National Marine Sanctuaries |
Channel Islands National Marine SanctuaryShipwreck
Database
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Vessel
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Goldenhorn |
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Name
(former)
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Official
Number
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86279 | |
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Propulsion
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Sail |
Nationality
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UK |
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Masts
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4 |
Age
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9 |
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Decks
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2 |
Value
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Type
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Bark Medium Clipper |
Call
Sign
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HFSJ |
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Use
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Commercial |
Home
Port
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England, Liverpool |
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Tonnage
(gross)
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1914.78 |
Built
When
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1883 |
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Tonnage
(net)
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1838.83 |
Built
Where
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Scotland, Greenock |
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Tonnage
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1753 under |
Built
by
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Russell and Co. |
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Displacement
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Hull
Material
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Iron | |
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Length
(ft)
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268'6" |
Cargo
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Coal, bituminous |
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Beam
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40'2" |
Owner
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DeWolf |
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Depth
of Hold
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23'7" | ||
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Latitude
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33°58N
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Longitude
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120°13W
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WHERE
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Santa
Rosa Island, Southwest Side
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STATE
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CA
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YEAR
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1892
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LAST
PORT
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New
South Wales, Newcastle
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MONTH
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09
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DESTINATION
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CA,
San Pedro
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DAY
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12
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People
on Board
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28
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TIME
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2015
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FATALITIES
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0
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CAUSE
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Northeast
currents, 100 miles off course, "strong uknown currents"
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| NATURE OF CASUALTY | ||
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Goldenhorn hauled coal on its last voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, to San Pedro, California for eventual use by the Southern Pacific Railroad. While other details of previous voyages and log are unknown, Goldenhorn would probably have departed California with a load of grain for European ports and had probably done so on other voyages. Goldenhorn wrecked on offshore rocks along the southwest coast of Santa Rosa Island the evening of September 12, l892. The vessel, sailing in heavy fog, was unable to maneuver away from the island when the wind failed and the current carried Goldenhorn to shore. At the board of inquiry held later in the month, Captain Dunn stated that by dead reckoning he placed himself 15 miles from the east part of Santa Rosa Island. Land was seen at 6 PM and was estimated to be 14 miles away. Driven by a strong current and heavy swell and hindered by a dense fog which sprang up, the vessel struck at 8:10 PM (LAT 20 Sep 1892). The vessel struck bow first, although by the time the crew had taken to boats, "she was completely gutted aft" (Haller 1985). After the vessel struck, soundings showed six fathoms on the port side and four-and-one-half on the starboard (LAT 20 Sep 1892). |
Click here for more images and history The crew abandoned all personal effects on the vessel, eventually rowing to Santa Barbara via Becher's Bay in the two 25 foot ship's boats (SBMP 15 Sep 1892). Morris & Lima |
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