Lusitania

KINSALE
ANGLING

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Diving German WW1 minelaying submarine UC-42.

Propellor boss, WW1 German submarine UC 42

Propeller boss of one of WW1 sub UC-42's propellors. She lies sunk approx 5nm south of Roches Point. Photo ©Timmy Carey

Wreck of 1692

Sidescan sonar image of Wreck of 1692 (to be confirmed) discovered by Carroll O'Donoghue, owner/operator of HARPY, in 2015.

Survey equipment.

A selection of our underwater survey hardware. We're ready when you need us.

Divers off Old Head

Wreck-diving off the Old Head of Kinsale

Commercial Diving

Commercial Divers working on undersea pipes outside Kinsale harbour.

Recovering Diver

Recovering Diver after ascent from Lusitania wreck.

Kinsale Sunset

Sunset in Kinsale, pictured from the quays.

Lusitania

This is one of Lusitania's 4 propellors. She was salvaged from the wreck in 1982 and was rescued by Liverpool maritime museum in 1989, where she now remains an outside exhibit.

The 4-blade props replaced the original 3-bladed props in 1909 and gave an extra 1 knot speed. Each prop is 23 tons of bronze and rotated at 3 times a second to give 26kts. The cone however is cast steel. The props show clear signs of wear from many Atlantic crossings, but also from lying on the sea bed for so long.
Lusitania's propellor.
Commissioned by an American committee, including President Roosevelt, to commemorate the Lusitania victims this was designed by Irish-American sculptor Jerome Connor (1876-1943).

It depicts the fishermen who had laboured to recover the living and the dead from the Lusitania. It is topped by the Angel of Peace. Construction of this memorial took 11 years.
Cobh memorial.
This davit from the Lusitania snagged the nets of a Kinsale trawler and was landed at Kinsale pier. It is located at the rear of Kinsale museum. The museum has a direct connection with the wreck and WW1 and is recommended if you visit Kinsale.
Lusitania's davit.
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Lusitania deck plan.
Memorial at Old Head.
Old Head memorial to Lusitania victims.

This is one of Lusitania's 4 propellors. She was salvaged from the wreck in 1982 and was rescued by Liverpool maritime museum in 1989, where she now remains an outside exhibit.

The 4-blade props replaced the original 3-bladed props in 1909 and gave an extra 1 knot speed. Each prop is 23 tons of bronze and rotated at 3 times a second to give 26kts. The cone however is cast steel. The props show clear signs of wear from many Atlantic crossings, but also from lying on the sea bed for so long.

Commissioned by an American committee, including President Roosevelt, to commemorate the Lusitania victims this was designed by Irish-American sculptor Jerome Connor (1876-1943).

It depicts the fishermen who had laboured to recover the living and the dead from the Lusitania. It is topped by the Angel of Peace. Construction of this memorial took 11 years.

This davit from the Lusitania snagged the nets of a Kinsale trawler and was landed at Kinsale pier. It is located at the rear of Kinsale museum. The museum has a direct connection with the wreck and WW1 and is recommended if you visit Kinsale.

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Lusitania

Lusitania graves in Kinsale

Lusitania graves in Cobh (Queenstown)