DENIS BRUNDRIT
DENIS BRUNDRIT
Years Active: 1856-1892
Vessel Type: 3-masted wooden Barque
Barque
Nationality: Falkland Islands
Wrecked after anchoring at a seal breeding ground in East Falkland and being blown on to a rock and holed, and then beached.
Main Use:
Cargo and Passenger
Years Active:
1856-1892
Power:
Sail
Built:
1856
Size:
462 Gross and Net tons
43.01 x 8.32 x 5.64 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
James Boot at Brundrit & Whiteway, Mersey Street, Runcorn, Cheshire
Main Use: Cargo and Passenger
Built: 1856
Power: Sail
Design/Build: James Boot at Brundrit & Whiteway, Mersey Street, Runcorn, Cheshire
Size: 462 Gross and Net tons
Dimensions: 43.01 x 8.32 x 5.64 metres
The 17th May 1879 DENNIS BRUNDIT arrived in the Falkland Islands on 17th May 1879 having been damaged by bad weather whilst travelling from Cardiff in Wales en route to Callao in Peru. After docking in Stanley for repairs, she was subsequently “abandoned” as unseaworthy and sold at auction to Messers Dean and Sons for £355. On 9th July 1880, the DENNIS BRUNDIT sailed for London. The first of 14 such round trips she would make between 1880 and 1891. On 20th July 1892, whilst anchored at Centre Island in Salvador Water, East Falkland, a breeding ground for seals and sea lions, she was swept by the wind onto a rock and holed. According to a report from the time: “The stream of water running in was too much for the pumps to keep under control. The current caught her and swung her stern off the point. Sail was then set, the cable slipped, and she was put on the nearest beach. The water is even with her decks at high tide.” The DENNIS BRUNDIT was subsequently declared a total loss.
The 17th May 1879 DENNIS BRUNDIT arrived in the Falkland Islands on 17th May 1879 having been damaged by bad weather whilst travelling from Cardiff in Wales en route to Callao in Peru. After docking in Stanley for repairs, she was subsequently “abandoned” as unseaworthy and sold at auction to Messers Dean and Sons for £355. On 9th July 1880, the DENNIS BRUNDIT sailed for London. The first of 14 such round trips she would make between 1880 and 1891. On 20th July 1892, whilst anchored at Centre Island in Salvador Water, East Falkland, a breeding ground for seals and sea lions, she was swept by the wind onto a rock and holed. According to a report from the time: “The stream of water running in was too much for the pumps to keep under control. The current caught her and swung her stern off the point. Sail was then set, the cable slipped, and she was put on the nearest beach. The water is even with her decks at high tide.” The DENNIS BRUNDIT was subsequently declared a total loss.
