Vessel Profile

Viscata

Viscata
Photo: Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Story

This ship-rigged was built in 1864 by Hart in Liverpool.

Historical Notes

March 7, 1868 this vessel, while en route to Liverpool with a cargo of wheat, was stranded on the beach below Fort Point near San Francisco CA USA with a pilot on board. Her cargo was salvaged but the ship gradually broke up in the surf.

Owners & Masters

In 1864 she was owned by Joseph Steel & Son, Liverpool UK.

Masters

Captain Drummond (1864);

References

  • California State Lands Commission Shipwreck Information www.slc.ca.gov ↗ (website viewed 06/06/2022)
  • San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco CA USA) Sunday October 14, 1877 page 2.
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