Quebra (SS)
Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1916
UKHO Wreck No.010000045. 4,538-ton 4-year-old steel steamship of London owned by Mercantile S.S. Co. and built in 1912 by W. Gray. Measured L. 115m x B. 16.3m X D. 7.74ml. She had 394nhp triple expansion engines. En route from New York to Liverpool under captain Evans and a crew of 34.The general cargo included wine, eggs, apples, stockings, brass, pipes and a significant amount of ammunition (cotton, shells, warheads). Vessel grazed Tail Rock and struck the north side of Great Blasket and later
- Type:
- Steamship
- Period:
- 1916
- Coordinates:
- 52.10°N, 10.54°W
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