ID: 792 Name: John Martin
Inserted: 09.03.2012
Country of origin: Latvia
Date: 19th century Construction Year: 1862
Sinking time: 19.05.1865 Propulsion: sailing ship
Address: Inland sea, Väinameri, Suur väin
Purpose: merchant ship
Vessel type: boot
History: built in Riga
Cargo: barley, cork, linseed, linseed oil
Story of Sinking: The Latvian vessel ((Boot; Jackten; Küstenfahrzeug) commanded by skipper Mikkel Abramsohn was on her way from Riga to Helsinki, but wrecked and broke apart at the coast of Pivarootsi. The crew of five men survived. The remains of the rigging and inventory were salvaged.
Object Data: capacity 40 lasts, keel 48 feet, deck 52 feet, 12 feet deep, 23 feet wide, clinker planking
Maerial: oak and spruce
Description of Location: coast of Pivarootsi
Archival Reference: EAA.30.11.737
Resource Links & Literature: Estländische Gouvernements-Zeitung, 33.06.1865hdea.nlib.ee/fullview.php