This is the information page about the shipwreck Irish plane, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 47.83 N,8 8.44 W (51.768116666667, -8.2951166666667)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: IRISH PLANE

Length 114.9 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 8.1, tonnage 4706 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,vehicles

Cause: 11.12.74 irish plain ran ashore in ballycroneen bay in 1916. (mr collins ltr dtd 11.12.74). name given as irish plane, ex- arena [1942], ex- point arena [1940], ex- democracy [1937], ex- jupiter. built 1917 by standard shipbuilding corp., shooters island, new york, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine, 4 boilers, single shaft. owned at time of loss by irish shipping co., dublin. passage phildelphia for cork. went ashore during gale following failure of steering gear. crew rescued. remains sold to hammond lane scrap metal company & broken up. (sii) tonnage given as 700tons. 31 crew rescued. built at spooter's isle, new york. cargo included cars & typewriters. (shipwrecks of the irish coast)

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter

Known since: 1974

Details measurements/cartography: H1289/74 17.12.74 H1289/74 17.12.74 WK OF IRISH PLAIN LIES IN BALLYCRONEEN BAY TO THE EAST OF POWER HEAD, WHERE IT RAN ASHORE, LATER SALVAGED BY HAMMOND LANE FOUNDERIES. (MR COLLINS LTR DTD 11.12.74). NCA, POSN 514748N, 080824W FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 47.83 N,8 8.44 W

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