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152
Schooner "Growler"
Started north on a fur Seal Hunt.
Must have struck on Cape Chacom
on "Prince of Wales Island" and
was a total loss with all on
board. A few bodies found.
Wooden vessel. Capt [captain] Tom Coffin
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"Brig Consort"
Became waterlogged
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Schooner "Alpha"
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Gunboat "Forward"
Formerly a gunboat in the Crimean
War. Came round through the
Straits of Magellan to Victoria
in tow of the "Termegent"
Condemmed at Esquimalt
Naval Yard and sold to Charles
Millard for a Mexican Firm for
$7000. Went down to Mexico.
Became a Rebel vessel and
was burnt and sunk during
an Engagement with the U.S.
Steamer "Mohican"
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153
Gunboat "Grappler"
Built at same time as the
"Forward" and arrived here at the
same time. Wooden. A Sister ship
Condemmed and sold at Naval
Yard to James Train for $2400
Passed into various hands and
was burnt and sunk close to the
"Seymour Narrows" with a loss
of 72 lives, Chinese and Whites.
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Steamer "Emily Harris"
Built of Wood in Victoria in 1862
Propeller. Was a failure from her
lauch [launch]. Passed into the hands of
Captain Train. Blew up off
"Salt Spring Island" and became
a total wreck with all hands also Captain
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Ship "Panther"
While coming from Nanaimo with
coal in tow of the Tug "Goliah"
parted her Hauser in snow storm
off Narrow Island in the Gulf
of Georgia and went ashore.
Became a total wreck. All hands
saved. Wreck sold to Mr. Chilson,
who tried to wreck her, but failed.
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Ship "Cowper"
While coming down from Nanaimo
with coal struck on "Tumbo Island"
near "Plumper Pass" Became a
total wreck. Vessel sold at auction
to Captain Thain and others.
They got some little coal out of
her, but she suddenly broke in
half and went down in deep
Water. All Rigging saved
and also sold at auction.
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