Irish Wrecks On-Line - Norseman SS (No. 647)

Diving Information:

Lies on the North side of the East Lighthouse on South Maiden.
Badly broken up. Rarely dived.
Dive 30 mins. before High or Low Water at Belfast, although the last of the flood tide is best.
Launch from Ballylumford Harbour.

Historical Information:

Built 1883 for John Fullerton & Co., Glasgow, she grossed 194 tons and measured 120.0 x 20.0 x 9.4ft.
Powered by a 2 cylinder compound engine by William King & Co., Glasgow.
At the time of loss she was owned by John M. Patton, Glasgow.
Wrecked while on a voyage from Ayr to Magheramourne with coal.
The crew were saved.
Was torpedoed off Salonica on 22nd January 1916, refloated and repaired - info from John Snell whose father was onboard in Salonica.

subject to confirmation

© by kind permission of photoship web site

S.S. Norseman

Via email from John Snell

His father was onboard when S.S. Norseman was torpedoed off Solonica earlier in 1916.

All external copyrights respectfully acknowledged

S.S. Norseman

Same photo without the frame.

Via email from John Snell

All external copyrights respectfully acknowledged

Source Publications:

*"Cambrian Coasters"*	by	R.S. Fenton
		*World Ship Society 1989 - ISBN: 0905617525*
*"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*
*"Underwater Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"*	by	Irish Underwater Council
		*CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025*

Other Sources:

*Peter Steel*	-	North Irish Lodge, Islandmagee (1999)
*John Snell*	-	Via email (2007)

Last update - 26-Sep-2007