Irish Wrecks On-Line - Iberian SS (No. 541)

Co. Cork Wreck List "D"

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*Vessel Type:*	Cargo Steamer	*Location:*	Co. Cork
*Date of Loss:*	20th November 1885	*Place:*	Duncannon Bay
*Cause of Loss:*	Struck reef	*Boat Dive from:*	Baltimore
*Charted Depth:*	38m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 88 & 89
*Height of Wreck:*	4m	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2424
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude (GPS):*	51° 30' 29.34" North
*Type of Seabed:*	Rocks & sand	*Longitude (GPS):*	09° 46' 26.43" West
*Average Visibility:*	10 - 15m	*Convert Lat. & Long.* to -	Decimal - CLICK HERE
*Image available?*	Yes - see below	*Diving Experience:*	Experienced

Diving Information:

Lies 0.5 miles south of Bird Island mostly in 30 - 38m.
Badly broken up from 100 years worth of storms.
Is in sections at different depths but broken wide open.
Propellor, engine & boiler are still there.
Note!! - This wreck comes under the Irish "100 year protection rule".
Note!! - Permission is required to dive this wreck.

Historical Information:

Built originally for the Bibby Line's Mediterranean Services she measured 390 ft. in length, grossed 2930 tons and was powered by 350hp inverted engine.
She had one funnell and four masts.
Was bound Boston for Liverpool in thick fog when she struck the reef.
She later slipped back into deeper water and progressively broke into sections.
Cargo consisted of 54 passengers and cattle.
Passengers and crew escaped.

S.S. Iberian

Painting by Samuel Walters

© by kind permission of The Yard web site

Source Publications:

"Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam *1824 - 1962*"	by	Charles Hocking
		*London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474*
*"Irish Wrecks Database"*	by	Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling
*"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"*	by	Dr. Edward J. Bourke
		Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713
*"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1105 - 1993"*	by	Dr. Edward J. Bourke
		**Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705**
*"Underwater Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"*	by	Irish Underwater Council
		*CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025*

Other Sources:

*Diveireland*	-	Internet site (2000)
*Divernet Wreck Tour 42*	by	John Liddiard

Co. Cork Wreck List "D"

Last update - 31-Jul-2020

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