Earlshall
Bark (or Barque) · Lost 1915 · Newfoundland
The iron bark Earlshall, homeward bound from Brazil, ran aground in a snowstorm near Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, on January 24, 1915; no lives were lost.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Launched at Dundee in 1876, the iron bark Earlshall joined Job Brothers' salt-fish fleet of St. John's in 1910, carrying cod to the Americas. Returning from Brazil in January 1915 alongside Clutha, Attila and Waterwitch, she passed Cape Race on January 23. A snowstorm closed in overnight and she drifted away from her companions; at about 4 a.m. on January 24 she ran aground in Leeward Cove, south of Motion Head near Petty Harbour, and was wrecked. No lives were lost.
Vessel
- 1876
- Official number 73405
- William Bruce Thompson
- Dundee, Scotland
- Iron
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- Sail
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Loss
- January 24, 1915
- Grounding
- Leeward Cove, about 1.5 miles south of Motion Head
- Atlantic Ocean
- Brazil → St. John's, Newfoundland
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove, Newfoundland
No pin: no surveyed wreck position in the sources used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
Based on a published secondary account; original records were not independently inspected.
Article narrative of construction, voyage and loss (secondary summary of cited books and newspapers).
