Historia
This naval sloop was built in 1856 by Money, Wigram & Sons in Blackwall, London.
Notas históricas
On Pacific Station 1860-1868 this vessel arrived at Esquimalt July 12, 1860. This vessel remained in commission until June 1868. On April 29, 1883 while under command of Captain John F. Jagers this vessel was destroyed by fire four miles from Seymour Narrows. The fire started in the engineroom behind the boiler. The crew started the donkey engine to run fire hoses and pumps. About 70 lives were lost, and many of those were Chinese labourers on their way to canneries up the coast. The efforts to control the fire caused panic among the passengers. When the captain realized that the efforts to fight the fire was hopeless he ordered the ship beached.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 1856-1868 she served in the Royal Navy. After her commission she was owned by Captain Frain at auction for $2,400 and converted to the coasting trade for civilian service.
In 1874 she was owned by James Lowe, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1875 she was owned by Richard Brodrick for $6,000 for merchant service under Captain Moore.
In 1881 she was owned by William Myer, Victoria BC Canada.
In 1881 she was owned by Henrt Saunders and James D, Harrow, Victoria BC Canada.
Capitanes
Captain Frain; Captain McIntosh (1872); Captain Devereaux (1872); Captain George Rudlin (1872); Captain John F. Jagers (1883); Captain William Scott;
Armamento
3 guns
Lugares nombrados
Grappler Reef (BC), Grappler Creek (BC), Grappler Sound (BC)
Remotorización
She was powered with a 128bhp steam engine
Referencias
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Wright, E.W. (ed.) (1967)
- Wilson, Hill (2005) The Marine Pilots of Canada's West Coast
- Ottawa Daily Citizen (Ottawa ON) Friday May 4, 1883 page 1
- LAC RG12, A1, Vol 414 Shipping Registers Victoria BC
- heritage.canadiana.ca ↗
- Marc, Jacques. (1999) Historic Shipwrecks of Northeastern Vancouver Island UASBC
