Libelle (barque)
Iron-hulled ship built in Bremen in 1864 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Libelle was a 650-ton iron-hulled barque, built in the Free City of Bremen in 1864. The ship was transporting quicksilver and passengers when she wrecked on the eastern reef of Wake Island in 1866. After three weeks they set out in a longboat and Gig they sailed to Guam, with only 22 in the longboat making it. In the years that followed many made expeditions to search cargo of the Libelle, to make dives to recover the quicksilver flasks. The anchor remains on Peale island, and was rediscovered in the 1930s when Wake became seaplane port with a hotel.
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Bremen | |
Name | Libelle |
Launched | October 24, 1864 |
Fate | Wrecked on the reef at Wake Island March 4, 1866 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Barque |
Tonnage | 650 (net) |
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