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 CLWYD was a steel-hulled steamship built by J P Rennoldson & Sons in 1909. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 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 time of loss 19 December 1917, the vessel was owned by Point of Ayr Collieries Ltd and was registered at Liverpool. The vessel 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
The North Wales Chronicle, 28 December 1917, p.2
SS Clwyd, Wreck Site EU

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2010.

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