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| Vessel Type: |
Steam Coaster |
Location: | Co. Antrim |
| Date of Loss: | 10th September 1915 | Place: | Fair Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Ran aground | Boat Dive from: | Ballycastle |
| Charted Depth: | 5m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 5 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2798 |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Longitude: | ||
| Average Visibility: | 6 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Experienced Novice |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Very broken up.
- Lies quite close inshore, in about 5m. on the West side of Fair Head.
- Lot of metal up on the rock opposite site.
- Portholes lying around.
- Flood tide runs quite close inshore in this area.
Historical Information:
- Built in 1895 by J McArthur, Paisley, she was owned by H.M. McGildowney, Ballycastle Shipping Co., she grossed 144 tons, and measured 98 x 19 x 9ft..
- While bound for Ballycastle with a cargo of coal, she went too close inshore and was forced onto a reef by the flood tide.
- Attempts to free her failed, and she broke her back a few days later.
Source Publications:
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"The
Harsh Winds of Rathlin"
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by | Tommy Cecil |
| Impact Printing 1990 - ISBN: 0948154659 |
Other Sources:
| Internet 2006 |
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Last update - 27-Mar-2006
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