ROVER OF THE SEAS
ROVER OF THE SEAS
Years Active: 1869-1885
Vessel Type: 3-masted composite Barque
Barque
Nationality: English
Foundered off the Falkland Islands in September 1885 whilst carrying salmon from Canada to England. Entire crew made it to Port Stanley in lifeboats.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1869-1885
Power:
Sail
Built:
1869
Size:
430 Gross, 417 Net tons
41.73 x 8.44 x 4.94 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
R. Thompson Jnr. at Southwick Yard, Sunderland, Co. Durham, England
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1869
Power: Sail
Design/Build: R. Thompson Jnr. at Southwick Yard, Sunderland, Co. Durham, England
Size: 430 Gross, 417 Net tons
Dimensions: 41.73 x 8.44 x 4.94 metres
On 10th September 1885, the three-masted composite barque, ROVER OF THE SEAS, left Victoria in British Colombia, Canada bound for England with a cargo of salmon with an approximate value of £25,000. Somewhere between 19,500 and 30,000 cases. Somewhere near the Falkland Islands, the vessel foundered. There was no loss of life. Her captain and crew arrived in Stanley in open boats. On 22nd December 1885, a British Board of Trade Inquiry held at Stanley determined that the ROVER OF THE SEAS foundered due to a leak which suddenly increased. The captain was absolved of all blame. ROVER OF THE SEAS had been built in 1869 by Robert Thompson Jnr in Sunderland. The same shipbuilder who, in 1879, created a similar but slightly larger three-masted composite barque, the LADY ELIZABETH which ended up in Whalebone Cove in Stanley and became a Falkland Islands’ tourist attraction.
On 10th September 1885, the three-masted composite barque, ROVER OF THE SEAS, left Victoria in British Colombia, Canada bound for England with a cargo of salmon with an approximate value of £25,000. Somewhere between 19,500 and 30,000 cases. Somewhere near the Falkland Islands, the vessel foundered. There was no loss of life. Her captain and crew arrived in Stanley in open boats. On 22nd December 1885, a British Board of Trade Inquiry held at Stanley determined that the ROVER OF THE SEAS foundered due to a leak which suddenly increased. The captain was absolved of all blame. ROVER OF THE SEAS had been built in 1869 by Robert Thompson Jnr in Sunderland. The same shipbuilder who, in 1879, created a similar but slightly larger three-masted composite barque, the LADY ELIZABETH which ended up in Whalebone Cove in Stanley and became a Falkland Islands’ tourist attraction.
