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| Location |
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Place Name : Old Light House Island |
Lat / Long : 54 ° 54 ' 11 '' North - 5 ° 43' 40'' West |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : GPS |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : Sailing Ship (Steel) |
Built : 1884 |
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Shipyard : Barclay, Curle's Glasgow
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Hull material : Iron |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 0 tonnes |
Length : m |
Beam : m |
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| History |
| Sunk : |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
7 m |
12 m |
Deck :
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7 m |
12 m |
| Bed : |
7 m |
14 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : E |
Lying : unknown |
Condition : Unknown |
Seabed Type : Gravel
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Artifacts : Masts, steel rope |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : J Rae and Co Liverpool |
Access : Public
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : None |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 2 - hours |
0 - minutes |
Before - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Can be launched at Donaghadee, But at high tide only. Best launched at Grooms port Harbour, almost at any state of tide. Note! £5.00 launching fees!
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Notes : |
This wreck is widely scattered, parts of her masts can be seen along with coils of steel rope. Iron plates and parts of superstructure can be seen in amongst the gullies and covered in kelp.
Close to shore can be dived at almost any time, but care should be taken with the wind direction.
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References : |
This ship is mentioned in a book called shipwrecks of the Ulster Coast, by Ian Wilson.
Page 97.
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