The Poor Crew of the Evening Star (1866)

Description

The November 1866 issue of the Merchant’s Magazine and Commercial Review came to Captain Knapp of the Evening Star’s defense: “We notice that a daily paper refers to the commander of the steamship Evening Star, which was lost off the coast of Florida on the 3d of October, as an unqualified and inexperienced navigator. So far from this being the case, we know him to be one of the best men in the service, who, for his personal qualities and nautical skill, was held in very high esteem.”

Ship Name: Evening Star

Ship Built: 1863

Tonnage: 2,200

Ship Type: Side Wheel Wood Hulled Steamship

Nationality: United States of America

Year Wrecked: 1866

Location Wrecked: About 240 miles Northeast of Matanillia Reef

Reason for Wreck: Caught in Hurricane

Lives Lost: A Minimum of 250

Sources:

https://newspaperarchive.com/lancaster-daily-intelligencer-oct-31-1866-p-1/

https://books.google.com/books?id=dzoIAAAAQAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=evening+star+shipwreck+1866&source=gbs_navlinks_s