Tucapel: one hundred year of heroism

The Wreck of Tucapel occurred September 4, 1911, this year marks the centenary of heroism, incident in which a group of humble Peruvian fishermen gave their lives to save sailors and Chilean crew.

SHEET NAME OF VESSEL

     Tucapel

DIMENSIONS

      Length 308 feet, Beam 44pies

      114 m long x 14 wide approx.

 TONNAGE

      17,370

YEAR BUILT

     1900 (Class A - 1)

PLACE

      Glasgow, Scotland (Great Britain)

NATIONALITY

       Chilean

 SHIPPING COMPANY

       South American Steamship Company

PATH

      Guayaquil to Valparaiso

DAY SHIPWRECK

       September 4, 1911

HOUR OF THE SHIPWRECK

        4. 05 A.M.

Wreck site

       Camaná, Arequipa, Peru

CAUSE OF WRECK

      Excessive mist, approaching the coast

DURATION OF THE WRECK

    67 hours (progressive collapse)

BOAT CAPTAIN

   Frederick Collins (English)

NUMBER OF PASSENGERS

     150

 BRAN

     79

DROWNED

      81

LOADING

    Food, livestock, alcohol, copper paste.

 RESEARCH INITIATED

    June 6, 2005

 AUTHOR

    Ps. Juan Carlos Gamarra Salazar 

SPONSOR

    Peru Civil Partnership Contribution

ADVISORY

     Historian Alejandro Reyes Flores