Balaklava 1854

[vikinn]

Hello,

I am searching added information about wrecked British troopships at Balaklava
2/14 november 1854 in great storm.

I have this list losses :
Steamer “ Prince” 2700grt

Sail vessels : “Resolute”, “Rip Van Winkle”, “Kenilworth”, “ WildWave”, “ Progress”,
“ Peltoma”, “Maltese”, “Wanderer”, “Melbourn”, “Mercia”, “Lady Valiant”,”Caduccus”,
“Pride of the Ocean”,”Medora”,”Sir Robert Sale”.


Probably, someone has an information about this or another ships lost in this day .


Cheers vikinn.

[AvM]

Steamer “ Prince” 2700grt

Transport No.107 Iron Screw
launched 12.4.1854 C.J. Mare & Co., Blackwall,
2691grt 1850nrt 3576t (displacement) 295x43ft
2 diagonal direct acting engines 300nhp/700ihp by Maudslay Sons & Field = 9kts
Owners: General crew Steam Shipping Co., London
Built for Southampton-Australian trade
De facto purchased as transport for 105,000 pounds
Date of Contract: 15.07.1854
Port of Departure: Downs
Date of Departure: 18.06.1854
Date of arrival at Balaklava: 8.11.1854
Wrecked off Balaklava: 14.11.1854

In many old documents as "THE PRINCE"

[vikinn]

Hello, AvM

Thank you for information.

May be ,you has an information about sail vessels lost in this day ?


Cheers vikinn.

[AvM]

Sail vessel : “Resolute”

Transport No.5
launched 1851 by R. & H. Green, Blackwall #287
639grt
Owners: R. & H. Green, London
Date of Contract: 27.02,1854
Port of Departure:Woolwich
Date of Departure: 18.03.1854
Date of arrival at Kululi: 8.05.1854
Wrecked off Balaklava: 14.11.1854

[AvM]

Sail vessel :“Rip Van Winkle”

Transport No.82
1207grt
Owners: Edward Oliver
Date of Contract: 24.04.1854
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Date of Departure: 21.06.1854
Date of arrival at Constantinople: 8.7.1854
Wrecked off Balaklava: 14.11.1854

[AvM]

You could find there lists of Crimean War transports:

http://books.google.com/books?id=Q84SAA ... #PPT259,M1

If you have any additional questions I can look for you !

[Krzysztof Gerlach]

Vikinn, it is not so simple as in your first post. Firstly, not all these ships were troopships – many were transports of stores, food and so on. Secondly, a few of them were really total loss. They were so reported in British newspapers and even official reports, but – although on the ground, without masts – many could be saved and repaired. There are reports on their long service after “loss” at Balaklava 1854.
In any case:
Steamers: Melbourne (wrecked, but saved after storm), Prince.
Sail ships: Resolute, Caduceus, Kenilworth, Malti or Malta (Maltese was a nationality, probably not a name of this ship), Medora (wrecked, but saved after storm), Mercia (wrecked, but maybe saved after storm), Panola, Pride of the Ocean, Progress, Rip van Winkle, Wanderer, Wild Wave, Lady Valiant (seriously damaged, but not really wrecked), Sir Robert Sale (seriously damaged, but not really wrecked).

In this storm, near the Crimea coast but not exactly at Balaklava, British lost (a few maybe only temporarily) other transports as well:
Steamers: Ganges, Tyrone.
Sail ships: Asia, Rodsley, Georgiana, Glendalough, Her Majesty, London, Pyrenees.

This list is far from complete and far from final conclusions.

Caduceus – wood, transport No.19, built 1854. Owners (1854): Fletcher, Son & Fearnall (or Fletcher brothers) from London. Gross tonnage 1006 tons, length 56,74 m, width 10,36 m, depth 6,53 m. Frigate, later probably bark. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 12.04.1854. Seriously damaged at Balaklava, but towed to Constantinople. Bought 1869 by Shaw, Savill & Co. Cruised from Liverpool to Australia. Sold 1873 to H. Edwards from South Shields. Wrecked 1874.

Kenilworth – wood, transport No.40, built 1852 at Sunderland. Owners (1854) Blair & Co from Sunderland. Frigate. Tonnage 526 (old) and 623 (new) tons. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 29.04.1854.

Malti (Malta) – probably merchant brig from Malta. Lost with all crew.

Medora – wood, transport No.45. Gross tonnage 642 tons. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 28.04.1854. In January 1855 was still at Balaklava, as an ammunition ship, full of powder.

Mercia – wood, transport No.2. Frigate. Built 1850 at Sunderland. Owners (1854): Prowse & Co. (or J. Prouse). Gross tonnage 649 tons or 1567 tons. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 18.03.1854.

Panola – wood, transport No.71. Frigate. Built 1851 at Quebec. Owners: J. Dunn from Liverpool. Tonnage 813 (old) and 965 (new) tons. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 20.05.1854.

Pride of the Ocean – wood, transport No.21. Owners (1854) Joseph Shepherd. Gross tonnage 1279 ton. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 19. (or 25.) 04.1854. In storm at Balaklava seriously damaged (even abandoned by the crew), but later served as a depot-ship and hospital-ship.

Wild Wave – wood, transport No.63. Frigate. Gross tonnage 566 tons. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 31.03.1854.

Lady Valiant – wood, transport No.16. Bark. Built 1846 at Southampton. Owners (1854) Blyths & Greene (or Blythe & Greene) from London. Tonnage 578 (old) tons and 726 (new) tons. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 10.04.1854.

Sir Robert Sale – wood, transport No.88. Frigate. Built 1843 from teak. Owners (1854) Teighe & Co. from London. Gross tonnage 741 tons. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 31.05.1854.

Krzysztof Gerlach

[AvM]

PRINCE was lost with 144 lives amd a cargo worth 500,000 pound
The lost of life in the other vessels is estimated at 340.

[AvM]

Steamers: Ganges

Sailing Vessel (not steamer)
Transport No.20
770grt
Owners: David Thom
Date of Contract: 23.03.1854
Port of Departure: Portsmouth
Date of Departure: 19.04.1854
Date of arrival at Constantinople: 20.5.1854
Wrecked off Kerch : 14.11.1854

Steamers: Tyrone

Sailing Vessel (not steamer)
Transport No.57
1197grt
Owners: Charles Walton
Date of Contract: 1.04.1854
Port of Departure: Dublin
Date of Departure: 17.05.1854
Date of arrival at Constantinople: 21.6.1854
Wrecked off Katcha : 14.11.1854

[vikinn]

Hello, AvM and Krzysztof Gerlach

Thank you very,very much for yours help!!!


Cheers vikinn.

[AvM]

Byl jutz temat
Transportowce wojny krymskiej
moza polaczyc ?

[vikinn]

Hello, AvM
I necessarily shall look this theme.

Cheers vikinn.

[pothkan]

Byl jutz temat
Transportowce wojny krymskiej
moza polaczyc ?

Niestety nie, silnik forum nie pozwala. Ale podlinkuję wzajemnie:

http://fow.aplus.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5052&start=0

[AvM]

Caduceus – wood, transport No.19, built 1854. Owners (1854): Fletcher, Son & Fearnall (or Fletcher brothers) from London. Gross tonnage 1006 tons, length 56,74 m, width 10,36 m, depth 6,53 m. Frigate, later probably bark. In first cruise as a Crimea transport from 12.04.1854. Seriously damaged at Balaklava, but towed to Constantinople. Bought 1869 by Shaw, Savill & Co. Cruised from Liverpool to Australia. Sold 1873 to H. Edwards from South Shields. Wrecked 1874.

ON 25240
Zbud: Fletcher brothers , Limehouse

[vikinn]

Hello,

Probably, someone has an added information about leased American ships “Wanderer” and " Progress” ?


Cheers vikinn.