MENAI STRAITS
MENAI STRAITS
Years Active: 1877-1884
Vessel Type: 3-masted Iron Barque
Barque
Nationality: Welsh
Destroyed by fire at Port Salvador, East Falkland, in November 1884, after her cargo of coal caught alight.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1877-1884
Power:
SAIL
Built:
1877
Size:
699 Gross, 679 Net tons
55.32 x 9.14 x 5.55 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
William Doxford & Sons at Pallion Yard, Sunderland
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1877
Power: SAIL
Design/Build: William Doxford & Sons at Pallion Yard, Sunderland
Size: 699 Gross, 679 Net tons
Dimensions: 55.32 x 9.14 x 5.55 metres
The MENAI STRAITS, from Carnarvon in Wales, was on a voyage from Fleetwood in Lancashire, England, to Antofagasta in Chile, with the cargo of coal, when her crew discovered the coal was on fire. She headed for the Falklands, and Port Stanley, when she encountered fog. According to reports she drifted to the entrance of Port Salvador in East Falkland, on 15th November 1884, where she anchored. The fire became so fierce that the crew abandoned ship and she was totally burned. Her owner was named as a Thomas Morris Griffiths of Carnarvon.
The MENAI STRAITS, from Carnarvon in Wales, was on a voyage from Fleetwood in Lancashire, England, to Antofagasta in Chile, with the cargo of coal, when her crew discovered the coal was on fire. She headed for the Falklands, and Port Stanley, when she encountered fog. According to reports she drifted to the entrance of Port Salvador in East Falkland, on 15th November 1884, where she anchored. The fire became so fierce that the crew abandoned ship and she was totally burned. Her owner was named as a Thomas Morris Griffiths of Carnarvon.
