FLORA
FLORA
Years Active: 1877-1952
Vessel Type: 1-masted wooden Cutter
Cutter
Nationality: Falkland Islands
Beached and wrecked at Bluff Cove in the Falklands in the early 1950’s, after striking a rock and being holed.
Main Use:
Farm Settlement Support
Years Active:
1877-1952
Power:
Sail
Built:
<1877
Size:
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Main Use: Farm Settlement Support
Built: <1877
Power: Sail
FLORA’s final voyage was from Stanley to Carcass Island, clockwise around the Islands. The owners of Carcass Island had bought the FLORA and attempted to sail her there. She was expected at Bleaker Island but could be seen becalmed off Triste Island. Eventually she went back to Lively Island, then headed back towards Stanley, putting into Bluff cove for the night. It appears she had struck a rock, and being holed, was beached at Bluff Cove, where she remained. No date is recorded, as there was no local press at the time of her loss and F.I.C. records are not released for those years. In 1970, according to local folklore, an attempt was made to repair her, during which she was rolled her over onto her deck by a tractor. Attempts were made to cover the hole with copper sheet and applied waterproof sealant, but it wasn’t successful. It is said that her mast and booms can be seen in the fences and corrals at Bluff Cove.
FLORA’s final voyage was from Stanley to Carcass Island, clockwise around the Islands. The owners of Carcass Island had bought the FLORA and attempted to sail her there. She was expected at Bleaker Island but could be seen becalmed off Triste Island. Eventually she went back to Lively Island, then headed back towards Stanley, putting into Bluff cove for the night. It appears she had struck a rock, and being holed, was beached at Bluff Cove, where she remained. No date is recorded, as there was no local press at the time of her loss and F.I.C. records are not released for those years. In 1970, according to local folklore, an attempt was made to repair her, during which she was rolled her over onto her deck by a tractor. Attempts were made to cover the hole with copper sheet and applied waterproof sealant, but it wasn’t successful. It is said that her mast and booms can be seen in the fences and corrals at Bluff Cove.
