The John R Kelly built in 1883 was wrecked on the rocks that bear her name on the 25 may 1899. She was a wooden barque of 2209 tons carrying a general cargo such as ink, iron piping, grinding wheels, parafin etc .. The majority of cargo was salvaged locally. On 20 December 1970 Dave Eynon and Geoff Douglas located the wreck on the South East corner of the Kelly Rocks. She lies in 10 metres of water in a sheltered area which is covered by kelp. This is a good dive as an introduction to diving in the Falklands.
Rudder post lying to port. You can also see the copper sheathing and rudder pintle.
Rudder post lying to port. You can also see the copper sheathing and rudder pintle.	Coal formed the majority of its cargo. She was carrying 700 tons.