Wreckage lies in three concentrations. The engine and paddles sit in a deep gulley at the edge of the cove. A prominent feature of the site are the three condensers/cylinders of the engine which stand 2.5m above the general level of the seabed. The ship's bell was recovered in 1977, along with a quantity of cutlery and crockery featuring the ship's name. The cutlery includes forks, fish knives, small and large teaspoons, and sugar tongs. Other finds recovered and reported to the Receiver of Wreck include a punch server and a lead crystal decanter.

Event and Historical Information:
The NIMROD was an iron paddle steamer built by Vernon & Company, which was also rigged as a three masted barque. The paddle steamer was owned by the City of Cork Steam Packet Company and worked on the Liverpool to Cork route. Technical specifications are given as 583gt; 176ft length x 24ft breadth x 16ft depth. The NIMROD left Liverpool on Saturday morning 25 February 1860, under the command of master Lyall. It was carrying beer, soap, shop goods, walnuts, cloth and other items. The NIMROD'S engine broke down off the Smalls during the night of Monday 27 February, and while efforts were being made to repair it, a smaller Milford - Waterford packet steamer, the CITY OF PARIS, (master Pearn), arrived on the scene and offered assistance. Master Pearn said the master asked 'What will you tow us into Milford for?'. The CITY OF PARIS replied £1,000, where upon Lyall offered £100. Stating that the offer was unacceptable, master Pearn said the CITY OF PARIS would tow the other vessel into Milford and leave the settlement to the NIMROD'S owners, but captain Lyall refused saying he still had all his canvas set and was making good steerage way. His only request was that the CITY OF PARIS reported his breakdown at Waterford. The other vessel continued its passage and the NIMROD attempted to cross the Irish Sea under sail but drove ashore northeast of St David's Head and broke into three pieces. The Board Of Trade inquiry attached no blame to captain Pearn.

Sources include:
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Goddard, T, 1983, Pembrokeshire Shipwrecks, pg86-9
Liverpool Mercury, 5 March 1860, issue 3762
Receiver of Wreck Droits Letter and Printout March 2002, RCIM6/2/5/2
UK Hydrographic Office Wrecks and Obstructions Database. ? Crown Copyright and database rights. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.ukho.gov.uk).

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, March 2008.