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| Vessel Type: |
Salvage Steamer |
Location: | Co. Antrim |
| Date of Loss: | 11th April 1917 | Place: | Ballygalley |
| Cause of Loss: | Foundered | Shore Dive from: | Ballygalley |
| Charted Depth: | 10m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 9 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2199 and/or 2198 |
| Hull Material: | Steel/Iron | Latitude: | 54 57 42 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Sand | Longitude: | 05 55 00 West |
| Average Visibility: | 5 - 10m | Diving Experience: | Novice |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Mostly scattered plates and decking.
- There is a large boiler, and a mast sitting at 45 degrees which almost reaches the surface.
- Slack water is a must, and high tide makes for easier entry to water.
- Access is via the carpark 0.5 miles north of Ballygalley Hotel.
Historical Information:
- A Royal Fleet Auxiliary salvage steamer and former gun-boat, she was built in 1889 by Scott’s of Greenock, and is reputed to have been commanded for a time by the then future King George V.
- She grossed 805 tons, measured 50.29 x 9.44m. originally with 6 x four inch guns.
- She was assigned to the Coastguard in 1906 and became a cable ship in 1915. She was operating as a salvage ship at the time of loss.
- Nine men drowned when she was wrecked during a snowstorm. The rest were rescued by breeches buoy.
- The bell was recovered as recently as August 1993.
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 |
Other Sources:
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Randal
Armstrong
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Castlereagh SAC (1982) |
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Royal
Navy
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Hydrographic Department (1970) |
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Last update - 25-Sep-2003
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