County of Lancaster (SS)

Name: County of Lancaster (SS)
Address: IE

Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1901

UKHO wreck no. 009101627. Chart symbol SW 26.7. 98-ton steamer of Glasgow lost en route from Carnlough/Ayr to Dundalk. Crew of eight drowned. The body of Captain Henry Murray washed ashore at Greystones, Co. Wicklow. Wreck identified by divers in 1996 when bell recovered. The coaster lies intact and upright on the seabed in a general depth of 28m. Cargo of coal still present. Vessel is orientated NNW/SSE, measures L. 34m x B. 6m x H. 5.1m. GSI wreck no GSI_326.

Type:: Steamship
Period:: 1901
Coordinates:: 53.51°N, 5.96°W

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