Lady Elizabeth (1879)

*Lady Elizabeth* Wreck Site
Lady Elizabeth Wreck Site
	Coordinates: 51°41′19.67″S 57°48′14.98″W / 51.6887972°S 57.8041611°W

	Lady Elizabeth
History
Name	Lady Elizabeth
Owner	John Wilson (1879–1886); George Christen Karran (1886–1906); L. Lydersen (Skibsaktieselskabet) (1906–1913); Falkland Islands Company (1913–1936); Crown Receiver of Wrecks, Falkland Islands (1936–current);
Port of registry	London (1879),; Castletown, Isle of Man (1886),; Tvedestrand, Norway (1906),;
Builder	Robert Thompson Jr., Sunderland England
Yard number	98
Launched	6 June 1879
Identification	Official ID #81576
Fate	Beached in Whalebone Cove, Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo, Iron hull, 3 masted Barque rig
Tonnage	1,155 net register tons (1,208 gross register tons)
Length	67.97 m (223.0 ft)
Beam	10.67 m (35.0 ft)
Depth	6.52 m (21 ft 5 in)
Decks	Wood
Propulsion	Sail
Crew	18 to 25

Lady Elizabeth is a wrecked iron barque of 1,155 tons built by Robert Thompson Jr. of Southwick, Sunderland and launched on 4 June 1879. Robert Thompson Jr. was one of the sons of Robert Thompson Sr. who owned and operated the family ran shipyard J. L. Thompson & Sons. Thompson Jr. eventually left the family business in 1854 to start his own shipbuilding business in Southwick, Sunderland.^[2] The ship was built for John Wilson as a replacement for the 658-ton, 1869-built barque Lady Elizabeth which sank off Rottnest Island, Western Australia in 1878.^[3]

^ Condemned at Stanley Bibliography by John Smith (New York 1973)
^ Ritchie, L. A., ed. (1992). The Shipbuilding Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-7190-3805-7.
^ Lloyd's List (1878): J. Loney, "Australian Shipwrecks", Volume 3 (1871–1900)

[1] Condemned at Stanley Bibliography by John Smith (New York 1973)

[2] Ritchie, L. A., ed. (1992). The Shipbuilding Industry: A Guide to Historical Records. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-7190-3805-7.

[3] Lloyd's List (1878): J. Loney, "Australian Shipwrecks", Volume 3 (1871–1900)

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History
Lady Elizabeth
Name	Lady Elizabeth
Owner	John Wilson (1879–1886) George Christen Karran (1886–1906) L. Lydersen (Skibsaktieselskabet) (1906–1913) Falkland Islands Company (1913–1936) Crown Receiver of Wrecks, Falkland Islands (1936–current)
Port of registry	London (1879), Castletown, Isle of Man (1886), Tvedestrand, Norway (1906),
Builder	Robert Thompson Jr., Sunderland England
Yard number	98
Launched	6 June 1879
Identification	Official ID #81576
Fate	Beached in Whalebone Cove, Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Cargo, Iron hull, 3 masted Barque rig
Tonnage	1,155 net register tons (1,208 gross register tons)
Length	67.97 m (223.0 ft)
Beam	10.67 m (35.0 ft)
Depth	6.52 m (21 ft 5 in)
Decks	Wood
Propulsion	Sail
Crew	18 to 25