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| Vessel Type: |
Cargo Steamer |
Location: | Co. Cork |
| Date of Loss: | 8th November 1889 | Place: | Mizen Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck Bullig Reef | Boat Dive from: | Baltimore or Crookhaven |
| Charted Depth: | 50m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 88 |
| Height of Wreck: | 10m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2184 |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | 51 28 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks & kelp | Longitude: | 09 51 West |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Very Experienced |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies half a mile South-West of Carrigahaglisha.
- - A permit is required to dive this wreck as it is over 100 years old.
Historical Information:
- Built in 1889 and owned by W. Johnston of Liverpool she netted 2,767 tons and was powered by a two-cylinder compound steam engine.
- Was bound Baltimore for Liverpool.
- Cargo consisted of 2,000 bales of cotton, 1,000 tons of wheat, 850 tons of copper, 900 cattle and 23 cattlemen as passengers and two stowaways..
- A fire started in her cargo of cotton.
- The crew unsuccessfully fought the fire for three days so an attempt was made to beach the ship and flood the hold to extinguish the fire, but she struck Bullig Reef in Dunlough Bay, drifted into the centre of the bay, and foundered.
- All on board were rescued.
Source Publications:
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"Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during
the Age of Steam 1824
- 1962"
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by
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Charles Hocking |
| London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474 | ||
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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 | ||
Other Sources:
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Aquaventures
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Internet Site (2003) |
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Last update - 05-Dec-2005
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