This is the information page about the shipwreck Shamrock, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 40.859 N,5 10.564 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)
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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: SHAMROCK
Length 64 meter, width: 9.2 meter, draught: 4.1, tonnage 828 ton
Load: personnel,general and mixed goods
Cause: struck w side of st ann's head. (e giles). vessel, built 1883. owned at time of loss by w.c. allingham, waterford. on passage from dublin for newport. stranded and lost in force 2 sse winds. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1977
Water depth above wreck: 0 meter
Known since: 1977
Details measurements/cartography: H4919/77 21.12.77 STRUCK W SIDE OF ST ANN'S HEAD. (E GILES, LETTER DTD 11.12.77). NCA, POSN 514050N, 051030W FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 40.859 N,5 10.564 W