LUIGIA S.
LUIGIA S.
Years Active: 1875-1885
Vessel Type: 3-masted wooden Barque
Barque
Nationality: Italian
Wrecked in mysterious circumstances in 1885 with 400 tons of marble statues when she is said to have run ashore on Ruggles Island, Falkland Sound
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1875-1885
Power:
Sail
Built:
1875
Size:
790 Gross, 771 Net tons
50.26 x 10.09 x 6.58 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Ferrari at Savona, Italy
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1875
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Ferrari at Savona, Italy
Size: 790 Gross, 771 Net tons
Dimensions: 50.26 x 10.09 x 6.58 metres
On 9th September 1885, the mate from the Italian built barque LUIGIA S arrived in the Falkland Islands capital on foot to report his ship ‘wrecked’ on Ruggles Island, off East Falkland, with a cargo of marble. On 28th September, the local Falkland Islands Company manager and Italian Consul, sent a message to London saying they had been to the island in a ship called MALVINAS: “I went to the wreck of the LUIGIA S. which I found full of water up to her ‘tween deck.” The despatch gave details of a salvage operation in which the MALVINAS was awarded 50% of the cargo saved and another vessel, PERSEVERANCE, got 35% of the value. A month later another message said: “About 400 tons of cargo ex-LUIGIA S. salved by MALVINAS and PERSEVERANCE is being shipped by the THEBEN.” In 1994 a team of divers Stanley found the LUIGIA S lying in about eight metres of water near Ruggles Island and reported ‘an intact cargo of marble’. It’s also said there are two small marble statues from LUIGIA S in Stanley.
On 9th September 1885, the mate from the Italian built barque LUIGIA S arrived in the Falkland Islands capital on foot to report his ship ‘wrecked’ on Ruggles Island, off East Falkland, with a cargo of marble. On 28th September, the local Falkland Islands Company manager and Italian Consul, sent a message to London saying they had been to the island in a ship called MALVINAS: “I went to the wreck of the LUIGIA S. which I found full of water up to her ‘tween deck.” The despatch gave details of a salvage operation in which the MALVINAS was awarded 50% of the cargo saved and another vessel, PERSEVERANCE, got 35% of the value. A month later another message said: “About 400 tons of cargo ex-LUIGIA S. salved by MALVINAS and PERSEVERANCE is being shipped by the THEBEN.” In 1994 a team of divers Stanley found the LUIGIA S lying in about eight metres of water near Ruggles Island and reported ‘an intact cargo of marble’. It’s also said there are two small marble statues from LUIGIA S in Stanley.
