James Turpie
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James
Turpie was a a stemahip built by Andrew Leslie &
Company in England, and was launched in 1881 for Turpie
& Son Company. She was sold seven years later to Port
Steamship Company, before she ended up in Norwegian hands
and the Southern Whaling & Sealing in 1909. She was
rigged down and used as a coal hulk in South Georgia and
was moored up in Leith harbor. She sank at the harbor 16.
August 1946 and was written off as a total loss. The wreck
rest today on a depth of approximately ten meters. Also
see the wrecks of Brutus
and Petrel.
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 Picture: James Turpie Dag Einar Winsnes Collection Last updated: December 2020 |
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