| ID: | 1258 | Name: | Eduard |
| Inserted: | 11.07.2017 | ||
| Country of origin: | Latvia | ||
| Date: | 19th century | Construction Year: | 1810 |
| Sinking time: | 19.10.1829 | Propulsion: | sailing ship |
| Address: | Inland sea, Väinameri | ||
| Purpose: | merchant ship | ||
| Vessel type: | brigantine | ||
| History: | Master shipwright Tallberg. File EAA 30.1.9350 contains a measurement certificate (Messbrief) from Riga 8.6.1810. Ex Hoffnung; I. Jashkin, son of Tikhoni bought this ship Eduard in 1823 for 4500 silver roubles. | ||
| Cargo: | Russian goods, pelts, iron, alcohol. | ||
| Story of Sinking: | This Russian ship (skipper Vassili Serebrennikov), while en route from St. Petersburg to Riga, ran aground during the night in a N and NW storm near Vormsi island. The ship turned into a wreck which was sold on an auction in May of 1830 for 125 roubles to councillor Berg. | ||
| Object Data: | Length 82 feet, width 22 feet 10 inches. | ||
| Maerial: | spruce | ||
| Description of Location: | Near Forby village, Vormsi | ||
| Archival Reference: | EAA.30.1.9347 EAA.30.1.9350 LVVA.1736.1.4, l. 100p-101, 117-118 LVVA.1736.1.248 | ||