SS: Star of Africa Traditional Cache
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A short walk to this cache that forms part of the Shipwreck Series. For the series methodology and more info visit SS: Shipwreck Series via the related web page link.
In the early hours on 29 August 1880 the Star of Africa hit Albatross Rock. She was under command of Captain William Barrow who had supervised her construction in Aberdeen. He had married soon after launching and had furbished his cabin so that he could take his wife with him. Only Henderson the second mate who clung to a hencoop for 2 hours and one lascar seaman survived. The other 15 on board perished.
The Cape Argus published this report on 31 August 1880:
"The Star of Africa was christened by Mrs James Murison, junr, who sent her out with the reputation of being as smart a little craft as ever sailed into Table Bay. Her lines were the finest, and she was in every respect well found, being provided with patent steering gear, and all the latest improvements applicable to that class of vessel. Before leaving Calcutta on the voyage destined to be her last, the Star was docked and overhauled, and painted, and rendered as trim and neat as ever could be. Her value, with cargo (consisting chiefly of rice, wool-packs, and grain-bags) is estimated at about £20,000, the whole of which is covered by insurance at Lloyds, with the exception of £600 (Mr Wm. Berg) in the Commercial Marine, and £1,600, for freight, 8c in the Equitable. The crew, with the exception of the master and his officers, and perhaps a couple of hands, consisted of lascars. Captain Barrow, who was not far short of fifty years of age, was in the habit of taking his wife with him on his voyages, and she is amongst the lost, the last word Mr Henderson heard, upon taking to the water, being "For God's sake, save my wife!" "
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