Lot Essay
The Rescue:
Off Galloper Sands, Harwich, Essex on 12.12.1891: In a very heavy sea during a strong northerly gale, the Glasgow-registered Enterkin was wrecked on Galloper Sands. Captain Watson of the Smack Britain's Pride, and his crew, were able to save an Apprentice from the wreck.
The Vessel:
The steel-hulled full-rigged ship Enterkin, 1698 tons, was built by Duncan's at Port Glasgow in 1889 and was owned and registered in Glasgow by T.G. Guthrie.
Off Galloper Sands, Harwich, Essex on 12.12.1891: In a very heavy sea during a strong northerly gale, the Glasgow-registered Enterkin was wrecked on Galloper Sands. Captain Watson of the Smack Britain's Pride, and his crew, were able to save an Apprentice from the wreck.
The Vessel:
The steel-hulled full-rigged ship Enterkin, 1698 tons, was built by Duncan's at Port Glasgow in 1889 and was owned and registered in Glasgow by T.G. Guthrie.