ST. MARY
ST. MARY
Years Active: 1890
Vessel Type: Full-rigged Wooden Ship
Full-rigged
Nationality: American
Totally wrecked when she struck a reef opposite Kelp Lagoon, East Falkland, in August 1890.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1890
Power:
Sail
Built:
1890
Size:
1,942 Net tons
74.98 x 12.92 x 8.14 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Charles V. Minott at Phippsburg, Maine, USA
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1890
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Charles V. Minott at Phippsburg, Maine, USA
Size: 1,942 Net tons
Dimensions: 74.98 x 12.92 x 8.14 metres
The ST. MARY, a newly launched ship from Bath, in the American state of Maine, left Sandy Hook, near New York, on 30th May 1890, bound for San Francisco, laden with a general cargo of valuable goods. The weather was fine until she sighted Cape Horn, where an iron ship collided with her, the name of which is not confirmed but might have been the MAGELLAN. This was on the night of Tuesday 5th August, at 01:13. The damage resulting from the collision made it necessary for the ST. MARY to head for Stanley, for repairs. She was making for the light on Cape Pembroke, which is about seven miles from Stanley, when on Sunday, 10th August, at 21:30, she struck the reef opposite Kelp Lagoon and was wrecked. The crew landed at Fitzroy. The Master, Jesse Carver, remained on board the vessel and was found dead the following day.
The ST. MARY, a newly launched ship from Bath, in the American state of Maine, left Sandy Hook, near New York, on 30th May 1890, bound for San Francisco, laden with a general cargo of valuable goods. The weather was fine until she sighted Cape Horn, where an iron ship collided with her, the name of which is not confirmed but might have been the MAGELLAN. This was on the night of Tuesday 5th August, at 01:13. The damage resulting from the collision made it necessary for the ST. MARY to head for Stanley, for repairs. She was making for the light on Cape Pembroke, which is about seven miles from Stanley, when on Sunday, 10th August, at 21:30, she struck the reef opposite Kelp Lagoon and was wrecked. The crew landed at Fitzroy. The Master, Jesse Carver, remained on board the vessel and was found dead the following day.
