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 CAPTAIN PARRY was an iron-hulled steamship built in 1865. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 477gt, 318nt; screw propulsion powered by a single steam boiler linked to a compound engine. At time of loss 13 December 1893, the vessel was owned by M Murphy Junior of Dublin. The steamship was carrying a cargo of coal from Garston to Dublin under the command of T I Little when it developed a leak. The vessel foundered with all hands (11 crewmembers) 13 miles northwest of the Skerries.
Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1893, Appendix C, Table, p.110 (470)
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 October - 31 December 1893, p.6 (e)
South Wales Daily News, 15 December 1893, p.5
Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2010.
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