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

*Vessel Type:*	Steam Trawler	*Location:*	Co. Antrim
*Date of Loss:*	1st March 1930	*Place:*	Rathlin Island
*Cause of Loss:*	Ran ashore	*Boat Dive from:*	Ballycastle
*Charted Depth:*	4m - 12m	*Irish O.S. Map:*	Discovery Series No. 5
*Height of Wreck:*	Scattered	*Admiralty Chart No:*	2798
*Hull Material:*	Steel	*Latitude:*	55.18.45 North
*Type of Seabed:*	Rock and kelp	*Longitude:*	06.14.30 West
*Average Visibility:*	6 - 10m	*Diving Experience:*	Novice

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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.

Source Publications:

"Fleetwood Fishing Industry"

by
P. Horsley & A. Hirst

Hutton Press 1991 - ISBN: 1872167276

"Shipwreck Index of Ireland"

by
Richard & Bridget Larn

Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd 2002 - ISBN: 1900839970

"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"

by
Edward J. Bourke

Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713

"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