RIVER DERWENT
RIVER DERWENT
Years Active: 1865-1867
Vessel Type: 3-masted Iron Barque
Barque
Nationality: English
Sunk off New Island, West Falkland on 11th August 1867. Crew and some cargo saved, including the ship’s bell.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1865-1867
Power:
Sail
Built:
1865
Size:
504 Net tons
47.46 x 8.44 x 5.18 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Potter at Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1865
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Potter at Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Size: 504 Net tons
Dimensions: 47.46 x 8.44 x 5.18 metres
Details of the demise of the RIVER DERWENT emerged when the Falkland Islands local schooner, ENTERPRISE (M. Pereira), arrived in Stanley, from New Island on 25th August 1867. On board were a Captain Eaton and the crew, and part of the cargo, from the RIVER DERWENT. According to reports, at the time the crew abandoned the RIVER DERWENT, her stern was “three fathoms below the water”. Amongst the salvaged items from the RIVER DERWENT was its ship’s bell, which was placed in the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust Dockyard Museum in Stanley.
Details of the demise of the RIVER DERWENT emerged when the Falkland Islands local schooner, ENTERPRISE (M. Pereira), arrived in Stanley, from New Island on 25th August 1867. On board were a Captain Eaton and the crew, and part of the cargo, from the RIVER DERWENT. According to reports, at the time the crew abandoned the RIVER DERWENT, her stern was “three fathoms below the water”. Amongst the salvaged items from the RIVER DERWENT was its ship’s bell, which was placed in the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust Dockyard Museum in Stanley.
