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'''MV ''Plassy''''', or '''''Plassey''''', was a steam [[Net laying ship|trawler]] launched in late 1940 and named '''HMT ''Juliet''''' in 1941. She was renamed ''Peterjon'' and converted to a cargo vessel in 1947. She was acquired by the [[Limerick Steamship Company]] in 1951 and renamed ''Plassy''.
'''MV ''Plassy''''', or '''''Plassey''''', was a steam [[Net laying ship|trawler]] launched in late 1940 and named '''HMT ''Juliet''''' in 1941. It was renamed ''Peterjon'' and converted to a cargo vessel in 1947. It was acquired by the [[Limerick Steamship Company]] in 1951 and renamed ''Plassy''.


On 8 March 1960, while sailing through [[Galway Bay]] carrying a cargo of [[whiskey]], [[stained glass]] and [[yarn]], she was caught in a severe storm and ran onto Finnis Rock, [[Inisheer]], [[Aran Islands]].
On 8 March 1960, while sailing through [[Galway Bay]] carrying a cargo of [[whiskey]], [[stained glass]] and [[yarn]], it was caught in a severe storm and ran onto Finnis Rock, [[Inisheer]], [[Aran Islands]].


A group of local Islanders, the [[Inisheer Rocket Crew]],<ref>http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/scotch-on-the-rocks-30087314.html</ref> rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel using a [[breeches buoy]] — an event captured in a pictorial display at the [[National Maritime Museum of Ireland|National Maritime Museum]] in [[Dún Laoghaire]].
A group of local Islanders, the [[Inisheer Rocket Crew]],<ref>http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/scotch-on-the-rocks-30087314.html</ref> rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel using a [[breeches buoy]] — an event captured in a pictorial display at the [[National Maritime Museum of Ireland|National Maritime Museum]] in [[Dún Laoghaire]].


Several weeks later, a second storm washed the ship off the rock and drove her ashore on the island.
Several weeks later, a second storm washed the ship off the rock and drove it ashore on the island.


The wreck still lies on the shoreline and is a tourist attraction. She is visible in the opening credits of the television series ''[[Father Ted]]''. In early January 2014, [[Cyclone Anne (2014)|Storm Christine]] shifted the wreck's position on the coast for the first time since 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/islands-hit-hard-by-storms-now-waiting--255039.html|newspaper=Irish Examiner| first=Noel| last=Baker| date=13 January 2014| accessdate=17 January 2014 |title=Islands hit hard by storms now waiting for help}}</ref>
The wreck still lies on the shoreline and is a tourist attraction. It is visible in the opening credits of the television series ''[[Father Ted]]''. In early January 2014, [[Cyclone Anne (2014)|Storm Christine]] shifted the wreck's position on the coast for the first time since 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/islands-hit-hard-by-storms-now-waiting--255039.html|newspaper=Irish Examiner| first=Noel| last=Baker| date=13 January 2014| accessdate=17 January 2014 |title=Islands hit hard by storms now waiting for help}}</ref>


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Plassy aground, photographed in 1962
History
Ireland
NamePlassy (or Plassey)
OwnerLimerick Steamship Company
OperatorRoycroft Ltd
BuilderCook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley
Yard number669
Laid down23 May 1940
Launched2 October 1940
Commissioned20 Mar 1941
Renamed
  • Launched as Juliet
  • Renamed Peterjon in 1947
  • Renamed Plassy in 1951
Fate
General characteristics
Displacement585 tons
Length173.8 ft (53.0 m)
Beam27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Draught13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Propulsion8-cylinder 2S.C.SA Diesel
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)

MV Plassy, or Plassey, was a steam trawler launched in late 1940 and named HMT Juliet in 1941. It was renamed Peterjon and converted to a cargo vessel in 1947. It was acquired by the Limerick Steamship Company in 1951 and renamed Plassy.

On 8 March 1960, while sailing through Galway Bay carrying a cargo of whiskey, stained glass and yarn, it was caught in a severe storm and ran onto Finnis Rock, Inisheer, Aran Islands.

A group of local Islanders, the Inisheer Rocket Crew,[1] rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel using a breeches buoy — an event captured in a pictorial display at the National Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire.

Several weeks later, a second storm washed the ship off the rock and drove it ashore on the island.

The wreck still lies on the shoreline and is a tourist attraction. It is visible in the opening credits of the television series Father Ted. In early January 2014, Storm Christine shifted the wreck's position on the coast for the first time since 1991.[2]

  • MV Plassy shipwreck, 2005
    MV Plassy shipwreck, 2005
  • MV Plassy shipwreck, June 2010
    MV Plassy shipwreck, June 2010
  • MV Plassy shipwreck, June 2016
    MV Plassy shipwreck, June 2016
  • "Plassey" on Inisheer in October 2016
    "Plassey" on Inisheer in October 2016

References

  1. ^ http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/scotch-on-the-rocks-30087314.html
  2. ^ Baker, Noel (13 January 2014). "Islands hit hard by storms now waiting for help". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/disappointment-for-father-ted-fans-as-the-storm-ravages-the-familiar-shipwreck-29892489.html

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