P. N. BLANCHARD
P. N. BLANCHARD
Years Active: 1876-1900
Vessel Type: Full-rigged Wooden Ship
Full-rigged
Nationality: American
Caught fire, whilst trying to round the Horn. Abandoned in Falkland Sound on 7th September 1900 still burning. Believed sunk near the Tyssen Islands.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1876-1900
Power:
Sail
Built:
1876
Size:
1,582 Gross 1,503 Net tons
65.04 x 12.34 x 7.62 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Blanchard Brothers at Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1876
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Blanchard Brothers at Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Size: 1,582 Gross 1,503 Net tons
Dimensions: 65.04 x 12.34 x 7.62 metres
The P.N. BLANCHARD caught fire whilst at sea, whilst trying to round the Horn. The captain headed back to the Falklands which were sighted on 7th September 1900, “a very squally day”. Having dropped both anchors in Falkland Sound, between Great Island and West Island, in the morning, the crew abandoned ship. The anchor cables gave way as the ship burned and she drifted North, where she sank. It was estimated that she must have gone down somewhere near the Tyssen reefs. The crew landed at Hill Gap and pulled across to Swan Island the next day. On the 9th, they arrived in Cygnet Harbour. On the 11th July, eight of them started to walk to Stanley. When they arrived at Darwin, the schooner ALLEN GARDINER picked them up and brought them into Stanley. The remainder rowed to Stanley in the lifeboats.
The P.N. BLANCHARD caught fire whilst at sea, whilst trying to round the Horn. The captain headed back to the Falklands which were sighted on 7th September 1900, “a very squally day”. Having dropped both anchors in Falkland Sound, between Great Island and West Island, in the morning, the crew abandoned ship. The anchor cables gave way as the ship burned and she drifted North, where she sank. It was estimated that she must have gone down somewhere near the Tyssen reefs. The crew landed at Hill Gap and pulled across to Swan Island the next day. On the 9th, they arrived in Cygnet Harbour. On the 11th July, eight of them started to walk to Stanley. When they arrived at Darwin, the schooner ALLEN GARDINER picked them up and brought them into Stanley. The remainder rowed to Stanley in the lifeboats.
