Retriever (SS)

Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1916

UKHO wreck no. 007600045, listed as a ‘dangerous wreck’ (DW). 500-ton, 10-year-old British steamship built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon. Owned by Clanrye Steamship Co., captain was P. O’Neill. Measured L. 168ft x B. 26ft x D. 10ft, powered by 72rhp compound engines. En route from Garston to Newry, encountered heavy easterly gale. Cargo of coal shifted in rough seas, Retriever collided with passenger steamship Connemara. Both vessels sank, total loss of 97 lives. Cabin boy from Retriever

Type:

Steamship

Period:

1916

Coordinates:

54.02°N, 6.06°W

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