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THE LARTINGTON
BBuilt in 1875 in Sunderland, England, this tramp steamer was constructed by the shipbuilders Short Brothers. Tramp steamers used both sail and steam for propulsion, sailing on windy days but firing up coal-burning boilers to produce steam if the wind dropped off. The boilers became covered in soot – hence the ‘tramp’ steamer designation.
With a cargo of 4,000 bales of cotton, the Lartington departed Savannah, Georgia on December 8, 1879 destined for Russia. Four days later, she…
THE LARTINGTON
BBuilt in 1875 in Sunderland, England, this tramp steamer was constructed by the shipbuilders Short Brothers. Tramp steamers used both sail and steam for propulsion, sailing on windy days but firing up coal-burning boilers to produce steam if the wind dropped off. The boilers became covered in soot – hence the ‘tramp’ steamer designation.
With a cargo of 4,000 bales of cotton, the Lartington departed Savannah, Georgia on December 8, 1879 destined for Russia. Four days later, she crashed into a Bermuda reef near Western Blue Cut after a giant wave (reportedly over 100 feet high) smashed into the ship and cracked her hull, causing a massive leak. Battling the storms and heavy seas, the water pumps couldn’t keep pace with the incoming sea, and Captain George Dixon decided to make a run for Bermuda rather than risk sinking in place.
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