Irish Wrecks On-Line - Cardiff Hall SS (No. 123

*Vessel Type:*	Steamer	*Location:*	Co. Cork
*Date of Loss:*	13th January 1925	*Place:*	Shoota Rock, Seven Heads
*Cause of Loss:*	Struck rocks	*Boat Dive from:*	Courtmacsherry or Dunworly Bay
*Charted Depth:*	15m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 89
*Height of Wreck:*	2m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2092
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude:*
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks & kelp	*Longitude:*
*Average Visibility:*	10 - 15m	*Diving Experience:*	Experienced Novice

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Diving Information:

There is a slip at Dunworly Bay or it can be dived from the shore.
Lies 30m from the shore at Shoota Rock at the West end of Travarra Bay.
Largely broken up.

Historical Information:

Built by W.A. Young & Co. in 1912, she grossed 3,994 tons, measured 350 x 50.8 x 25.6ft. and was powered by 241 nhp triple-expansion engines generating 9 knots.
She was owned by R. & H. Hall of Cork, she was bound for Cork from Rosario with 6,000 tons of maize.
During a severe storm se was smashed against the rocks. The wind blew some of her cargo onto the top of the 150ft. cliffs and a 2 ton portion of her keel landed on a ledge 40ft. above the sea.
Her commander, Captain John Bowen, and her 28 crew were lost.

Source Publications:

"Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam 1824 - 1962"

by
Charles Hocking

London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474

"Irish Wrecks Database"

by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling

"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"

by
Edward J. Bourke

Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705

"Underwater Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"

by
Irish Underwater Council

CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025

Other Sources

Richard W. Parry

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Last update - 14-Nov-2007