List of vessels lost on the Haak Sand on 24 December 1811
On 24 December 1811 a storm resulted in the wrecking of six vessels on the Haak Sand north of Texel and the loss of over 600 lives.
Grasshopper, The 74-gun HMS Hero, the ship-sloop Egeria, the brig-sloop Grasshopper and the hired armed ship Prince William left Göteborg on 18 December 1811 as escorts to a convoy of 15 transports and a fleet of merchantmen, some 120 sail or more.[1] Four or five days later Egeria and Prince William separated, together with the vessels going to the Humber and Scotland, including most of the merchant vessels. The transports and a handful of the merchantmen proceeded with Hero and Grasshopper.[1]
On 24–25 December Hero and Grasshopper and the vessels they were escorting encountered a storm that result in the loss of a most of them.
Vessel | Death toll | Notes |
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Hero | Loss of all but 12 of her 600 crew | She grounded and within 15 minutes the distress signals ceased; by next morning she was completely wrecked |
Grasshopper | Only the pilot drowned | She crossed the sandbank but then was trapped and had to surrender to the Dutch the next day |
Transport vessels and merchantmen
Vessel | Death toll | Notes |
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Archimedes[2] | 20 of the crew saved | |
Beckman | Master and 13 crew lost[3] | Of Baltimore; in ballast[3] |
Centurion | Crew lost[2] | Eight carronades[3] |
Flora | Part of the crew saved[2] | Of 359 tons, sunk; 1500 barrels of powder & 250 chests of arms; a great number of chests are expected to be recovered[3] |
Rosina | Master and 17 crew lost[2] | Of 350 tons; in ballast[3] |
Citations and references
Citations
References
- Marshall, John (1823–1835). Royal naval biography, or, Memoirs of the services of all the flag-officers, superannuated rear-admirals, retired-captains, post-captains, and commanders, whose names appeared on the Admiralty list of sea officers at the commencement of the present year 1823, or who have since been promoted ... London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown.
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