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| Vessel Type: |
Steamer |
Location: | Co. Down |
| Date of Loss: | 3rd November 1916 | Place: | Carlingford Lough |
| Cause of Loss: | In collision | Boat Dive from: | Kilkeel |
| Charted Depth: | 6m | Irish O.S. Map: | |
| Height of Wreck: | 2 | Admiralty Chart No: | |
| Hull Material: | Steel | Latitude: | |
| Type of Seabed: | Longitude: | ||
| Average Visibility: | 5 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Experienced Novice |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving
Information:
Historical Information:
- Built in 1899 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Troon she grossed 459 tons and measured 51.20 x 7.79 x 3.04m.
- She was owned by Clanrye S.S. Co.
- Carrying a cargo of coal, she collided with the "Connemara" and both ships sank with the loss of 97 lives.
- A commemorative stained glass window is in Dundalk Cathederal.
- The ghost of the paddlesteamer "P.S. Blaney" was reportedly seen before the accident.
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 | ||
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"Shipwrecks
of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 | ||
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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 |
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Last update - 16-Nov-2005
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