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The Black Adder
For many years a shipwreck
was almost forgotten at the Boa viagem beach at Salvador,
bahia. It was known as Black Dder.
The shipwreck is about 200
meters from the shore in dephts from 8 to 15 meters.The ship have iron hull
and three masts and the main attraction is her bow,that still remains in
good conditions. When I dived this shipwreck for the first time and saw the
iron hull, I expected to see an engine and boilers but none of this itens
was there.
My first thought was that
somebody took off this itens in some part of the ship´s life. The presence
of masts indicates that this vessel could have both steam and wind
propulsion. After the dive i was puzzled about what i have seen.I started to
research in the internet, trying to find some informations about this ship.
Until that moment, tha data
available was:
The name: Black Dder
Nationality: Norwegian
Year of Sinking: 1905
Cargo: Coal. But there was no confirmation of these informations.
A few months have passed
until I found a register of a three mast ship with iron hull named
"Black Adder". Buil in 1870 in England by Maudslay, Son &
Field Shipyards for Sir John Willis. John Willis was a proeminent British
shipowner and he was also the owner of the famous "Cutty Sark"
that until today make her visitors astonished with her beauty. The
"Cutty Sark" , the "Black Adder" and her sister ship
" Halloween" was classified as Tea Clippers: Very fast ships used
in the routes between Europe and the Orient.
- In 1872 , the "Black
Adder" sail from Deal to Shangai in the record time of 95 days;
- In 1899 it was sold to a Norwegian
Shipowner;
- In September 11th , 1905 she
sailed to Bahia with a cargo of Coal and in November 5th of the
same year it sunk.
After I found the ship´s
information, the family with the same name of the ship send me a image of
the "Black Adder". The name of this vessel was inspired after a
river at the city of Berwickshire and between the family and the ship exists
only a coincidence of having the same name. For fate or luck, i have make
contact with a member of this family who collects all kind of itens with the
name Black Adder. Every ship have her history and know it will make your
dive even more delightful.
No doubt that this was the
"Black Adder´s" case.
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Black Adder
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