SEA RANGER
SEA RANGER
Years Active: 1853-1860
Vessel Type: Full-rigged Wooden Ship
Full-rigged
Nationality: American
Wrecked after being run ashore by her captain near Ruggles Island, East Falkland, in February 1860. No loss of life but most of her cargo lost.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1853-1860
Power:
Sail
Built:
1853
Size:
599 Net tons
Draught 5.79 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
W. C. Baker at Richmond, California, USA
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1853
Power: Sail
Design/Build: W. C. Baker at Richmond, California, USA
Size: 599 Net tons
Dimensions: Draught 5.79 metres
The fully-rigged American cargo ship, SEA RANGER, with Captain Burnham at the helm, was bound from Liverpool to San Francisco, when she sprang a leak off the River Plate, South America. With his crew pumping the bilges to keep the leak at bay, the captain headed for the Falklands. When they reached the islands, the crew, “being exhausted”, refused to pump any longer and Captain Burnham was obliged to run the ship ashore on a small island within a half mile of Ruggles Island, East Falkland on 22nd February 1860. According to reports, her bow “stuck on a rock”, with six feet of water in the hold and shortly after that she bilged. There were six fathoms of water under her stern, which was under water, and the ship was “hanging by her bows” on the rock, which made it difficult to save much of her cargo. The whale ship THOMAS DICKASON, and several local schooners, went to her assistance, and succeeded in salvaging some items, which were taken to Stanley.
The fully-rigged American cargo ship, SEA RANGER, with Captain Burnham at the helm, was bound from Liverpool to San Francisco, when she sprang a leak off the River Plate, South America. With his crew pumping the bilges to keep the leak at bay, the captain headed for the Falklands. When they reached the islands, the crew, “being exhausted”, refused to pump any longer and Captain Burnham was obliged to run the ship ashore on a small island within a half mile of Ruggles Island, East Falkland on 22nd February 1860. According to reports, her bow “stuck on a rock”, with six feet of water in the hold and shortly after that she bilged. There were six fathoms of water under her stern, which was under water, and the ship was “hanging by her bows” on the rock, which made it difficult to save much of her cargo. The whale ship THOMAS DICKASON, and several local schooners, went to her assistance, and succeeded in salvaging some items, which were taken to Stanley.
