1880: John N Gamewell, this 3-masted sailing schooner caught alight and burned down to the waterline and then drifted ashore at Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape. This American brigantine of 534 tons, registered in New York and under the command of Capt. G.B. Weaver was at anchor in the bight of the bay, with a general cargo, including hides, cottons and oils. Bound from Bombay for London, it seems that one of the cabin lights exploded. Although the life boat put out to … [Read more...] about 15 December Shipwreck List


