STAR OF SCOTIA
STAR OF SCOTIA
Years Active: 1864-1887
Vessel Type: 3-masted Iron Barque
Barque
Nationality: Irish
Brocken up by a gale at Bull Point in the Falklands. Crew initially survived but the first mate and seven others drowned when their lifeboat capsized.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1864-1887
Power:
Sail
Built:
1864
Size:
999 Gross and Net tons
64.62 x 9.78 x 6.64 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Harland & Wolff, Queen’s Island, Belfast, Ireland
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1864
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Harland & Wolff, Queen’s Island, Belfast, Ireland
Size: 999 Gross and Net tons
Dimensions: 64.62 x 9.78 x 6.64 metres
23 years after she was built in 1864 in the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, the three-masted iron barque STAR OF SCOTIA ran ashore in a fierce storm at Bull Point, the most southerly point of East Falkland under the command of Captain Cotter. The storm was so bad that it threatened to wash the lifeboats from their davits. As the crew began to abandon ship, on the 27th June 1887, captain and first mate had a disagreement about the best way to get to shore. The mate wanted to go directly while Mr Cotter ‘advised’ a more circuitous route. There were eight hands in the mate’s lifeboat as she headed straight for the shore. As Captain Cotter watched what he thought were ‘orders’ being ignored rollers turned the lifeboat over drowning all on board. When the weather relented, the captain, with the help of a steward, dug eight graves and buried the mate and the seven who had perished with him.
23 years after she was built in 1864 in the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, the three-masted iron barque STAR OF SCOTIA ran ashore in a fierce storm at Bull Point, the most southerly point of East Falkland under the command of Captain Cotter. The storm was so bad that it threatened to wash the lifeboats from their davits. As the crew began to abandon ship, on the 27th June 1887, captain and first mate had a disagreement about the best way to get to shore. The mate wanted to go directly while Mr Cotter ‘advised’ a more circuitous route. There were eight hands in the mate’s lifeboat as she headed straight for the shore. As Captain Cotter watched what he thought were ‘orders’ being ignored rollers turned the lifeboat over drowning all on board. When the weather relented, the captain, with the help of a steward, dug eight graves and buried the mate and the seven who had perished with him.
