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| Vessel Type: |
French frigate |
Location: | Co. Cork |
| Date of Loss: | 30th December 1796 | Place: | Mizen Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Crookhaven |
| Charted Depth: | 20m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 88 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2184 |
| Hull Material: | Wood | Latitude: | 51 28.15 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks & kelp | Longitude: | 09 42 West |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies on the South side of the mainland side of the bridge to the lighthouse.
- 10 large and 1 small cannon and three anchors and some mortar shot and ballast lie about.
- Flat calm conditions required.
- - Permission is required to dive this wreck.
Historical Information:
- A frigate bombardiere she was armed with 44 carriage mounted cannon and a mortar.
- Part of the French fleet that accompanied Wolf Tone from Brest to Bantry.
- Struck rocks while weathering a storm.
- Commanded by Captain de Vaisseau Deniau, she had a crew of 560.
- Only 7 survived out of 250 soldiers and 300 seamen.
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 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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"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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Diveireland
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Internet site (2000) |
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Last update - 05-Dec-2005
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