General Grant Gets Lost in the Aucklands (1866)

Description

The General Grant was a Maine built American ship, traveling from Australia which was at the time experiencing a gold rush. Due to a tragic combination of circumstances it would only get as far as the Auckland Islands before it found itself trapped in a cave. The ten people who survived the wreck would fight for survival on the subantarctic islands for the next 18 months until they were rescued. The gold that was in the hold of the General Grant still sparks the imagination of treasure hunters but it has never been found.

Ship Name: The General Grant

Built: Bath, Maine

Year Built: 1864

Tonnage: 1183

Type: Three Masted Bark

Sank: May 13, 1866

Location Sank: Auckland Islands

Sources:

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/273410

Siren Call of the GENERAL GRANT: Shipwreck and Gold Fever with a Maine-Built Ship by Charles H. Lagerbom

https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/a-tale-of-two-shipwrecks/

https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/southland/places/subantarctic-islands/auckland-islands/heritage-sites/enderby-settlement/#:~:text=The%20island%20was%20not%20part,and%20Moriori%20already%20in%20residence.