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| Vessel Type: |
Greek Steamer |
Location: | Co. Donegal |
| Date of Loss: | 29th January 1926 | Place: | Aranmore Island |
| Cause of Loss: | Stranded | Boat Dive from: | Burtonport Harbour |
| Charted Depth: | 6m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 1 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 1883 and/or 2792 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Sand and rocks | Longitude: | |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Average |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies just out from Aranmore Harbour.
- Prop still attached.
- There is a swim-through at the stern.
- Boilers, condensers, large prop shaft and stacks of brass pipes lying around.
Historical Information:
- A Greek cargo steamer, she was built in 1894 by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd., Jarrow, Newcastle, grossed 2,633 tons, measured 303 x 43.1 x 19.2ft. and was powerd by 269 n.h.p. triple expansion engines.
- Stranded and wrecked during a storm after boiler failure.
- Bound Bralia for Sligo with a cargo of maize.
- Cargo was salvaged before she sank and crew were rescued.
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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"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 |
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Last update - 08-May-2003
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