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| Vessel Type: |
3 Masted Barque |
Location: | Co. Cork |
| Date of Loss: | 11th April 1896 | Place: | Gokane Point |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Baltimore |
| Charted Depth: | 20m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 88 & 89 |
| Height of Wreck: | 10m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2129 |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude: | 51 05.00 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks | Longitude: | 09 10.45 West |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Experienced Novice |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Lies 0.5 miles East of Gokane Point.
- Well broken up.
- Note!! A permit is needed to dive this wreck as it is over 100 years old.
Historical Information:
- A 3 masted iron barque, she was built by Hughes of Liverpool in 1876 and grossed 1,274 tons.
- Bound San Francisco for Queenstown with a cargo of wheat.
- She struck Thige Mor Rock at Yokane Point near Lough Inne, just east of the Coastguard Station at Barlogue.
- Her commander Captain Williams and 20 crew were able to row ashore at Tralagogh.
Source Publications:
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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 1105 – 1993"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 | ||
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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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by
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Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
Other Sources:
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Aquaventures
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Internet (2001 & 2003) |
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Last update - 05-Dec-2005
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