KELP
KELP
Years Active: 1914-1916
Vessel Type: 3-masted Schooner
Three-Masted Schooner
Nationality: Falkland Islands
Wrecked at Spanish Point, County Clare, Ireland on 4th January 1916. One crew member lost.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1914-1916
Power:
Sail
Built:
1914
Size:
314.89 Gross, 267.08 Net tons
38.86 x 7.82 x 3.43 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Oosterhaven, Groningen, Netherlands
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1914
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Oosterhaven, Groningen, Netherlands
Size: 314.89 Gross, 267.08 Net tons
Dimensions: 38.86 x 7.82 x 3.43 metres
The KELP was originally a German schooner called HIERONYMOUS IPLAND. In late 1914 the was siezed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and renamed the PAX. On 23rd May 1915, PAX was sighted leaving Buenos Airies by the Royal Navy. Deemed to be a German vessel, a prize crew was put aboard, and PAX was sailed to the Falkland Islands where she arrived on 23rd June 1915. Three months later she was re-registered in Stanley as the KELP. On 27th September 1915, she left Stanley bound for London with a cargo of skins. KELP reached the Irish coast around Christmas Eve, when she encountered equipment failures and on the morning 4th January 1916 she was beached on the rocks of a headland called Spanish Point. Locals immediately sprang to the aid of the stranded schooner’s crew, despite the “mountainous swells “that were raging at the time. All, bar one of the crew were saved. The KELP was a total loss but her cargo was salvaged and sold at public auction in County Clare Ireland.
The KELP was originally a German schooner called HIERONYMOUS IPLAND. In late 1914 the was siezed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and renamed the PAX. On 23rd May 1915, PAX was sighted leaving Buenos Airies by the Royal Navy. Deemed to be a German vessel, a prize crew was put aboard, and PAX was sailed to the Falkland Islands where she arrived on 23rd June 1915. Three months later she was re-registered in Stanley as the KELP. On 27th September 1915, she left Stanley bound for London with a cargo of skins. KELP reached the Irish coast around Christmas Eve, when she encountered equipment failures and on the morning 4th January 1916 she was beached on the rocks of a headland called Spanish Point. Locals immediately sprang to the aid of the stranded schooner’s crew, despite the “mountainous swells “that were raging at the time. All, bar one of the crew were saved. The KELP was a total loss but her cargo was salvaged and sold at public auction in County Clare Ireland.
