Which ship ran aground in 1846, on its maiden voyage, in Dundrum Bay, Co. Down?
James Bremner 600 tons. At this time, he also became well known throughout the United Kingdom for his skills in rescuing sunken and stranded vessels. When, in 1846, Brunel's SS Great Britain went aground on the sands of Dundrum Bay, Ireland, it is to Bremner that Brunel turned for help. His career involved the rescue of perhaps 236 or more stricken vessels. As well as building and rescuing ships, he worked on 19 harbour structures in Scotland, not least an extension to Telford's harbour in Wick Bay. Bremner became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1833, and he was
Dundrum, County Down In 1625 William Pitt was appointed as Customer of the ports of Newcastle, Dundrum, Killough, Portaferry, Donaghadee, Bangor and Holywood. Coal was a major import into Dundrum, where the East Downshire Steamship Company was based. Dundrum was a commercial port until 1984. The SS "Great Britain", one of the first iron ships and designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was on its way from Liverpool to New York in 1846, when it ran aground in Dundrum Bay during bad weather. The captain, James Hosken, miscalculated the steamer's speed, and with poor charts, mistook the St John's Point lighthouse for the Chicken