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| Vessel Type: |
Steam Collier |
Location: | Co. Donegal |
| Date of Loss: | 4th March 1918 | Place: | Innistrahull |
| Cause of Loss: | Torpedoed | Boat Dive from: | Culdaff |
| Charted Depth: | 33m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 3 |
| Height of Wreck: | Admiralty Chart No: | 2811 | |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | 55 19 30 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Course gravel | Longitude: | 07 03 30 West |
| Average Visibility: | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies 4 miles South South East of Innistrahull close to Inishowen island in 33m.
- Sits on a clean bottom of mussel shells and clams.
- Full of sea life including large Ling
- Ammunition from her defensive gun lying around.
Historical Information:
- Built in 1914 by Irvine Shipbuilding Co., West Hartlepool, she grossed 1,949 tons, and measured 86.25 x 12.21 x 5.61m.
- Powered by 175 h.p. 3 cylinder triple-expansion steam engine.
- Owner at time of loss was Furness Withy & Co.
- Was carrying a cargo of 1,929 tons of Welsh coal for the Royal Navy from the Clyde to Lough Swilly.
- Was torpedoed by U-110.
- Owned by Ernie Green
Source Publications:
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"Donegal
Shipwrecks"
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by
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Ian Wilson |
| Impact Printing 1998 - ISBN: 094815456X | ||
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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 | ||
| "Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 – 1993" |
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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Royal
Navy
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Hydrographic Department (1970) |
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Last update - 01-Apr-2003
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