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

Event and Historical Information:
The CITY OF CHESTER was a 70nt wooden schooner built and completed at Chester in May 1858. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 70gt; 77.2ft length x 20.4ft breadth x 9.5ft depth in hold; 1 deck, 2 mast, rigging schooner, stern round, built carvel, head female figure (head altered to knee, as per survey at Liverpool, 3 May 1892), framework wood. It was placed as a new vessel on the Port of Chester Shipping Register (6 in 1858) by William Bishton of Wolverhampton, merchant (48 shares) and William Jones of Queen's Ferry, Flint, master mariner (16 shares). During its long service life, the schooner's ownership passed to through the hands of the Davison family at Queensferry and James Reney of Connah's Quay, sailmaker. At time of loss on 6 April 1898, the vessel was owned by J Owen, Bangor, and registered at Beaumaris. It was on passage from Swansea to Mostyn carrying a cargo of burnt ore when it stranded on Fyddlyn Island (Ynys-y-fydlyn) in a southerly force 5.

Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Returns 1898 Appendix C Table 1 p141(593)
Port of Chester Shipping Register 1855-1874, Flintshire Record Office S/3, folio 37, 124 and 206
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, August 2012.