Goldenhorn
Sailing Ship · United Kingdom · Lost 1892 · The Channel Islands
A Scottish-built iron bark (or barque) loaded with coal broke apart on a Santa Rosa Island reef in dense fog in 1892.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Launched in 1883 at Greenock, Scotland, the Goldenhorn was a four-masted iron bark used in international cargo trade. On the night of September 12, 1892, under Captain Dunn, she struck a reef off the southwest coast of Santa Rosa Island in heavy fog while carrying coal. Her crew of 28 escaped safely by lifeboat, but the ship was destroyed on the rocks. The wreck was later sketched by naturalist Gustav Eisen and remains documented within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Vessel
- 1883
- Russell and Company
- Greenock, Scotland
- Iron
- 268.5 ft
- 40.2 ft
- 1914.78
- Sail
- Not established
Loss
- September 12, 1892
- Grounding
- Southwest coast of Santa Rosa Island, California
- Santa Barbara Channel, Pacific Ocean
- Not established
- Coal
- 28
- 0
- Captain Dunn
The Wreck Today
- [15, 30]
- Battered to pieces on the reef
- 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 (southwest coast of Santa Rosa Island), not a surveyed wreck position.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (72/100)
Exact wreck position and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
Build details, loss date, cause, and crew survival.
Dimensions, tonnage, cargo, and depth.
coordinate of the named place of loss
