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Official Number
29901 |
The Mahanada was a full-rigged ship built by Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank at Bransty, Whitehaven in April 1865. She was the last wooden vessel built there by the Brocklebanks. She spent her early years trading for the Brocklebank Line to Calcutta, under the command of Capts. C.Mossop, William Douglas, John Kenworthy and A.G.Marley. She then went into the trade to Manilla, her commanders including Capts. Joseph Forshaw, Wilson and Bartlett.
The Mahanada was renamed Sigrid in 1883 when she was sold to owners in Norway. On the 11th April 1904, whilst on passage to Mobile from Trondheim, in ballast, the ship sank 8 miles NW by W of Noup Head, isle of Westray in the Orkneys. Her 14 crew were all rescued. The Sigrid was owned by J.Schjervig of Dronthiem.
The Times reported in August that the master of the Sigrid, Captain
Carl Gabrielson, was charged with sinking the barque with criminal intent.
The vessel had been dismasted and the Hull steam trawler St.Clair
had been standing by since the 9th April. On the 12th the crew, apart from
Capt.Gabrielsen and the two mates, rowed across to the trawler. Capt.Hambling
of the St.Clair offered to tow the Sigrid, but the offer
was declined. Hambling later claimed that he saw the two mates go below
with an axe, then four planks at the water-line were knocked out. Subsequently
one of the mates went into the cabins, after which smoke was seen coming
from them. The master and the two mates then rowed to the trawler, and
later the whole crew were landed at one of the Orkney Islands. The allegation
was that Capt.Gabrielsen had refused to let the Sigrid be salvaged
because he would rather receive the insurance on her. Capt.Gabrielsen was
extradited to Norway for trial.
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