| ID: | 1187 | Name: | Josephina |
| Inserted: | 20.11.2012 | ||
| Country of origin: | Sweden | ||
| Date: | 19th century | ||
| Sinking time: | 01.01.1855 | Propulsion: | sailing ship |
| Address: | Territorial sea, Läänemeri | ||
| Purpose: | merchant ship | ||
| Vessel type: | schooner | ||
| History: | Built in Skäggenäs. | ||
| Cargo: | rye | ||
| Story of Sinking: | The Swedish ship commanded by B. Söderberg (six crew members on board) got icebound while on her way from Tallinn to Rotterdam. A storm began and the ship obtained a leakage in the ridged ice. The captain decided to let the ship float ashore. The ship was lying securely fixed on the bottom near Vaiga reef (approximately half a verst from the beacon). It would have been possible to pull the ship loose if it survived until spring, but the ship was already 30 years old. The rigging and cargo were brought off. | ||
| Object Data: | carrying capacity 53 18/100 heavy lasts, draft 10 feet | ||
| Maerial: | oak and pine | ||
| Description of Location: | Vilsandi, Saaremaa | ||
| Archival Reference: | EAA.625.1.502 | ||
| Resource Links & Literature: | Livländische Gouvernements-Zeitung, 331.01.1855hdea.nlib.ee/fullview.php | ||