Irish Wrecks On-Line - Hinde SS (No. 519)

*Vessel Type:*	Dutch Coaster	*Location:*	Co. Antrim
*Date of Loss:*	17th March 1940	*Place:*	Rathlin Island
*Cause of Loss:*	Ran aground	*Boat Dive from:*	Ballycastle
*Charted Depth:*	10m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 5
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2798
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude:*
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks and kelp	*Longitude:*
*Average Visibility:*	6 - 8m	*Diving Experience:*	Experienced Novice

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Diving Information:

She lies on the west side of Lack Point opposite the large rock and shore.

Badly broken up but engine and stern section still there.

The propeller has yet to be found.

Dive during the last hour of flood tide. Outside this time the current races at over 5 knots.

Area is also subject to sudden swell.

There is a fee to use the slip at Ballycastle Harbour.

Historical Information:

Owned by C.G.J. Van Der Berg.Delft., she grossed 352 tons and measured 137 x 24 x 8ft. and was built in 1937

Powered by a 6 cylinder oil engine giving 73h.p..

She ran aground on St. Patrick's Day during dense fog while carrying a cargo of seed potatoes.

The crew managed to row ashore and raise the alarm.

Much of the cargo was salvaged and the hull stripped by the islanders before she broke up during a gale two weeks later.

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

Last update - 03-Apr-2003