Site Record

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 MONTANA was an iron-hulled steamship built by Palmer Shipbuilding Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 1873. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 4321gt, 2429nt; 400ft 7in length x 43ft 7in breadth x 32ft 7in depth; screw propulsion powered by 3 steam boilers linked to a compound engine. The vessel was the sister ship to the DAKOTA (see NPRN 271861) and was owned by the Liverpool & Great Western Steam Navigation Company. The ship ran aground on the north coast of Anglesey on 14 March 1880.

Sources include:
Hocking, C, 1989, Dictionary of Disasters at Sea in the Age of Steam, pg482
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2010.