Floweret (Flowerette) Wreck

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Floweret (flowerette) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		54 8.161 N,9 8.366 W
Latitude, Longitude
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  • Latitude: 54.136020
  • Longitude: -9.139430
Name FLOWERET (FLOWERETTE)
Type sailing vessel
Original Source NMS Files; UKHO Wreck Data 1996; www.northmayo.ie
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Wreck No: W06731, Place of Loss: River Moy, Ballina. 240m NW of Quignamanger Quay, Source of Coordinate: National Monuments Service, Description: In 1937 the Ballina Harbour Commissioners purchased a number of derelict vessel with the plan to sink them to form groynes to keep the navigation channel clear at the mouth of the River Moy. The Floweret was one such vessel and was an English wooden sailing boat which had sailed from England before being abandoned in the navigation channel in 1937. A different account suggests the Floweret, while cruising around Killala Bay caught fire while those on board were enjoying a picnic. The Creteboom (W06704), another vessel planned to be used as part of the navigation improvement works in 1937 lies only 90m to the SE in a wrecked condition. Lying side by side, the two wrecks graphically illustrate the difference in deterioration rates between a traditional 19th-century wooden sail boat and an experimental concrete boat. The skeletal remains of the wooden boat are barely visible and as a result less well known, whereas the remains of the Creteboom tower out of the river. Both wrecks can be seen by passing craft plying the waters of the River Moy and viewed from nearby Ballina Quay and Belleek Woods.

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Where is the FLOWERET (FLOWERETTE) wreck located?

The FLOWERET (FLOWERETTE) wreck is located at coordinates 54 8.161 N,9 8.366 W.

What type of wreck is the FLOWERET (FLOWERETTE)?

The FLOWERET (FLOWERETTE) is classified as a sailing vessel.

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