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 PWLLHELI PACKET was a 19nt wooden smack built at Porthmadog in 1833. At time of loss on 30 September 1873, the vessel was owned by O Jones of Byncroes, Caernarfon. It was carrying 33tons of roofing slate from Caernarfon to Haverfordwest when it sprang a leak 4 miles northeast of Bardsey Island. The crew were forced to take to their boat. The smack foundered 15 minutes later.
Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1873 Part III pg53 (253)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, May 2010.
Resources
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application/pdfAENT - Archaeological Reports/Evaluations (non Trust)Digital copy of an Archaeological Desk-based Assessment on 'The Maritime Archaeology of the Welsh Slate Trade': produced by Wessex Archaeology, for Cadw. Report ref: 53111.02s-4.
