Wrecks List | ||||
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Total Records: 1 | ||||
Name | Nationality | Location | Date Lost | |
Ardmore | Irish | Great Saltee Island Co Wexford | 1940 | |
Ardmore : Lady killiney | |||
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Owner | British and Irish Steampacket Company | ||
Flag | Irish | Builder | Caledon Shipbuilding Dundee |
Port | Cork | Build Date | 1918 |
Official No | 140454 | Material | Steel |
Tonnage nrt/grt | 1023 / 955 / 417 | ||
Ship type | Steam Ship | Dimensions | 254.5 | 36.1 | 16.0 |
Ships Role | Cargo Ship | Rigging Style | 2 Masts |
Super Structure | |||
Hull | |||
Machinery | |||
Wreck Location | Great Saltee Island Co Wexford | ||
Date Lost | 11/11/1940 | Captain | Thomas Forde |
Cause | Mined and sank | Crew Lost | 24 |
Position | 52.04 N / 006.33 W | Passengers Lost | |
Google Map Location | |||
History | |||
On a voyage from Cork to Fishguard with a cargo of Livestock the Ardmore was sunk by a mine in the area off the Great Saltee Island major damage to the midships section indicates the ship sank almost immediately with the loss of all onboard |
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Record Created on 29/11/2008 | |||
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