Sinking of SS Callina 1898 in the Atlantic
Quote from Ted Scaplehorn on 4 June 2019, 02:47One of our members has asked for information about the sinking of SS Callina in the Atlantic in 1898. She had sailed from New York for Liverpool with a cargo of corn/wheat and ran into a storm in the Atlantic. She shipped water into the holds and started sinking . The SS Kanawaha saw her distress signals and was able to rescue the crew without loss of life.
This query came in via the website a couple of weeks ago before the forum was activated, but no-one has been able to provide any information up to now. This is where the forum can be a valuable means of drawing on the knowledge of the wider membership. If anyone knows anything about this incident, they could post a response here. If all else fails, send a note to contactlnrs@gmail.com and we'll put you in touch with the member who asked the question.
One of our members has asked for information about the sinking of SS Callina in the Atlantic in 1898. She had sailed from New York for Liverpool with a cargo of corn/wheat and ran into a storm in the Atlantic. She shipped water into the holds and started sinking . The SS Kanawaha saw her distress signals and was able to rescue the crew without loss of life.
This query came in via the website a couple of weeks ago before the forum was activated, but no-one has been able to provide any information up to now. This is where the forum can be a valuable means of drawing on the knowledge of the wider membership. If anyone knows anything about this incident, they could post a response here. If all else fails, send a note to contactlnrs@gmail.com and we'll put you in touch with the member who asked the question.
Quote from Noel Jones on 9 June 2019, 12:10Check out www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ssgallina.html for an account of this casualty. In your post it appears the names of both vessels are misspelled and the date is wrong; as is the intended destination(s) of the Gallina.
Check out http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ssgallina.html for an account of this casualty. In your post it appears the names of both vessels are misspelled and the date is wrong; as is the intended destination(s) of the Gallina.
Quote from Ted Scaplehorn on 9 June 2019, 19:08Many thanks for the information; I'll direct this back to the member who asked it. That's a positive result for the first question posed through the forum!
Many thanks for the information; I'll direct this back to the member who asked it. That's a positive result for the first question posed through the forum!
