Title
Red Star liner Gothland, Scilly, 1914.
Description
The Red Star Liner, Gothland, wrecked at 4:30 pm on June 23rd 1914. Launched in 1893 by Harland & Wolff of Belfast, it was a four-masted, 490ft long vessel.
The Gothland was on passage from Montreal to Rotterdam with a general cargo which included wheat and 500 tons of frozen meat. In addition to her 132 crew, she carried eighty-six passengers, of whom forty-six passengers were Belgian refugees deported from Montreal.
After striking the Crims, it was possible to climb down into Nos 2 and 3 holds and see a glimmer of sand and rock through the holes in her bottom.
Captain Young of Liverpool Salvage Association set about reflecting her, and his first action was to build a false floor in No 3 hold, after which the level of water inside was reduced by compressed air and she floated clear. As she was pulled away from the rocks by tugs at 7:15 am on 27 June, her foremast fell out through the bottom. She was taken to St. Marys Road and anchored near Nut Rock, after which she went on to Southampton under tow from the tugs Linnet, Triton, and ranger and lay at anchor off Netley for many months before being broken up.
Description taken from Richard Larn, Cornish Shipwrecks: Isles of Scilly (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p. 57.
The Gothland was on passage from Montreal to Rotterdam with a general cargo which included wheat and 500 tons of frozen meat. In addition to her 132 crew, she carried eighty-six passengers, of whom forty-six passengers were Belgian refugees deported from Montreal.
After striking the Crims, it was possible to climb down into Nos 2 and 3 holds and see a glimmer of sand and rock through the holes in her bottom.
Captain Young of Liverpool Salvage Association set about reflecting her, and his first action was to build a false floor in No 3 hold, after which the level of water inside was reduced by compressed air and she floated clear. As she was pulled away from the rocks by tugs at 7:15 am on 27 June, her foremast fell out through the bottom. She was taken to St. Marys Road and anchored near Nut Rock, after which she went on to Southampton under tow from the tugs Linnet, Triton, and ranger and lay at anchor off Netley for many months before being broken up.
Description taken from Richard Larn, Cornish Shipwrecks: Isles of Scilly (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p. 57.
Creator
Gibson
Date
1914-06-23
Rights
Morrab library
Format
Print
Identifier
RGN.116
Coverage
Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly
Physical Dimensions
12" x 9''