National Marine Sanctuaries |
Channel Islands National Marine SanctuaryShipwreck
Database
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Vessel
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Sir John Franklin |
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Name
(former)
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Official
Number
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23396 | |
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Propulsion
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Sail |
Nationality
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US |
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Masts
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Age
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11 | |
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Decks
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Value
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Type
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Ship - Medium Clipper |
Call
Sign
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Use
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Commercial |
Home
Port
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MD, Baltimore |
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Tonnage
(gross)
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Built
When
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1854 | |
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Tonnage
(net)
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Built
Where
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MD, Baltimore | |
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Tonnage
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Built
by
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John J. Abraham | |
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Displacement
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Hull
Material
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Length
(ft)
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170' 8" |
Cargo
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Dry goods, lumber, pianos, 300 barrels spirits |
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Beam
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35' 8" |
Owner
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Depth
of Hold
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17' 10" | ||
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Latitude
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37°09N
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Longitude
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121°21W
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WHERE
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Franklin
Point
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STATE
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CA
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YEAR
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1865
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LAST
PORT
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MD,
Baltimore
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MONTH
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01
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DESTINATION
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CA,
San Francisco
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DAY
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17
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People
on Board
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16
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TIME
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FATALITIES
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13
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CAUSE
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Navigation
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| NATURE OF CASUALTY | |
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Sailing in dense fog for 24 hours, they saw breakers. Every effort was mad to gain open water, but three times in succession the pounding waves caught the ship and threw her on the rocks . The cape appears as Middle Point on early charts of the Coast Survey. It was changed after the ship Sir John Franklin was wrecked there on January 17, 1865. Gudde |
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