Sibyl Marston (ship) explained
| -- age of sail --> | +Sibyl Marston| Ship Caption: | Sibyl Marston as of 24 February 2010. |
| Ship Owner: | Sibyl Marston Co. | | Ship Builder: | W. A. Boole & Son | | Ship Launched: | 29 June 1907 | | Ship Fate: | Sank 12 January 1909 |
| Ship Tonnage: | (est.) | | Ship Length: | 215feet | | Ship Propulsion: | 800hp oil burning triple expansion |
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Sibyl Marston was a wooden
schooner cargo ship built by W. A. Boole & Son of Oakland, California and belonging to the Sibyl Marston Co.
[1] Sibyl Marston sank off the coast of
Lompoc, California on 12 January 1909.
Overview
On 12 January 1909, Sybil Marston, the largest steam schooner built on the West Coast of the United States, struck the rocks near Surf Beach, California and ran aground in a storm. She was carrying 1100000board feet of lumber. Two crew members were killed in the disaster.[2]
Shortly after the Sybil Marston disaster, Lompoc residents salvaged the lumber and used it to begin a town lumberyard. Several houses built in Lompoc used lumber from the shipwreck.[3]
Surf Beach and its adjoining coastal area was a dangerous place for ship travel in the time before radar navigational systems made seafaring safer. There are about 30 recorded shipwrecks along the Surf Beach coast.
Location
The shipwreck is located 1miles south of the Surf Amtrak Station in Lompoc.
Sources
External links
34.6535°N -120.6175°W
Notes and References
- Marine Review . Merchant Work in Coast Yards. 35 . 1 . 44 . 3 January 1907 . Penton Publishing Company .
- Book: Ruhge, Justin M. . Maritime Tragedies on the Santa Barbara Channel . Quantum Imaging Associates . 2000.
- News: Nisperos . Neil . Merchant steamer ship visible at Surf Beach . . 29 January 2010 .
