T. Crowley

Schooner in Ireland, dating from 1917

GSI Wreck No. 220. 97-ton schooner of Kinsale, owned by Kinsale Shipping Co Ltd. Built in 1877 by Westacott, Barnstaple, North Devon it measured L.27.25 x B.6.47 x D.2.87. En route from Cardiff to Kinsale with a cargo of coal, under captain D. Fitzpatrick and a crew of 5. Captured by German submarine U-70 and crew forced to abandon ship, after which she sunk without loss of life. The survivors landed at Cobh. The location of the wreck was possbily identifed by the Geological Survey of Ireland in

Type:

Schooner

Period:

1917

Coordinates:

51.90°N, 6.90°W

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