Yungay
Coasting Steamship · Jamaica · Lost 1928 · The Bahamas
A small coasting steamer, recently repaired and reclassed by Lloyd's, struck a reef off Eleuthera in a 1928 storm and became a total loss.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Yungay was a 165-foot steel coasting steamer built in 1908. Purchased by J. S. Webster in late 1927 and freshly surveyed and repaired under Lloyd's classification, she struck a reef off Eleuthera Island on 7 February 1928 during severe weather and became a total loss. The wreck became the subject of a US federal admiralty limitation-of-liability case brought by her owner and cargo claimants.
Vessel
- 1908
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- Steel
- 165 ft
- 28 ft
- 667
- Steam
- J. S. Webster
Loss
- February 7, 1928
- Storm
- Off Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera Island
- Atlantic Ocean, off Eleuthera
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera Island
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (68/100)
Cargo, casualty figures, and precise wreck location off Eleuthera are not established in the sources reviewed.
United States District Court opinion, The Yungay, In re Webster (1931)
Vessel dimensions, ownership, repair history, loss date, cause, and location.
