Manchester Merchant (Ss) Wreck

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Manchester merchant (ss) Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		52 5.720 N,10 1.980 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 52.095330
  • Longitude: -10.033000
Name MANCHESTER MERCHANT (SS)
Type steam ship
Date Sunk Jan 15, 1903
Original Source Brady, McKeon, Lyttleton, Lawler 2012, 40-1; GSI Wreck Data; Hocking 1989, 448; Irish Schools' Folklore Collection (IFSC), Imleabhar 426, 509; Ibid 437, 35, 199; Ibid 476, 59; Larn & Larn 2002; Lloyd's List 20, 386, Thursday, 15th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 387, Friday, 16th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 388, Saturday, 17th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 389, Monday, 19th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 390, Tuesday, 20th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 391, Wednesday, 21st January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 392, Thursday, 22nd January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 394, Saturday, 24th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 395, Monday, 26th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 397, Wednesday, 28th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 399, Friday, 30th January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 400, Saturday, 31st January 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 401, Monday, 2nd February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 402, Tuesday, 3rd February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 403, Wednesday, 4th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 404, Thursday, 5th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 406, Saturday, 7th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 407, Monday, 9th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 408, Tuesday, 10th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 409, Wednesday, 11th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 411, Friday, 13th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 412, Saturday, 14th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 413, Monday, 16th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 415, Wednesday, 18th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 416, Thursday, 19th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 420, Tuesday, 24th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 421, Wednesday, 25th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 422, Thursday, 26th February 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 425, Monday, 2nd March 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 428, Thursday, 5th March 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 433, Wednesday, 11th March 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 435, Friday, 13th March 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 437, Monday, 16th March 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 438, Tuesday, 17th March 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 447, Friday, 27th March 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 832, Friday 24th June 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 531, Saturday, 4th July 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 536, Friday, 10th July 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 847, Tuesday 12th July 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 857, Saturday 23rd July 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 548, Friday, 24th July 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 555, Saturday, 1st August 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 865, Tuesday 2nd August 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 561, Saturday, 8th August 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 877, Tuesday 16th August 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 886, Friday 26th August 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 578, Friday, 28th August 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 584, Friday, 4th September 1903; Lloyd's List 20, 596, Friday, 18th September 1903; PP 1904, LXXXVI, 149; UKHO Wreck Data.
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Wreck No: W05784, Place of Loss: Kerry, Dingle Bay, 4.5km WNW of Rosbehy Point., Source of Coordinate: GSI_248, Description: UKHO Wreck No. 010000033. GSI Wreck No. GSI_248. 5657-ton, 3-year-old, four-masted steel steamship of Manchester, owned by Manchester Liner Company, Lim., Manchester. Built in 1900 by Palmers’ Shipbuilding and Iron Company Ltd., Newcastle-upon Tyne. Measured 452 x 52 x 28ft. Powered by 3-cylindfer triple expansion 642 Hp triple boiler screw engine and was classed by Lloyd’s as ‘100 A1. shelter deck.’ Although originally built for the newly formed Manchester Liner Company Ltd., it was requisitioned by the British Government immediately after its completion to transport troops, supplies, horses and ammunition to South Africa during the Boer War (1899–1902). After the war the SS Manchester Merchant was returned to its owners. It was lost during its first voyage, while en route from New Orleans to Manchester with a cargo of 13,000 bales of cotton for the Lancashire cotton mills. The vessel, commanded by W.P. Couch and manned by a crew of 56, was also carrying 100 barrels of turpentine, soap, pitch, pine and grain. It is believed that the cotton cargo ignited, with the vessel subsequently catching fire as it neared the southwest coast of Ireland. The cargo ship sought refuge in Dingle Bay and dropped anchor near the entrance to Castlemaine harbour. As the fire intensified, the crew to threw the turpentine overboard. With efforts to fight the fire proving fruitless, most of the crew took to the lifeboats, leaving the master and a handful of crew to scuttle the ship in shallow water, which they did on 15 January. There was no loss of life in this incident. The captain gave the ship’s bell to locals as a token of gratitude for their assistance. The bell of the Manchester Merchant is housed in the Roman Catholic church at Anascaul, Co. Kerry. The wreck of the SS Manchester Merchant lies in over 11m of water and is orientated NE–SW, with its bow to the NE. It lies largely intact and measures 157m in length and 18m in width. ----------------------------

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The MANCHESTER MERCHANT (SS) wreck is located at coordinates 52 5.720 N,10 1.980 W.

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The MANCHESTER MERCHANT (SS) sank on Jan 15, 1903.

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