MIZZEN MAST OF THE GREAT BRITAIN 1843
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2025 4:44 am
Falkland Islands issued four stamps in 2024 with fews of Port Stanley, only one stamp has a maritime theme the 1.48 £ which shows the mizzenmast of the GREAT BRITAN of 1843,
Wikipedia gives of her latter history:
In 1882 Great Britain was converted into a sailing ship to transport bulk coal. The work was done by Messrs. C. & E. Grayson, Liverpool. She made her final voyage in 1886, after loading up with coal and leaving Penarth Dock in Wales for San Francisco on 8 February. After a fire on board en route she was found, on arrival at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands where she ran aground, to be damaged beyond economic repair. She was sold to the Falkland Islands Company and used, afloat, as a storage hulk (coal bunker) until 1937, when she was towed to Sparrow Cove, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Port Stanley, scuttled and abandoned.As a bunker, she coaled the South Atlantic fleet that defeated Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee's fleet in the First World War Battle of the Falkland Islands. In the Second World War, some of her iron was scavenged to repair HMS EXETER, one of the Royal Navy ships that fought GRAF SPEE and was badly damaged during the Battle of the River Plate.
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Falkland Islands 2024 1.48£ sg?, Scott?
Wikipedia gives of her latter history:
In 1882 Great Britain was converted into a sailing ship to transport bulk coal. The work was done by Messrs. C. & E. Grayson, Liverpool. She made her final voyage in 1886, after loading up with coal and leaving Penarth Dock in Wales for San Francisco on 8 February. After a fire on board en route she was found, on arrival at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands where she ran aground, to be damaged beyond economic repair. She was sold to the Falkland Islands Company and used, afloat, as a storage hulk (coal bunker) until 1937, when she was towed to Sparrow Cove, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Port Stanley, scuttled and abandoned.As a bunker, she coaled the South Atlantic fleet that defeated Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee's fleet in the First World War Battle of the Falkland Islands. In the Second World War, some of her iron was scavenged to repair HMS EXETER, one of the Royal Navy ships that fought GRAF SPEE and was badly damaged during the Battle of the River Plate.
viewtopic.php?p=9413&hilit=GREAT+BRITAIN+1843#p9413
Falkland Islands 2024 1.48£ sg?, Scott?