PERTHSHIRE
PERTHSHIRE
Years Active: 1874-1885
Vessel Type: 3-masted Iron Barque
Barque
Nationality: Scottish
Broken into pieces after running onto Blind Island, in the Falklands, in April 1885. Her crew and ‘a good portion’ of her valuable cargo were saved.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1874-1885
Power:
Sail
Built:
1874
Size:
623 Gross, 596 Net tons
53.64 x 8.63 x 5.33 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Brown of Dundee, Scotland
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1874
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Brown of Dundee, Scotland
Size: 623 Gross, 596 Net tons
Dimensions: 53.64 x 8.63 x 5.33 metres
The PERTHSHIRE, with a valuable cargo of flour and salmon, was sailing between Astoria, in the US state of Oregon, to London in England. On 28th April 1885, when navigating through Eagle Passage in the south of East Falkland, during what was described as “the prevalence of heavy and hazy weather”, the ship ran aground on what is known as Blind Island. The 13-strong crew spent 3½ hours trying to get the ship off the rocks before rowing ashore in two lifeboats. They 36 hours sheltering on the beach as snow fell, before some of them set off to find help. After about seven miles of trekking through the snow they came upon a hut with two Scottish shepherds, named Armstrong and Jeffreys, inside. According to reports: “The shipwrecked men received the utmost kindness and with their assistance a good portion of the cargo was salved”. After four days the PERTHSHIRE broke up. The crew spent a total of 14 days on Blind Island before being taken to Stanley
The PERTHSHIRE, with a valuable cargo of flour and salmon, was sailing between Astoria, in the US state of Oregon, to London in England. On 28th April 1885, when navigating through Eagle Passage in the south of East Falkland, during what was described as “the prevalence of heavy and hazy weather”, the ship ran aground on what is known as Blind Island. The 13-strong crew spent 3½ hours trying to get the ship off the rocks before rowing ashore in two lifeboats. They 36 hours sheltering on the beach as snow fell, before some of them set off to find help. After about seven miles of trekking through the snow they came upon a hut with two Scottish shepherds, named Armstrong and Jeffreys, inside. According to reports: “The shipwrecked men received the utmost kindness and with their assistance a good portion of the cargo was salved”. After four days the PERTHSHIRE broke up. The crew spent a total of 14 days on Blind Island before being taken to Stanley
