newcastle |
| Charted Depth: | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 21 & 29 | |
| Height of Wreck: | Admiralty Chart No: | 44 | |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude: | 54 10 30 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks and sand | Longitude: | 05 51 20 West |
| Average Visibility: | Diving Experience: |
| No image listed. |
Diving
Information:
Historical
Information:
- Built in 1880 by J. Readhead & Sons, South Shields, she grossed 1,221 tons and measured 250 x 32.7 x 17.8ft.
- Owned by Alexander & Mair, Glasgow, she was bound Ardrossan for Penarth & la rochelle with a cargo of barley.
- In heavy seas she suffered engine damage off Holyhead and drifted. The trawler "Mermaid" stayed alongside until they drifted near Glasdrumman where the "Beechgrove" dropped anchors.
- One of the cables snapped and she struck rocks at Dunmore. The crew were rescued by breeches-buoy.
- The wreck was later purchased by McCausland's of Ballyhenry, Portaferry and partly scrapped.
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 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 Wilson |
| Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993 |
Other Sources:
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Royal
Navy
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Hydrographic Department (1970) |
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Last update - 18-Jan-2005
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