| SS Ahdeek |
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Type: A 917 ton iron steamship
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Wreck Information: The Ahdeek was a 917 ton iron steamship that was 246 foot long belonging to Donald & Taylor, Glasgow. She was Launched in 1881 and Sank in December 1898 after being stranded on a saltpan Patch, Ayr Bay; she was apparently refloated but sank while under tow near Troon. The hull is settling into the seabed but the boilers are clear of the seabed. See pictures below.
Cargo: Iron ore
Harbour / slip: RIBs can be launched from the nearby Troon yacht haven
Travel directions: From Troon its a 2.5 km five minute RIB ride to the wreck. Tide Tables
Site Hazards:
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Lat / Long: 55 32 37.4N / 04 43 09.8W
Chart:
Depth: 22m
Tides: Tidetables
Diveboat: Clyde dive charters James Edgar
Diveshop: C&C Marine Services
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Suggested experience: Experianced sport diver
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Created by: John Nicolson
Air & Nitrox fills: C&C Marine Services
Date: 30/4/07
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Links: LINK
Underwater photos: By Lee
Wreck diagram:
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Dive Report: Scott 5/6/2010 A lot of the hull plates have fallen to the seabed. The sterns still rises about 3m, the bow about 1.5-2m and kind of sagging in the middle with about 0.5-1mm. The boilders are nice, still lots of other nooks and crannies to poke about in. There is a section just aft of the boilers where you can see the prop shaft disappearing down a tunnel under the decking which is nice too.
All agreed that there is more to see than indicated on the drawing in Clyde Shipwrecks.
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