National Marine Sanctuaries |
Channel Islands National Marine SanctuaryShipwreck
Database
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Vessel
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Grace Darling |
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Name
(former)
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Official
Number
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10708 | |
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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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24 | |
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Decks
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Value
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Type
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Ship (ex extreme clipper) |
Call
Sign
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Use
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Commercial |
Home
Port
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Tonnage
(gross)
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1042 |
Built
When
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1854 |
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Tonnage
(net)
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Built
Where
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South Boston | |
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Tonnage
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Built
by
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E. & H.O. Briggs | |
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Displacement
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Hull
Material
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Wood | |
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Length
(ft)
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193.0 |
Cargo
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Coal |
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Beam
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37.0 |
Owner
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Baker & Morell |
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Depth
of Hold
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23.6 | ||
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Latitude
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48°23N
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Longitude
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124°44W
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WHERE
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Cape
Flattery, Off
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STATE
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WA
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YEAR
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1878
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LAST
PORT
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British
Columbia, Victoria
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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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18
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People
on Board
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18
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TIME
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FATALITIES
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18
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CAUSE
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Gale
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| NATURE OF CASUALTY | |
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"Grace Darling" vanished off Cape Flattery, January 1878. The vessel was coal laden, bound for San Francisco from Nanaimo. She sailed from Victoria, January, and was last sighted off the cape, January 18, hove to in a heavy gale by the ship "Melancthon." She is believed to have foundered shortly after with her entire crew of 18. Gibbs |
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