Lynburn (SS)

Steel Steamship in Ireland, dating from 1917

UKHO wreck number is 010501563. Chart symbol wk 32m. 587 ton new steam vessel of Workington armed for defensive purposes. Measured L. 166 x B. 27 x D. 11 feet. Owned by Stainburn SS Co. Ltd, captain was H. Roberts. Built by Williamson, R. & Son, Workington. Sunk by a mine en route from Cork to Whitehaven, 11 crew, cargo of timber. Three crew rescued by Arklow lifeboat, eight lives lost. Wreck surveyed in November 1982. Lies intact in general sea depth of 37m, orientated NW/SE. Measures L. 30m x

Type:
Steel Steamship

Period:
1917

Coordinates:
52.89°N, 5.82°W

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