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| Vessel Type: |
Steamer |
Location: | Co. Antrim |
| Date of Loss: | 5th August 1897 | Place: | The Maidens |
| Cause of Loss: | Ran aground | Boat Dive from: | Ballylumford |
| Charted Depth: | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 9 | |
| Height of Wreck: | Admiralty Chart No: | 2198 | |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks | Longitude: | |
| Average Visibility: | Diving Experience: |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Struck a rock on the South group of the Maidens.
- Launch from Ballylumford at any time.
- Not yet located
Historical Information:
- Grossing 383 Tons, she measured 170 ft. long.
- Departed Ardrossan at 3am on 5th August for Belfast with coal.
- At 10am, in heavy fog, she ran aground on one of the rocks in the southern group of the Maidens.
- The 10 crew and Captain Russell abandoned ship so quickly that the Chief Engineer had no time to blow off steam.
- Eight minutes later the boilers exploded leaving the ship a total loss.
Source Publications:
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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
Other Sources:
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Peter
Steel
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North Irish Lodge, Islandmagee (1999) |
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Last update - 15-Jan-2002
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