BARRANCA
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
DateOctober 1869
Object NameCLIPPER
MediumCOMPOSITE
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 177.3' x breadth 31.2' x depth 17.9'
gross tonnage 677 tons
gross tonnage 677 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001152
Keywords
Yard Number: 264
Official Number: 63478
Fate: wrecked at Paranaguá, Brazil, 19 February 1895.
Propulsion: Sail
Description: Ship rigged clipper, 3 masts, 2 decks, raised quarterdeck 49', forecastle 27', iron frame planked
Owners:
1869-87: W. Le Lacheur, registered in Guernsey
1886-90: W. Ross & Co., registered in Guernsey
1892-95: C. A. Banck & Co., registered at Helsingborg, Sweden
Masters:
1870-75: Master Le Visconte
1875-85: Master W. C. Jones
1887-90: Master Morgans
1890-93: Master N. O. Johnson
1893-95: Master C. J. Nylen
Voyages:
1870-73: London - Costa Rica
General History:
05/06/1873:
Ship BARRANCA, Le Vesconte master, arrived London from Puenta Arenas.
(St. Peterport Star (Guernsey))
23/11/1880:
BARRANCA, London-Nicoya, spoken 24 Sept. 13N, 28W [Mid Atlantic between W. Africa and Brazil]
(St. Peterport Star)
31/01/1887:
Telegram from Lloyd's signal station 30 Jan. States some wreckage, including figurehead and name board with BARRANCA in gilt letters has washed ashore at Kynance Cove, Cornwall, on Saturday. A dense fog set in about dusk on Friday evening & three guns were distinctly heard to westward of Lizard Lights towards 7pm. Ship BARRANCA, Capt. Morgans, left London 19 Jan. for East London [S. Africa] & it is feared she has gone down with all hands. Built by Messrs. Hall, Aberdeen, 1869, gross tonnage 677. For many years commanded by Capt. Jones, St. Peterport, & this believed to be first voyage under her new owners.
(Daily News & Morning Post) (also St. Peterport Star, 01/02/1887)
19/04/1888:
Capt. William Jones, well known for his courtesy & amiability, appointed new harbour master of St. Peterport. He formerly commanded ship BARRANCA, owned up to a recent period by Messrs. Le Laucher & Co., engaged in Puenta Arenas trade for many years.
(St. Peterport Star)
19/02/1895: wrecked on the bar at Paranagua, on a voyage from Antwerp to Paranagua carrying patent fuel
(Lloyd's Casualty Returns, 1 January - 31 March 1895, p. 15)
Notes: Contract cost £11,521, or £17 per ton (Builder’s List held in the Lloyd’s Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)
