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| Vessel Type: |
Flower Class Sloop |
Location: | Co. Cork |
| Date of Loss: | 17th March 1917 | Place: | Galley Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Mined | Boat Dive from: | Clonakilty |
| Charted Depth: | 33m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 89 |
| Height of Wreck: | 5m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2092 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | 51 32 00 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks & kelp | Longitude: | 08 54 00 West |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Lies 1 mile South-East of Sands Cove in Clonakilty Bay.
- Largely broken up.
Historical Information:
- A British Flower or Arabis class sloop, she was built in 1916 by Dunlop. & Co. at Bremner.
- She grossed 1,250 tons, measured 267x 33.5ft. and was powered by a triple-expansion engine.
- Part of the naval anti-submarine force based at Cork Harbour, she was responsible for the part rescue of the crew of the steamer "S.S. Malmanger" 5 days previously.
- She struck a German mine off Galley Head.
- A six-pounder gun was recovered in 1982 and is on display in the Kinsale Museum.
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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Aquaventures
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Internet (2001) |
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Last update - 05-Dec-2005
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