The wreck site of the CLWYD (NPRN 240909) was identified by the UKHO following a survey in 1996, and a further UKHO survey in 2022. The wreck was subject to a detailed survey by Bangor University in May 2019. Associated research was undertaken by Dr Innes McCartney (2022) for the Echoes from the Deep project, which corroborated the existing identification.
Event and Historical Information:
The CLWYD was a steel-hulled steamship built at South Shields in 1909 by J. P. Rennoldson & Sons (Yard No. 256, Official No. 127956). The vessel was 289gt, 124nt; 125ft 2in length x 22ft 7in breadth x 9ft 4in depth; 1 deck, 3 bulkheads, quarter deck 40ft, boat deck 8ft, forecastle 19ft; screws propulsion powered a single steam boiler linked to a compound engine producing 45hp; machinery aft. At the time of loss the ship was owned by Point of Ayr Collieries Ltd and was registered at Liverpool.
On 19 December 1917, the CLWYD was in transit from Dublin to Point of Ayr when it was in collision with the SS PARAGON of Dublin. The ship subsequently foundered with a loss of 1 crew.
Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1917 Pt II, Table A, p.37 (3)
Y Dinesydd Cymreig, 26 December 1917, p.8
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 October - 31 December 1917, p.7 (f)
Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1 July 1915 - 30 June 1916, number 1370 in C
McCartney, I., 2022. Echoes from the Deep. Leiden: Sidestone Press. https://www.sidestone.com/books/echoes-from-the-deep
The North Wales Chronicle, 28 December 1917, p.2
UKHO ID 7492: Contains public sector information, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, from UK Hydrographic Office.
J. Whitewright, RCAHMW, July 2024.
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