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| Vessel Type: |
Fleetwood Fishing Trawler |
Location: | Co. Donegal |
| Date of Loss: | 1946 | Place: | Glengad Head |
| Cause of Loss: | Struck rocks | Boat Dive from: | Bunnagee Pier, Culdaff Bay |
| Charted Depth: | 28m | Irish O.S. Map: | Discovery Series No. 3 |
| Height of Wreck: | Scattered | Admiralty Chart No: | 2811 |
| Hull Material: | Iron | Latitude (GPS): | 55 18.452 North |
| Type of Seabed: | Longitude (GPS): | 07 04.514 West | |
| Average Visibility: | 10 - 15m | Diving Experience: | Experienced |
| Picture available? | Yes - click here |
Diving Information:
- Due to strong currents dive only at slack water.
Historical Information:
- Originally built in 1917 in Middlesborough she grossed 276 tons and measured 125.5 x 23.4 x 12.8 ft. Her official number was 144425.
- She served with the Royal Navy in WW1 as an escort vessel and in WW2 as a minesweeper.
- After the war she was re-converted back to a fishing trawler and bought by J. Marr & Son Ltd.
- She struck rocks near Glengad Head and sank in Culdaff Bay while under tow.
- Was named after a crewman who served onboard the Victory with Lord Nelson at Trafalgar.
Source Publications:
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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 Irish Coast 1582 - 2000"
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by
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Edward J. Bourke |
| Edward J. Bourke 2000 - ISBN: 0952302721 | ||
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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 - 25-Oct-2005
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