PERONELLE [b1873]
PERONELLE [b1873]
Years Active: 1873-1892
Vessel Type: 2-masted wooden Schooner
Schooner
Nationality: Falkland Islands
Serial rescuer of shipwrecked crews in the Falklands that became a total wreck in 1892 off the Western entrance to the Strait of Magellan in Chile.
Main Use:
Coasting
Years Active:
1873-1892
Power:
Sail
Built:
1873
Size:
46.06 Gross and Net tons
22.86 x 4.66 x 2.26 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Main Use: Coasting
Built: 1873
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Size: 46.06 Gross and Net tons
Dimensions: 22.86 x 4.66 x 2.26 metres
On 1st October 1878, PERONELLE, 72 days out from London, arrived in Stanley with a crew of seven. Between 1878 and 1882, she made regular voyages between West Falkland ports and Stanley, as a farm support vessel and mail carrier. On 30th May 1879, PERONELLE came across the frost-bitten, shipwrecked crew of the Welsh Barque JESSIE, taking them to safety at Fox Bay. In July 1890, she was involved in another rescue, reported in the press: “Much sympathy will be felt for Captain Hansen in the loss of his schooner FOAM. All on board escaped, the crew are on the PERONELLE”. Between 1888-1892 PERONELLE was engaged in general coasting work, including sealing voyages, and trips to Punta Arenas in Chile to collect lumber. On7th July 1892, she herself became a wreck in Monument Bay, Evangelist Islands, Chile, off the Western entrance to the Strait of Magellan. Local press said: “The PERONELLE, while out sealing, ran on a rock and went down in a few minutes, all were saved and 100 seal skins.”
On 1st October 1878, PERONELLE, 72 days out from London, arrived in Stanley with a crew of seven. Between 1878 and 1882, she made regular voyages between West Falkland ports and Stanley, as a farm support vessel and mail carrier. On 30th May 1879, PERONELLE came across the frost-bitten, shipwrecked crew of the Welsh Barque JESSIE, taking them to safety at Fox Bay. In July 1890, she was involved in another rescue, reported in the press: “Much sympathy will be felt for Captain Hansen in the loss of his schooner FOAM. All on board escaped, the crew are on the PERONELLE”. Between 1888-1892 PERONELLE was engaged in general coasting work, including sealing voyages, and trips to Punta Arenas in Chile to collect lumber. On7th July 1892, she herself became a wreck in Monument Bay, Evangelist Islands, Chile, off the Western entrance to the Strait of Magellan. Local press said: “The PERONELLE, while out sealing, ran on a rock and went down in a few minutes, all were saved and 100 seal skins.”
