Topaz (SS)

Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1891

UKHO wreck no. 009000161. Chart symbol 14 wk. 168 (net)/353 (gross) ton. Three-masted schooner-rigged 8-year-old, Glasgow- registered iron steamship, 161ft in length. Built by J.B. Seath & Co. of Glasgow. Owned by J.S. Mack of Liverpool, master was J. Quirk. Classed A1 by Lloyd’s. En route from Workington to Dundalk, crew of ten, cargo of steel rails. Encountered WSW force 4 wind, struck Dunany Reef, drifted into deeper water, sank. Crew took to lifeboat, landed at Greenore. Ship, cargo insured.

Type:
Steamship

Period:
1891

Coordinates:
53.87°N, 6.18°W

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