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| Vessel Type: |
Square Rigger |
Location: | Co. Antrim |
| Date of Loss: | 3rd November 1882 | Place: | The Maidens |
| Cause of Loss: | Ran aground | Boat Dive from: | Ballylumford |
| Charted Depth: | 18m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 9 |
| Height of Wreck: | 2m | Admiralty Chart No: | 2198 |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude (GPS): | 54 57.172 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Rocks | Longitude (GPS): | 05 43.815 West |
| Average Visibility: | 5 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Experienced Novice |
| No image listed. |
Diving Information:
- Lies off the East side of Highland Rock to the North of the Maidens.
- Badly broken up lying in 8 to 18m of water.
- Dive 30 mins before High or Low Water Belfast.
- Launch from Ballylumford Harbour at any time.
Historical Information:
- Commanded by Captain Jens, she was bound Greenock for Rangoon with a cargo of coal when she ran aground on Highland Rock.
- Built in 1882 by Russell & Co., Glasgow and was owned by P. Denniston of Glasgow.
- Grossing 1,649 tons and measuring 78.15 x 11.60 x 6.88m she was the largest sailing vessel wrecked on the Co. Antrim coast.
- No lives were lost.
Source Publications:
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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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"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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"Underwater
Ireland Guide to Irish Dive Sites"
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by
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Irish Underwater Council |
| CFT 1999 - ISBN: 0948283025 |
Other Sources:
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Peter
Steel
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North Irish Lodge, Islandmagee (1999) |
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Last update - 12-Mar-2003
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