| Wrecks List | |||
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| Total Records: 1 | |||
| Name | Nationality | Location | Date Lost |
| J & M Garratt | British | River Boyne Co Louth | 1940 |
| J & M Garratt : | |||
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| Owner | Managed by Coppack, Carter & Co. Barrow | ||
| Flag | British | Builder | Ashburner Hindpool Shipyard |
| Port | Chester | Build Date | 1884 |
| Official No | 88702 | Material | Wood |
| Lloyds Register | 1889 J - 33 | Weight Tons | 87 / 104 |
| Launched | Dimensions | 92.4 | 21.5 | 9.2 | |
| Ship Type | Sail Vessel | Propulsion | Sail / 1934 installed two 50 hp diesels |
| Ships Role | Cargo Ship | Rigging Style | Schooner & 1 Deck |
| Screws | |||
| Funnels | |||
| Owner and Registration History | |||
| Owner 1889 J.Vickers | |||
| Location | River Boyne Co Louth | ||
| Date Lost | 01/10/1940 | Captain | Capt. Robert Hutton |
| Cause | Fire | Crew Lost | |
| Position | Passengers Lost | ||
| Google Map Location | |||
| History | |||
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Carrying a cargo of 160 tons of firebricks and tiles, and under the command of Capt. Robert Hutton she was entering the River Boyne when her auxiliary engines caught fire. The fire quickly spread from the engine room, and the schooner crew abandoned their ship in the small boat. The blazing hulk drifted slowly towards the quay, the local newspaper writing "on a pitch dark night, the flames from the oil and paraffin tanks shooting up into the sky and illuminating the countryside for miles around". The ship sank after local dockworkers put out the fire, the cargo subsequently being salvaged. REF . Drogheda Independant, 12th October 1940 |
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| Record Created on 21/09/2008 | |||
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