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| Vessel Type: |
Armed Liner |
Location: | Co. Cork |
| Date of Loss: | 11th March 1917 | Place: | Rams Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Torpedoed | Boat Dive from: | Ardmore |
| Charted Depth: | 36m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 82 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2049 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude (GPS): | 51 52.86 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks & kelp | Longitude (GPS): | 07 41.34 West |
| Average Visibility: | 20m | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Lies 4 miles East-South-East of Rams Head.
- Well scattered with some fair sized chunks remaining.
- Needs fair weather.
- A 1 - 1.5 knot current runs at mid tide.
- Dive at Slack Water.
Historical Information:
- A four masted, twin funnel liner, she was built in 1907 by Sir J. Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland and was owned by Cunard S.S. C. Ltd.
- She measured 131.06 x 16.02 x 7.62 metres and grossed 6,705 tons.
- Powered by a 6 cylinder triple-expansion steam engine which generated 807 hp.
- She was armed with a 12 pounder 12 cwt stern gun.
- While bound New York for Avonmouth with a 4,400 ton cargo of trench digging machinery, shell cases and general cargo, she was torpedoed by U-53, which then surfaced and finally sank her with their deck gun.
- Salvaging attempts were made as recently as 1977.
- Captain was F. Inch.
- 7 crew were lost out of 85.
- Richard Larn's book give position as 4 miles South-East of Rams Head.
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 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 1105 – 1993"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 | ||
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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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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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by
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Irish Underwater CouncilCFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
Other Sources:
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Internet site (2006) | |
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Diveireland
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Internet site (2000) |
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Last update - 31-Aug-2006
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