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THE MINNIE BRESLAUER
Built in 1872, the Minnie Breslauer was a steel-hulled English steam freighter built in Portugal. She left Malaga in early 1873 on her maiden voyage to New York with a cargo of wine, dried fruit, bales of cork and 160-pound lead ingots. Unfamiliar with Bermuda’s reefs, Captain Peter Corbet edged the new ship toward the shore, but she collided with the submerged South West Breaker reef and ground to a halt. The ship was later pulled off the reef to be towed to make repairs i…
THE MINNIE BRESLAUER
Built in 1872, the Minnie Breslauer was a steel-hulled English steam freighter built in Portugal. She left Malaga in early 1873 on her maiden voyage to New York with a cargo of wine, dried fruit, bales of cork and 160-pound lead ingots. Unfamiliar with Bermuda’s reefs, Captain Peter Corbet edged the new ship toward the shore, but she collided with the submerged South West Breaker reef and ground to a halt. The ship was later pulled off the reef to be towed to make repairs in St. Georges. Unfortunately, the damage was too severe, and she sank anyway before the vessel could reach the port. All 24 crew members were rescued without incident. The Minnie Breslauer was first salvaged by BW Walker and Company and the Lusher Brothers, who set up in Bermuda from Philadelphia between 1873 and 1874 with their salvage ship, the Gleana. During the salvage of the Minnie, the Gleana broke free and sank.
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