More information : (2) gives place of loss as near mouth of Bude Harbour.
"Steamer LLANDAFF has been towed into West Dock this tide by WHITE
ROSE, disabled."(3)
First noticed by the Bude Coastguards in a disabled condition off the
harbour during the early hours of a Monday morning. Unable to
maintain her course in a gale, the small three masted steamship drove
ashore between 6-7am. She settled down on the seaward side of a small
ridge running off from the Barrel rock. Her crew were rescued by the
Bude rocket apparatus and safely landed on the quay. Her master
stated that the vessel had been overtaken by rough weather and had
been beating about offshore since 4am the previous day. nb. Ownership
appears uncertain since one source names Morgan Wakley, Mount Stuart
Square, Cardiff (RCG); whereas another quotes J T Short, Cardiff
(BOT) and Lloyds Register states T W Ward.
Machinery: G K Stothert and Co.
Propulsion: Screw driven, 2 cylinder compound engine
Year Built: 1865
Builder: Schlesinger and Davis Co.
Where Built: Newcastle
Engine HP: 65
Boilers: 1
Owner: J T Short, Cardiff
Master: W Devereaux
Crew: 11
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
RCG.05.10.1899(Thu)(R); BOT.Wk.Rtn.1899
Appx.C Table 1; LR.No.472(L) |