Irish Wrecks On-Line - Girvan SV (No. 512)

*Vessel Type:*	Barque	*Location:*	Co. Antrim
*Date of Loss:*	5th July 1884	*Place:*	Rathlin Island
*Cause of Loss:*	Struck rocks	*Boat Dive from:*	Ballycastle
*Charted Depth:*	10 - 20m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 5
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2798
*Hull Material:*	Iron	*Latitude:*
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks and kelp	*Longitude:*
*Average Visibility:*	6 - 10m	*Diving Experience:*	Experienced

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Diving Information:

Main wreck is to the North of the Bull Rock.
Some cargo lies slightly to the South of the wreck.
Broken bottles are scattered all over the site.
Dive on ebb tide slack. Wreck is sometimes buoyed.
There is a fee to use the slip at Ballycastle Harbour.

Historical Information:

Built by the London & Glasgow Shipbuilding Co., 1869, she was owned by David Hunter, Ayr.
She measured 182.75 x 30.25 x 18.5ft., and 718 tons gross.
Bound Glasgow for Melbourne, with a general cargo and 500 cases of Scotch and Irish whiskey.
Ran aground on the reef at Clochan Bo, in fair weather.
All of the crew were rescued.
Remained there for a week before slipping off the reef and sinking, despite attempts to pull her off by the tugs "Lord Elgan" and "Eagle".
Main source of details from Tommy Cecil's book.

Source Publications:

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget Larn

Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"

by
Edward J. Bourke

Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713

"Shipwrecks of the Ulster Coast"

by
Ian Wilson

Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993

"The Harsh Winds of Rathlin"

by
Tommy Cecil

Impact Printing 1990 - ISBN: 0948154659

Other Sources:

Cecil Scott

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North Down SAC (1990)

Last update - 12-Mar-2003