Irish Wrecks On-Line - Shackleton SFV (No. 688)

Diving Information:

The wreckage lies at Grennan Bo, on the shore side of a submerged rock to the West of the point.
Badly broken up and scattered over a wide area.
Dive only with an ebb tide as the flood tide is in excess of 5 knots.

Historical Information:

Built in 1913 by Cochrane & Sons Ltd., Selby, for Pickering & Haldane Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Hull, she grossed 288 tons and measured 40.66 x 7.01 x 3.65m. and was powered by a 3 cylinder triple-expansion engine which generated 79 h.p. Her official number was 133443.
Registered at Fleetwood.
Served as a Royal Navy minesweeper 1915 - 1920.
In 1922 she was bought by Lancashire Steam Fish Co.
She ran aground on Grennan Bo during thick fog while returning from St. Kilda with fish.
The crew of 14 were rescued by the Rathlin Life-Saving Company, a rescue which lasted nearly 12 hours.
Skipper was Captain William Wilson.

S.F.V. Shackleton

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S.F.V. Shackleton

Source Publications:

*"Fleetwood Fishing Industry"*	by	P. Horsley & A. Hirst
		*Hutton Press 1991 - ISBN: 1872167276*
*"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 Irish Coast 932 - 1997"*	by	Dr. Edward J. Bourke
		*Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713*
*"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"*	by	Dr. Edward J. Bourke
		Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721
*"Shipwrecks of the Ulster Coast"*	by	Ian Wilson *Impact Printing 1997 - ISBN: 0948154993*

*"The Harsh Winds of Rathlin"*	by	Tommy Cecil
		*Impact Printing 1990 - ISBN: 0948154659*

Last update - 25-Oct-2005