Irish Wrecks On-Line - Kilbroney SS (No. 546)

*Vessel Type:*	Steamer	*Location:*	Co. Down
*Date of Loss:*	14th April 1900	*Place:*	3 miles off Sheepland
*Cause of Loss:*	Capsized	*Boat Dive from:*	Portaferry or Strangford
*Charted Depth:*	28m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 21
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2156 and/or 2093
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude (GPS):*	54 16.853 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Fine shingle	*Longitude (GPS):*	05 31.666 West
*Average Visibility:*	5 - 10m	*Diving Experience:*	Experienced

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Diving Information:

Broken up.
Can still see engine, boilers, plates.
Stern still recognisable. Steel prop.
Can be dived at nearly any state of the tide.

Historical Information:

Owned by Clanrye Steamship Co. Ltd, Newry, and built 1900 at Irvine by Irvine Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.
She grossed 286 tons and measured 41.14 x 6.40 x 2.81m and was powered by a 2 cylinder compound steam engine.
Having been passed A1 by Lloyds, she was on her maiden voyage from Ardrossan to Newry with coal, commanded by Capt. M.F. Barry.
About 3 miles off Sheepland Harbour she developed a severe list and would not respond to the helm.
The captain and his crew of 8 abandoned ship, and managed to row to the shore.

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 Ulster Coast"

by
Ian Wilson

Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993

Other Sources:

Vic Foster

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Castlereagh SAC (1996)

Last update - 18-Jan-2005