The Deadly Chaos of the Gijon and Laxham (1884)

Description

In the North Australian from November 7th, 1884 the following account could be found: “About half past seven on the evening of the 21st, we were in a thick fog, with whistle blowing. Our captain and the second mate were on the bridge, and a man was on the lookout on the forecastle head. Suddenly we heard the fog horn of another steamer on our starboard bow, and in about five or ten minutes, we still hearing the horn, the stranger, a Spanish steamer, ran into us.”
Ship Name: Gijon

Year Built: 1873

Tonnage: 2110

Nationality: Spain

Ship Type: Iron Screw Steamer

Year Wrecked: 1884

Location Wrecked: 50 Miles off Cape Finisterre

Reason for Wreck: Collision in Fog

Ship Name: Laxham

Year Built: 1879

Ship Type: Iron Screw Steamer

Tonnage: 1295

Nationality: British