LEON CRESPO
LEON CRESPO
Years Active: 1865-1882
Vessel Type: 3-Masted Full-Rigged Ship
Full-rigged
Nationality: English
Scuttled in Sparrow Cove in the Falkland Islands in January 1882 after her cargo of coal caught fire and burned her to the water line.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1865-1882
Power:
Sail
Built:
1865
Size:
727 Gross, 689 Net tons
52.03 x 9.02 x 5.58 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Alexander Stephen & Sons, Front Yard, Kelvinhaugh, Glasgow, Scotland
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1865
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Alexander Stephen & Sons, Front Yard, Kelvinhaugh, Glasgow, Scotland
Size: 727 Gross, 689 Net tons
Dimensions: 52.03 x 9.02 x 5.58 metres
The LEON CRESPO was carrying a cargo of coal when it was found that “the coals were heated”, around 16th January 1882. According to her crew “smoke was issuing from the top of the iron mainmast”. The captain altered course for the Falkland Islands, where they arrived off Port William at about 02:00 hrs on the 21st January.
Flames were then seen coming from the ship’s ventilators and the Master off-loaded his passengers and sent them to , upon which the master sent the passengers to THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE, another fully-rigged ship which was also lying in the harbour. He then decided to scuttle the LEON CRESPO in nearby Sparrow Cove. A piece of the planking was cut out of the port side and water let in. This caused the smoke and steam to “abate” but then the fire broke out again, forcing Captain and crew to abandon her. Shortly afterwards the masts “went over the side”, and eventually the vessel burnt down to its water line.
The LEON CRESPO was carrying a cargo of coal when it was found that “the coals were heated”, around 16th January 1882. According to her crew “smoke was issuing from the top of the iron mainmast”. The captain altered course for the Falkland Islands, where they arrived off Port William at about 02:00 hrs on the 21st January.
Flames were then seen coming from the ship’s ventilators and the Master off-loaded his passengers and sent them to , upon which the master sent the passengers to THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE, another fully-rigged ship which was also lying in the harbour. He then decided to scuttle the LEON CRESPO in nearby Sparrow Cove. A piece of the planking was cut out of the port side and water let in. This caused the smoke and steam to “abate” but then the fire broke out again, forcing Captain and crew to abandon her. Shortly afterwards the masts “went over the side”, and eventually the vessel burnt down to its water line.
