Crown of England
Cargo Steamship · United Kingdom · Lost 1894 · The Channel Islands
A British steel steamship traveling empty from San Diego to British Columbia grounded on Santa Rosa Island in 1894.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in Belfast in 1891, the Crown of England was a steel cargo steamship. On November 7, 1894, while sailing in ballast from San Diego toward Nanaimo, British Columbia, under Captain John Hamilton, she ran aground on the south side of Santa Rosa Island. The wreck became a well-known feature of the island's shore and was documented in an 1897 sketch alongside the nearby Goldenhorn wreck.
Vessel
- 1891
- Not established
- Belfast, Ireland
- Steel
- 297 ft
- 40.1 ft
- 2574
- Steam, single screw
- Not established
Loss
- November 7, 1894
- Grounding
- South side of Santa Rosa Island, California
- Santa Barbara Channel, Pacific Ocean
- San Diego, California → Nanaimo, British Columbia
- None (in ballast)
- Not established
- Not established
- Captain John Hamilton
The Wreck Today
- [5, 15]
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Within Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Position
- 33.95° N 120.10° W
- General area only
- Santa Rosa Island, California
General area only: coordinate of Santa Rosa Island from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel (south side of Santa Rosa Island), not a surveyed wreck position.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)
Casualty outcome and detailed present condition of the wreck are not established in the sources reviewed.
Build, voyage, and grounding details.
Dimensions, tonnage, and depth.
coordinate of the named place of loss
