Maritime record COR 124 - Wreck of the Malvina

WELSH BRIGANTINE, 1874
Status: Casualty

`It would appear that the MALVINA had on board 185 tons of roofing slate, 85 tons more than her registered tonnage. A cargo of this description of dead weight, so much in excess of the registered tonnage, seemed to the Court the proximate cause of loss. The evidence showed that when the vessel was compellled to put back from the Texel the leakage greatly increased, which was probably caused by the deadweight cargo straining.' (2)

Built: 1835
Where Built: Prince Edward Island
Owner: W Morris, Aberystwyth
Master: T Daniel
Crew: 5
Date of Loss Qualifier: A

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
BOT Wk Rtn 1874 Pt.III p77 No.340(277)
LR 1872-3 No.137(M)