GEORGE BUTZ
GEORGE BUTZ
Years Active: 1854-1854
Vessel Type: 2-masted wooden Brig
Brig
Nationality: American
Sparked a major cargo salvage scramble after being wrecked on the northeast point of Grand Jason Island in the Falklands in November 1854.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1854-1854
Power:
Sail
Built:
1854
Size:
269 Net tons
34.14 x 8.23 x 2.90 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1854
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 269 Net tons
Dimensions: 34.14 x 8.23 x 2.90 metres
When she was wrecked on Grand Jason Island in West Falkland on 26th November 1854, the GEORGE BUTZ, sparked a major salvage scramble for her cargo of coals and general goods. She was 76 days into a voyage between Philadelphia and San Francisco when she ran aground “in a wind” at 01:00. The first vessel on the scene was the Falklands schooner, CHANCE, which rescued the 10-strong crew of the GEORGE BUTZ and took them and some of the American brig’s cargo to Stanley on 23rd December. Other vessels, TEKOA, under Captain Kean and MALVINA, under Captain Garson, also visited the site to salvage cargo. In March 1855, the MALVINA returned to the wreck and discovered the GEORGE BUTZ had been plundered by someone else. As a result, MALVINA left “Isaac Smith and others” there, for two months, to guard the location. By May 1855, anything of value had been pretty much recovered but, in December 1856, the brig NANCY, under Captain Smyley, made a final visit to bring in spars and other useful wood.
When she was wrecked on Grand Jason Island in West Falkland on 26th November 1854, the GEORGE BUTZ, sparked a major salvage scramble for her cargo of coals and general goods. She was 76 days into a voyage between Philadelphia and San Francisco when she ran aground “in a wind” at 01:00. The first vessel on the scene was the Falklands schooner, CHANCE, which rescued the 10-strong crew of the GEORGE BUTZ and took them and some of the American brig’s cargo to Stanley on 23rd December. Other vessels, TEKOA, under Captain Kean and MALVINA, under Captain Garson, also visited the site to salvage cargo. In March 1855, the MALVINA returned to the wreck and discovered the GEORGE BUTZ had been plundered by someone else. As a result, MALVINA left “Isaac Smith and others” there, for two months, to guard the location. By May 1855, anything of value had been pretty much recovered but, in December 1856, the brig NANCY, under Captain Smyley, made a final visit to bring in spars and other useful wood.
