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Ailsa

Shipwreck

What is recorded here

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies Ailsa as Steamship. It was lost in 1892. Recorded depth: 1-5m. Recorded condition: Badly broken up, part of wreck is onshore.

From the Northern Ireland Ship and Aircraft Wrecks, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs record SWR034

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Photo credits
  • Albert Bridge, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Puffer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Puffer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bernie McAllister, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jude Byrne, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Wilson Adams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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