This is the information page about the shipwreck Killarney, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 42.887 N,8 22.55 W (51.768116666667, -8.2951166666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: KILLARNEY
Year of registration: 1974
Water depth above wreck: 5 meter
Known since: 1974
Details measurements/cartography: H1282/75 8.4.75 'KILLARNEY' WAS WRECKED ON THE ROCK NOW KNOWN AS KILLARNEY ROCK UNDER 200FT CLIFFS IN OR AROUND 1846 WITH LOSS OF ALL CREW WHO WERE MOSTLY NEGROES. WK DIVED ON IN 1974 & WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS WRECKAGE AROUND THE SEAWARD & NORTHERN SIDE OF THE ROCK, WHICH TOWERS ABOUT 10FT OUT OF THE WATER AT HIGH TIDE. THE MAIN SHAFT LIES BETWEEN THE ROCK & THE CLIFFS & PART OF THE WK IS COVERED BY RECENT LANDFALLS. (M COLLINS, LETTER DTD 3.4.75). INS AS F IN 514252N, 082230W [OSI]. NC 1765.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 42.887 N,8 22.55 W