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 SNOWDON was a 662gt wooden barque, built by Gingras in 1868, and registered at Quebec. Its measured 156ft 3in length x 31ft 4in breadth x 20ft 3in height. In November 1886 the barque was carrying wood from Pensacola to Belfast, under the command of master K E W Holmberg. It was stranded near Tenby in a northerly force 9-10 gale, and lost with all 15 crewmembers.

Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1886, Appendix C, Table 1, pg127(893)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyds Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1 July 1886 -30 June 18877, number 1221 in S

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, October 2011.