The Kate - Shipwreck Diving Bermuda
The Kate was an English, steel-hulled steamer en route from Galveston to La Havre, France, when she sank just a few hundred yards south of John Smith’s Bay on December 10th, 1878.
The ship, built in Whitby, England, in 1874, was some 200 feet long and displaced more than 1,400 tons. She was carrying a cargo of cotton when she went down. Her loss, so it seems, was caused by a series of disastrous events that took place over several days. First, she struck an uncharted reef 22 miles northwest of the islands on November 30th. Then she hit Long Bar and sprang her plates. In an unsuccessful attempt to save her, she was taken under tow, but had to be grounded when she started to sink. Then, on December 10th, the weather turned nasty and the ship was blown off the sandy bottom into deeper water, where she became completely submerged. The bulk of the wreck – her boilers, engine, propeller shaft and other machinery – lie in about 45 feet of water.
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