- Agnes Blaikie (barque)
"Agnes Blaikie" was a merchant ship chartered by the British government during the
Crimean War for delivery of military cargoes and equipment to the army which was based inBalaklava . The vessel was presumably named in honour of the wife of theLord Provost of Aberdeen ofSir Thomas Blaikie .The "Agnes Blaikie" was first registered in
Aberdeen in 1841, owned by George Thompson Jr., of the Aberdeen Line and commanded by Alex Duthie. Her maiden voyage took her toSantiago de Cuba . In 1849 she was registered inSwansea , Wales, under the ownership of W. Jenkins and Company. On30 June 1852 she was bought by John Crow Richardson, and commanded by Thomas Thomas. However she soon changed hands again (perhaps twice), being bought by Henry Dobson, of 81 Princess Street, Bristol, England on5 February 1853 . In 1855, now registered inLondon , she was owned by Jordison, and commanded on her final voyage by Henry Hamden."Agnes Blaikie" sailed from the Thames on
22 January 1855 with a cargo consisting of 180 tons of shot and 250 tons of coke. On5 May 1855 the barque was sunk offBalaklava , after a collision with the paddle steamer "HMS Medina". All of the crew were saved, but it was reported that the petty officer of the watch aboard "Medina" committed suicide by cutting his throat immediately afterwards.The wreck of the "Agnes Blaikie" was discovered laying in convert|84|m|ft of water in September 2003, and was formally identified on
13 September 2006 .References
* [http://lutenkov.ru/agnes/story.htm Extracts from "The Times"]
* [http://lutenkov.ru/agnes/pdfNEPTUN/Neptun_Agnes_eng.pdf An article about discovering of the wreck]
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