Irish Wrecks On-Line - Her Majesty PS (No. 517)

*Vessel Type:*	Paddle Steamer	*Location:*	Co. Antrim
*Date of Loss:*	4th April 1849	*Place:*	Rathlin Island
*Cause of Loss:*	Ran aground	*Boat Dive from:*	Ballycastle
*Charted Depth:*	6m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 5
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2798
*Hull Material:*	Iron	*Latitude* *(approx.)*:	55° 16' 30" North
*Type of Seabed:*	Boulders and kelp	*Longitude* *(approx.)*:	06° 12' 00" West
*Average Visibility:*	6 - 10m	*Convert Lat. & Long.* to -	Decimal - CLICK HERE
*Image available?*	Yes - see below	*Diving Experience:*	Novice

Diving Information:

Lies at Skeir Bane, half a mile North of Rue Point and 20m from the shore in 6m of water.
A guide is a large piece of metal on the beach opposite.
Engine and some plating still there.
Steam whistle, brass hatch hinges and china plates with the ship's name have been recovered by divers.
Not subject to currents.
There is a fee to use the slip at Ballycastle Harbour.

Historical Information:

Owned by the North Lancashire Steam Navigation Co., she grossed 499 tons, and measured 160 x 25 x 13ft.
Bound Londonderry for Fleetwood with passengers and cattle, she ran onto rocks during dense fog.
Passengers and cattle were rescued.
She broke up a few days later.
Murray Brothers of Waterfoot. salvaged much of the copper and brass a few years later.
Built in 1844 originally for the Fleetwood - Ardrossan route, she was re-scheduled January 1849 for the Fleetwood - Londonderry run.

P.S. Her Majesty

Source Publications:
"Irish Wrecks Database"
by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget Larn

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

"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"

by
Dr. 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

Last update - 24-Jan-2003