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| Vessel Type: |
Barque |
Location: | Co. Londonderry |
| Date of Loss: | 26th January 1884 | Place: | Portstewart |
| Cause of Loss: | Foundered | Boat Dive from: | Portstewart |
| Charted Depth: | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 4 | |
| Height of Wreck: | Admiralty Chart No: | 49 / 2798 | |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks and sand | Longitude: | |
| Average Visibility: | 3 - 8m | Diving Experience: | Novice |
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Diving Information:
- There are two Black Rocks on the North Coast.
- The "Nokomis" lies on the one half a mile east of Portstewart.
Historical Information:
- Grossing 853 tons and measuring 198.3 x 31.6 x 18.6ft., she was built for Messrs. McCorkel of Londonderry, by Stephen’s of Glasgow in 1876.
- Bound Baltimore, she left Derry with a cargo of grain, in the company of the "Minniehaha", on 19th January.
- As they neared Tory Island a gale blew up. The "Minniehaha" ran for the Clyde, and "Nokomis" headed for the Foyle.
- While awaiting a tug at Greencastle, the gale rose to hurricane force. She lay off Moville to ride out the storm.
- On the night of 26th, the Coastguard lost contact with her. She was blown over Tun's Bank and was dashed to pieces on the rocks.
- None of the 17 crew survived.
Source Publications:
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"Sailing
Ships of Ireland"
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by
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E. Anderson |
| Morris & Co. 2nd Ed. 1984 | ||
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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 Ulster Coast"
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by
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Ian Wilson |
| Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993 |
Other Sources:
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Norman
Woods
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Portstewart SAC (1985) |
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Last update - 02-May-2002
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