Plassy aground, photographed in 1962 |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Plassy (or Plassey) |
| Owner: | Limerick Steamship Company |
| Operator: | Roycroft Ltd |
| Builder: | Cook, Welton & Gemmill, Beverley: Holmes |
| Yard number: | 669 |
| Laid down: | 23 May 1940 |
| Launched: | 2 October 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 20 Mar 1941 |
| Renamed: | Launched as Juliet Renamed Peterjon in 1947 Renamed Plassy in 1951 |
| Fate: | Wrecked on 8 March 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 585 tons |
| Length: | 173.8 ft (53.0 m) |
| Beam: | 27.6 ft (8.4 m) |
| Draught: | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | 8 cylinder 2S.C.SA Diesel |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
MV Plassy, or Plassey, was a steam trawler launched in late 1940 and named HMS 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. On her final voyage she was 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. The crew of 11 were safely taken off with the assistance of local islanders using a breeches buoy fired by rocket. Several weeks later a second storm washed the ship off the rock and drove her 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.