POTOSI
POTOSI
Years Active: c1824-1832
Vessel Type: Full-rigged Ship
Full-rigged
Nationality: American
Wrecked at Johnson’s Harbour on the north east coast of East Falkland in March 1832 having dragged her anchor(s) in a fierce storm.
Main Use:
Whaler/Sealer
Years Active:
c1824-1832
Power:
Sail
Built:
Size:
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Main Use: Whaler/Sealer
Power: Sail
In Mar 1832 the POTOSI from Sag Harbour, New York, USA, Captain Charles C. Griffin, was wrecked at Johnson’s Harbour. The U.S. Nautical Magazine reports: “The wreck of the American ship POTOSI was observed near a point of land at the entrance to Johnson’s Harbour, where she had been driven from her anchors in a strong southerly gale.”
In Mar 1832 the POTOSI from Sag Harbour, New York, USA, Captain Charles C. Griffin, was wrecked at Johnson’s Harbour. The U.S. Nautical Magazine reports: “The wreck of the American ship POTOSI was observed near a point of land at the entrance to Johnson’s Harbour, where she had been driven from her anchors in a strong southerly gale.”
