Coral Queen - 1872 Logbook pages

The following information has been extracted from Gbg’s Landsarkiv, Gba.bga.b’s Rådhusrätt Bg:26 (1872):

Abstract of the Logbook, kept on board of the s.s Coral Queen of West Hartlepool, Wm. Flaxman master, on her voyage from Sunderland to Gothenburg.

1872 Oct 29^th
At 1 p.m left Sunderland with a cargo of coals, iron etc, and proceeded to sea with westerly winds and fresh breeze, the ship being tight staunch and strong and in a good and seaworthy condition. P.M the wind increased and at midnight it blow a strong gale, with a heavy sea, the ship taking several heavy seas over.

30^th a.m
Wind W.S.W, strong gales with a tremendous heavy sea, ship labouring heavily. Found the ship having sprung a leak. Kept the Engine pumps constantly going. Continued the voyage with heavy westerly gales, and the ship still leaking badly until,

Nov 1^st
At 8:15 p.m when we arrived in the port of Gothenburg the ship leaking all the same, commenced to discharge cargo. Put the square sail under the ship to try to stop the leak but to no purpose. Kept the pumps going night and day, but not being able to keep the water under, on the 

2^nd
set 2 deckpumps at work, with 12 men from shore to serve them, the ship still making as much water as the pumps could take away. Discharged night and day and on the

3^rd
cut away the ceiling in different places, and at last succeeded to find the leak. Put a blanket in the hole and pumped the ship out with the donkey pump. 

4^th
Cargo all out, and on the

5^th
discharged the bunker coals, at 2 p.m towed down to the shipyard and moored alongside the quay. 

The aforementioned accidents having been caused though no fault or neglect, either by myself or by any of my crew, but only through bad weather and the labouring of the ship, I hereby reserve myself for all responsibility, asking permission, with the subscribed persons of my crew upon oath to confirm the truth of this extended protest, and hereover to obtain a Notarial Certificate.

Gothenburg the 30th Nov 1872.

Wm. Flaxman, Master; Richard Vickers, Mate; Tho Hatherly, Engineer; James Synes, Seaman; Robert Bedlington, Seaman.

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