Blandford 1916 Sankt Thomas

19.-29. sep. 1916 Blandford

Blandford af Liverpool

TMJG

Mulhall, Liverpool

1914-1916-

417 brt. 1 d. 3 m.

JMarcussen

Rosendahl

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Nova Scotia-skonnerten Blandford med skipper Charles Publicover afsejlede 20. juli 1916 fra Pascagoula (vistnok i delstaten Mississippi) med trælast bestemt for Port-of-Spain i Trinidad, men indkom på grund af dårligt vejr 17. august til Jacksonville (østlige Florida?) og fortsatte 1. september.

Alt gik godt indtil 19. september 180 sømil fra Sombrero i de små Antiller, da en orkan ødelagde alle master og borttog bovsprydet, alle både og dækslasten.

Med nødmast fortsattes i 8 dage og fra den britiske jomfruø Norman Island guidede skipper Mathias fra Sankt Jan-sluppen Intrepid skibet til Sankt Thomas, hvor det ankom 29. september om morgenen.

Skibet solgtes til et lokalt tømmerfirma.

Avisartikler

• British tern schr Blandford, 293 tons of Liverpool N.S., Captain Puhlicover, arrived this morning in distress - Saint Thomas Commercial and Shipping Gazette 29. sep. 1916
• Piloted by Captain Mathias of the St. John sloop „Intrepid“ which was picked up at Norman Island, the British tern-schooner „Blandford“, of Liverpool, N.S., 293 tons, Captain Charles Publicover, arrived here this morning under jury mast - Lightbourn's Mail-Notes 29. sep. 1916
• Neither the Captain nor Consignees of the British Schooner Blandford of Liverpool N.S. now at this port in distress, will be responsible for any debts contracted by the crew of said wessel - Saint Thomas Commercial and Shipping Gazette 3. okt. 1916
• We made a mistake yesterday when reporting $9000 as the purchase sum for hull and cargo of the late British schooner Blandford bought by Mr. Valdemar Müller - The West End News 4. nov. 1916