STAR OF BRUNSWICK
STAR OF BRUNSWICK
Years Active: 1861-1882
Vessel Type: Full-rigged Wooden Ship
Full-rigged
Nationality: English
Wrecked with the loss of five crew members after striking a reef off Bull Point, East Falkland, in May 1882.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1861-1882
Power:
Sail
Built:
1861
Size:
1,636 Net tons
62.00 x 12.22 x 8.69 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
By McLauchlin at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1861
Power: Sail
Design/Build: By McLauchlin at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Size: 1,636 Net tons
Dimensions: 62.00 x 12.22 x 8.69 metres
The STAR OF BRUNSWICK, from Liverpool, England, en route from Peru to Falmouth in England, with a cargo valued at £30,000, struck a reef off Bull Point near the Falkland Islands on 31st May 1882, and soon afterwards “went to pieces”. Five of the crew were killed while attempting to get off the wreck. Three sailors were swept off a raft and drowned, the ship’s carpenter was killed by the mast falling on him and a fifth crew member was not seen again after the vessel hit the reef. When the survivors landed, they had to travel many miles through deep snow. A subsequent inquiry found that the loss of the ship and the five lives was caused by a strong W.N.W. current which had carried the vessel about 70 miles to the leeward of her course. It also ruled that the ship was navigated “in a careful and skillful manner; no blame was attached to either master, officers, or crew.” The master and mate were therefore handed back their certificates, which had been taken away after the incident.
The STAR OF BRUNSWICK, from Liverpool, England, en route from Peru to Falmouth in England, with a cargo valued at £30,000, struck a reef off Bull Point near the Falkland Islands on 31st May 1882, and soon afterwards “went to pieces”. Five of the crew were killed while attempting to get off the wreck. Three sailors were swept off a raft and drowned, the ship’s carpenter was killed by the mast falling on him and a fifth crew member was not seen again after the vessel hit the reef. When the survivors landed, they had to travel many miles through deep snow. A subsequent inquiry found that the loss of the ship and the five lives was caused by a strong W.N.W. current which had carried the vessel about 70 miles to the leeward of her course. It also ruled that the ship was navigated “in a careful and skillful manner; no blame was attached to either master, officers, or crew.” The master and mate were therefore handed back their certificates, which had been taken away after the incident.
