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NSD-0088

SL/S/HIKK/M/28

Earl of Shaftesbury · Earl of Shaftesbury

Period
Colonial - British
Year sunk
1893
District
Galle
Depth
10.00–14.00 m
Vessel type
Fully rigged sail ship, Bulk Carrier
one of the mast 25 Nov 2015 © Rasika Muthukumarana
8 Apr 2008 © Maritime Archaeology Unit
remains of the wreck 25 Nov 2015 © Rasika Muthukumarana
mast 25 Nov 2015 © Rasika Muthukumarana
Video 25 Nov 2015 © Rasika Muthucumarana

Location

District: Galle

Province: Southern

Depth profile

10–14 m

Protection & status

Access
None
Legal status
None

Vessel chronology

1893

Year sunk

1883 – 1893

Time period estimate

References & publications

  • Jayawadena, D. (2016) Ghosts of the Deep - Diving the shipwrecks of Sri Lanka, Vijitha Yapa Publications, Colombo, pp.260-263.
  • මුතුකුමාරණ රසික (2010) අකුරළ වෙරලේ ඛේදවාචකය අර්ල් ඔෆ් ශාෆ්ට්ස්බරි, දළනිදු, විද්‍යුත් පුවත් සරණිය, වෙලුම 01, කාණ්ඩය 01, ජනවාරි 2010, මුහුදු පුරාවිද්‍යා ඒකකය, මධ්‍යම සංස්කතික අරමුදල ISSN No – 2012-6271

Record provenance

Last updated
2021-05-12
Biodiversity survey
Incomplete

Data: National Shipwreck Database / CCF–MAU