Armenian (SS)

Barque in Ireland, dating from 1865

UKHO wreck no. 010501484. 763 ton Royal Mail steam barque of London. Official no. was 3,270. Measured L. 239 x B. 29 x D. 20 feet. En route from Liverpool to Madeira to Teneriffe to the West Coast of Africa. 48 crew, 42/ 60 passengers aboard, mail, general cargo. Struck the Arklow bank, caught fire, sank. Captain Thomas Leamon, some crew took to the lifeboats. Remaining 31 crewmen took to the rigging. Lifeboat notified Arklow lightship. Lightship lifeboat capsized attempting to rescue remaining

Type:
Barque

Period:
1865

Coordinates:
52.83°N, 5.95°W

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