VAMPYR
VAMPYR
Vessel Type: 3-masted wooden Schooner
Three-Masted Schooner
Nationality: N. German Confederation
Run aground by her master in Low Bay, East Falkland after hitting a rock in December 1870 that her captain said was not marked on the chart.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
Power:
Sail
Built:
Size:
216 Net tons
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Main Use: Cargo
Power: Sail
Size: 216 Net tons
The VAMPYR arrived in Stanley harbour on 21st September 1870, having turned back from an attempt to round Cape Horn with damaged sails. Two months earlier, soon after VAMPYR had left London, war had broken out between France and the North German Confederation. It would last until May 1871. After repairs to her sails, the VAMPYR was forced to stay in Stanley when news arrived that French warships were blockading the Port of Valparaiso in Chile. On 27th October, the VAMPYR’s master, Captain Nölke, having amassed a bill of £105-8-6d with the Falkland Islands Company, decided he could wait no longer and sailed for Guayaquil, Ecuador. Disaster struck on the 4th December, when VAMPYR struck a rock which captain said was not on the chart. It was near a kelp patch 2½ miles S.E.½E. of Bull Point. With the vessel taking in “a good deal of water”, he attempted to return to Stanley but was obliged to “run her ashore” on East Falkland to save her from sinking in deep water.
The VAMPYR arrived in Stanley harbour on 21st September 1870, having turned back from an attempt to round Cape Horn with damaged sails. Two months earlier, soon after VAMPYR had left London, war had broken out between France and the North German Confederation. It would last until May 1871. After repairs to her sails, the VAMPYR was forced to stay in Stanley when news arrived that French warships were blockading the Port of Valparaiso in Chile. On 27th October, the VAMPYR’s master, Captain Nölke, having amassed a bill of £105-8-6d with the Falkland Islands Company, decided he could wait no longer and sailed for Guayaquil, Ecuador. Disaster struck on the 4th December, when VAMPYR struck a rock which captain said was not on the chart. It was near a kelp patch 2½ miles S.E.½E. of Bull Point. With the vessel taking in “a good deal of water”, he attempted to return to Stanley but was obliged to “run her ashore” on East Falkland to save her from sinking in deep water.
