Port Stanley-The Lady Elizabeth 1
Lady Elizabeth is a wrecked iron barque of 1,155 tons built by Robert Thompson Jr. of Southwick, Sunderland and launched on 4 June 1879.
On 4 December 1912, Lady Elizabeth left Vancouver bound for Delagoa Bay Mozambique,with a shipment of lumber. The ship encountered severe weather halfway through the voyage and was damaged just off Cape Horn. Captain Hoegh ordered the ship to the nearest port for repairs. Lady Elizabeth altered course for Stanley, Falkland Islands. 15 miles (24 km) north of Port Stanley, Lady Elizabeth struck Uraine Rock just off Volunteer Point and suffered a 6-foot (1.8 m) break in the hull and keel along with a 1-foot (30 cm) hole. The ship began to sink but was able to get to Port Stanley for repairs.
In June 1913, she was condemned and converted into a coal hulk. In June 1913, she was condemned and converted into a coal hulk. On 17 February 1936 her mooring lines broke during a storm and she drifted to where she now lies in Whalebone Cove in Stanley Harbour.
Lady Elizabeth is still intact and partially beached in Whalebone Cove.The ship has been reported to rock back and forth during high tides from the pounding waves.
Port Stanley-The Lady Elizabeth 1
Lady Elizabeth is a wrecked iron barque of 1,155 tons built by Robert Thompson Jr. of Southwick, Sunderland and launched on 4 June 1879.
On 4 December 1912, Lady Elizabeth left Vancouver bound for Delagoa Bay Mozambique,with a shipment of lumber. The ship encountered severe weather halfway through the voyage and was damaged just off Cape Horn. Captain Hoegh ordered the ship to the nearest port for repairs. Lady Elizabeth altered course for Stanley, Falkland Islands. 15 miles (24 km) north of Port Stanley, Lady Elizabeth struck Uraine Rock just off Volunteer Point and suffered a 6-foot (1.8 m) break in the hull and keel along with a 1-foot (30 cm) hole. The ship began to sink but was able to get to Port Stanley for repairs.
In June 1913, she was condemned and converted into a coal hulk. In June 1913, she was condemned and converted into a coal hulk. On 17 February 1936 her mooring lines broke during a storm and she drifted to where she now lies in Whalebone Cove in Stanley Harbour.
Lady Elizabeth is still intact and partially beached in Whalebone Cove.The ship has been reported to rock back and forth during high tides from the pounding waves.