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 MINERVA was a 203nt wooden schooner built in 1855 and registered at Dublin. At time of loss, the vessel was owned by W O McCormick, Kingstown, and under the command of F Stone. The schooner was carrying a cargo of coal from Cardiff to Lanzarottee, when it encountered a southwesterly force 10 gale and took shelter in Caldey Roads. The MINERVA was subsequently in collision wifh the brigantine ELLA VAIL of Nova Scotia (see NPRN 272380). Both vessels foundered.
Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1878 Appendix Parts I-IV pg116 (182)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
