Samson was a crane barge which ran aground off the coast of Ireland in 1987.

Samson had left Liverpool on 9 December 1987, bound for Valletta, Malta.

Though the barge was initially being towed by a tugboat, the towline parted in near gale force conditions while off the Welsh coast early on 11 December.

The barge eventually ran aground at Rams Head, Ardmore, County Waterford, at approximately 7.50 am on 12 December.

The ships' propeller was removed and put on display in the village of Ardmore.