Lady of the Lake (brig) explained
Lady of the Lake was an
Aberdeen-built
brig that sank off the coast of
Newfoundland in May 1833, with the loss of up to 265 passengers and crew.
[1] [2] Only fifteen passengers and crew survived
[3] Sinking
The vessel had departed from Belfast on 8 April 1833, bound for Quebec. At 8:00 a.m. on 11 May 1833, Lady of the Lake was struck by ice on the starboard bow and began to sink, about 250mile east of Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. One of the lifeboats capsized shortly after lowering, with the loss of an estimated 80 individuals. Lady of the Lake continued to sink with about 30 passengers clinging to the maintop mast. The survivors spent 75 hours in an open boat before being rescued by the ship Amazon.[4]
Sources differ as to the final death toll, with estimates ranging from 170[5] to 265.[6] [7]
Voyages from 1829–1833
| Departure Date | Port of Departure | Arrival Date | Port of Arrival | Master | Remarks | Consigned to |
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| Sept 2, 1829 | Dublin | 22 October 1829 | Quebec | Stephens | In Ballast | H. Lemesurier & Co [8] |
| 17 November 1829 | Quebec | ??? | Galway | Stephens | | H. Lemesurier & Co |
| 25 August 1830 | Greenock | 13 October 1830 | Quebec | Glederie | In Ballast | Rodger Dean & Co. [9] |
| 16 November 1830 | Quebec | ??? | Greenock | Glederie | | Rodger Dean & Co |
| 2 April 1832 | Aberdeen, Scotland | 2 June 1832 | Quebec | Grant | Transport 15 Settlers | G.H. Parke [10] |
| 27 August 1832 | Belfast, Ireland | 19 October 1832 | Quebec | Patterson | At Grosse Isle on 16 October? | G.H. Parke |
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External links
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Notes and References
- "Wreck of the Lady of the Lake". The Courier (Middlesex, London). 4 July 1833.
- "Distressing Shipwrecks". The Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania). 18 June 1833.
- Web site: Lady of the Lake - Lost May 11, 1833 - 265 Lost.
- http://researchers.imd.nrc.ca/~hillb/icedb/ice/ice_charts/1833my.htm 1833 - May
- Baehre, Rainer (1999). Outrageous Seas: Shipwreck and Survival in the Waters Off Newfoundland, 1583-1893 McGill-Queens. p. 36.
- http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/IIP_History.asp International Ice Patrol
- Thomas, R. (1848). Interesting and authentic narratives of the most remarkable shipwrecks, fires, famines, calamities, providential deliverances, and lamentable disasters on the seas: in most parts of the world. Silas Andrus & Son. p. 356-7.
- The Ship List, Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1829
- The Ship List, Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1830
- The Ship List, Ship Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1832
