About Revisions Norman court Rhos Colyn, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom Max Depth: 31-35ft/9-11m Average Viz: 11-15ft/3-5m Entry Type: Shore Bottom Composition: Sand Aquatic Life: Plenty To See Spring: 50-55°F/10-13°C Summer: 61-65°F/16-18°C Fall: 50-55°F/10-13°C Winter: Under 50°F/10°C 8/13/2012 6:16 AM

Norman court is a shore accessible salt water dive site, located at Rhos Colyn, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. The maximum depth is 31-35ft/9-11m. The average visibility is 11-15ft/3-5m.

Norman Court was a composite built clipper ship, designed by William Rennie, measuring 197.4 ft x 33 ft x 20 ft, of 833.87 tons net. The ship was built in 1869 by A. & J. Inglis of Glasgow. On the night of 29 March 1883 in a strong gale it was driven ashore and wrecked in Cymyran Bay, between Rhoscolyn and Rhosneigr, Anglesey. All bar two of the crew were saved by lifeboats from nearby Holyhead.
Andrew Shewan was captain of the Norman Court from its launch until he
retired in ill-health in 1873, following an extraordinarily difficult
passage from China. His son, also Andrew Shewan, who had previously
sailed as first mate, became captain. It was this son Andrew Shewan who
recounted many tales of the ship and of the clipper ships in his book
Great Days Of Sail: Reminiscences of a Tea Clipper Captain, published in
1926 when he could plausibly claim to be the last surviving tea clipper
captain. He died in December 1927.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb5gx0n2wr8

The wreck bow lies in shallow water with a max depth of 7m.