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

Parking directions  In the car park at the harbour

Travel directions: . 

Distance from harbour:  From Troon its a 2.5 km five minute RIB ride to the wreck

Site Hazards: 

Lat / Long:   55 32 37.4N / 04 43 09.8W

Chart:    To follow

Depth:   22m

Tides:   Tide tables

Diveboat:    Flying eagle    Seren Las

Dive Shop:   West coast diving    C&C Marine

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Suggested experience: Experienced sport diver

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Created by: John Nicolson

Date: 30/4/07

Revision: 2

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Underwater photos:   By Lee

Wreck diagram:    Contact me

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 boilers 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.