Built by William Pile and partly financed by Hay & Co., which explains why they sometimes appear as the builders, even though they were only the ship’s owners.
The wreck known locally as Clara, lying a short distance from the Balfour, is quite possibly the Olga. Its measured length matches, and it carries two boilers plus a donkey boiler. The vessel is destroyed amidships, which is more consistent with being blown up than with a collision. The engine lies over on its side and is difficult to see. The recorded position also aligns with where the wreck currently rests.
It is therefore more likely to be the Olga than the Clara, as Clara sank off Cornwall. Although she did go down near Hastings at one point, she was patched up and refloated, and her final loss does not match the location or characteristics of this wreck as she was over 90m in length.
No positive id, just a best guess, but certainly not SS Clara
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| Railings |
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| 2 main boilers |
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| Donkey |
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| Bow on its side |
