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| Vessel Type: |
3 Masted Steamer |
Location: | Co. Down |
| Date of Loss: | 31st March 1946 | Place: | Belfast Lough |
| Cause of Loss: | Collision | Boat Dive from: | Bangor or Groomsport |
| Charted Depth: | 30m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 15 |
| Height of Wreck: | 5m | Admiralty Chart No: | 1753 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude (GPS): | 54 43.934 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Sand | Longitude (GPS): | 05 35.323 West |
| Average Visibility: | 5 - 8m | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Lying on her port side in a West - East direction.
- Funnel lies beside the hull.
- Dive 1 hour before High Water Belfast.
- Launch from Groomsport at any time (launch fee required), or Whitehead 2 hours either side of High Water.
Historical Information:
- Built in 1903 by the Dublin Dockyard Co., Dublin, she was owned by J. Kelly Ltd., Belfast.
- She grossed 364 tons and measured 45.11 x 7.36 x 3.07m.
- Powered by a 2 cylinder compound engine generating 69 h.p.
- Sunk after a collision with the steamer "S.S. Elmfield" at the mouth of Belfast Lough.
Source Publications:
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"Irish
Wrecks Database"
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by
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Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling |
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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 Ulster Coast"
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by
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Ian Wilson |
| Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993 | ||
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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 |
Other
Sources:
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Gordon
Leathem B.E.M.
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From his private notebook (2008) |
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Michael
Montgomery
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Castlereagh SAC (2006) |
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Michael
Hamilton
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Castlereagh SAC (1997) |
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Peter
Steel
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North Irish Lodge, Islandmagee (1999) |
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Vic
Foster
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Castlereagh SAC (1996) |
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Last update - 08-Apr-2008
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