Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.

Event and Historical Information:
The LADY HINCKS was a composite-built barque. It was built by Baldwin in Quebec in 1871. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 715gt, 613nt; 157ft length x 32ft 5in breadth x 19ft 7in depth. It is possible that the vessel was named in honour of the wife of Sir Francis Hincks, who returned from being Governor of British Guiana in 1869 to become the Canadian Minister of Finance from 1869-1874. Hincks' associations with the Baldwin family date back to the 1832 when Hincks had come to Toronto from Cork and rented property from the family (the Baldwins were a prominent Canadian family). At time of loss on 12 December 1883, the vessel was owned by E B Hatfield & Co, of Liverpool, and under the command of F J Evans. The barque was carrying a cargo of deals from St Johns to Liverpool when it was caught by a northwesterly force 10 gale and driven ashore in Caernarfon Bay at Trwyn-y-Tal point.

Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1883 Appendix I-IV pg112 (554)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyds Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1 July 1883 - 30 June 1884, number 89 in H

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, August 2011.