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| Vessel Type: |
Three Masted Barque |
Location: | Co. Wexford |
| Date of Loss: | 22nd February 1917 | Place: | Coningbeg Rock |
| Cause of Loss: | Torpedoed | Boat Dive from: | Kilmore Quay |
| Charted Depth: | 45m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 77 |
| Height of Wreck: | 2m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2740 and/or 1410 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks & gravel | Longitude: | |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Lies approx. half a mile east of Coningbeg Rock, to the south of the Saltee Islands.
- Sitting upright, but is extensively broken up.
- Some artifacts lying around, but be reported to Receiver of Wrecks if lifted.
- Launch from slip at Kilmore Quay.
- Subject to strong currents outside slack water.
Historical Information:
- Built in the 1891 by A. McMillan & Sons, Dumbarton, she grossed 1,416 tons and measured 300ft. long she was owned by Marine Nav.Co..
- Torpedoed by U-84 off Mine Head she drifted for some time until she sank after striking Coningbeg Rock.
- She carried a cargo of timber.
- The wreck was identified by her bell.
- All aboard were rescued.
Source Publications:
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"Shipwreck
Index of Ireland"
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by
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Richard & Bridget Larn |
| Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 932- 1997"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1105 – 1993"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1994 - ISBN: 0952302705 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 | ||
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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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by
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Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
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Last update - 05-Nov-2004
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