| SS Liverpool |
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| Location |
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Place Name : between Middle Mouse Island and shore |
Lat / Long : 53 ° 26 ' 40 '' North - 4 ° 20' 0'' West |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : GPS |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : Steamer, brigantine rigged |
Built : |
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Shipyard :
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Hull material : iron |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 480 tonnes |
Length : 35 m |
Beam : 7 m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 1863 |
Cause : collision with "Laplata" barque |
Date Found : 1997 |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
35 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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38 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
42 m |
0 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : W |
Lying : Upright |
Condition : Extensive breakup |
Seabed Type : Gravel
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Artifacts : tin ingots, bricks |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : Messrs. T.A.Tamplin & Co. |
Access : Public
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : |
| Restrictions : |
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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 : |
Bullbay slipway - free
5 mins in modern RIB to the site |
Notes : |
THE LIVERPOOL LEFT LONDON ON DEC 30th . ON HER WAY SHE CALLED AT PLYMOUTH,PENZANCE,HENCE THE TIN INGOTS.SHE COLLIDED WITH THE LAPLATA WHICH HAD LEFT LIVERPOOL BOUND FOR LIMA PERU. BOTH VESSELS EVENTUALLY SANK,THE LIVERPOOL GOING DOWN FIRST.
THIS IS A GOOD DIVE SINCE THE VESSEL IS QUITE SMALL AND CAN BE COVERD IN ONE DIVE. IT IS BEST DIVED ON THE LOWWATER ABOUT 1HOUR BEFORE AMLWCH LW.
THE BOILER IS THE HIGHEST POINT WITH ALL THE PROP SHAFT
ENGINE ETC EXPOSED. THIS WRECK MAY HAVE HAD A SALVAGE ATTEMPT MANY YEARS AGO |
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From a dive on : June 1997 |
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