Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may be in the vicinity.
May be the same vessel as NPRN 240688 BLUEBELL

Event and Historical Information:
The BLUE BELL was a steel-hulled steamship built by D J Dunlo & Co, Port Glasgow, in 1892. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 568gt, 281nt; 175ft 9in length x 26ft 1in breadth x 12ft 6in depth; single weather deck, 4 bulkheads; official number 99084. At time of loss, the vessel was owned by Manchester Coasting & General Shipping Company. The BLUE BELL was carrying a cargo of coal from Partington to Swansea when it ran shore in fog on 15 February 1913. The crew remained on board until that evening when they were all landed with their belongings, leaving the vessel to go to pieces.

Sources include:

Board of Trade Wreck Return 1913, Appendix C, Table 1, p.98 (440)
Edmunds, G. 1979, The Gower Coast, pp.91-2, p.105 (photo)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 January - 31 March 1913, p.7 (h)
Lloyds Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1 July 1909 - 30 June 1910, number 752 in B
Rees, P. 1978, Gower Shipwrecks, pp.88-90 (photo)
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, February 2009.

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