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 SLANEY was a wooden schooner built at Wexford in 1837 (Official No. 21412). The vessel was 83nt; 63ft long x 17ft breadth x 10ft depth and constructed using iron bolts. The schooner stranded on 26th September 1883 and in wind conditions S force 8 after dragging her anchors in Dale Roads. Three crew members were taken off by the 33ft lifeboat KATHERINE, leaving the vessel to drift ashore on the rocks at South Hook with her Captain (J. Carr) and Mate still on board, both of whom were rescued from the beach. The schooner quickly broke up. The SLANEY was owned at time of loss by W Armstrong, Wexford and was on passage from Wexford to Newport, in ballast, under the command of master J Carr.
Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1883 Appendix Parts I-IV pg104 (546)
Goddard, T, 1963, Pembrokeshire Shipwrecks, pg129
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyds Register of British and Foreign Shipping 1 July 1883 - 30 June 1884, number 716 in S
J. Whitewright, RCAHMW, October 2023
