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| Vessel Type: |
Steamer |
Location: | Co. Dublin |
| Date of Loss: | 18th October 1885 | Place: | Lambay Island |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Howth |
| Charted Depth: | 20m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 50 |
| Height of Wreck: | 3m | Admiralty Chart No: | 1468 and/or 44 |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude: | 53 29.30 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Longitude: | 06 West | |
| Average Visibility: | Diving Experience: |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies in 20 metres at North-East end of Lambay Island.
- Site is marked by two split rocks.
- There is a large ring on the stern rail.
- Another section of wreck lies 100yds to the East.
Historical Information:
- Built in 1883 by Scott & Co., Bowling, se grossed 270 tons and measured 42.67 x 6.73 x 3.20m.
- Powered by a 2 cylinder compound steam engine which generated 55h.p.
- She was owned by J. Hay & Sons of Glasgow, and was under charter to Tedcastles to deliver coal to Dublin from Glasgow.
- In thick fog she struck the rocks.
- The 15 crew escaped without injury.
Source Publications:
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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 932 - 1997"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713 | ||
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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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by
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Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
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Last update - 07-Feb-2006
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