http://yukonchatterbug.com/2009/09/13/the-rock-part-ii/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:59:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://yukonchatterbug.com/2009/09/13/the-rock-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Carole Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:34:00 +0000 http://yukonchatterbug.com/?p=600#comment-898 Chris, Thanks so much for that info; I just spent the last half hour Googling the Sposa and found lots of info. You the man! Chris,
Thanks so much for that info; I just spent the last half hour Googling the Sposa and found lots of info. You the man!

]]> http://yukonchatterbug.com/2009/09/13/the-rock-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Chris Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:57:55 +0000 http://yukonchatterbug.com/?p=600#comment-894 PS: I think she was scuttled in 1960..or there abouts. PS: I think she was scuttled in 1960..or there abouts.

]]> http://yukonchatterbug.com/2009/09/13/the-rock-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Chris Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:57:04 +0000 http://yukonchatterbug.com/?p=600#comment-893 ..ok , here is what i found about the shipwreck pic you have there: the "Sposa " was a whaling ship of the Newfoundland Whaling Company. In 1940, the company's whale catchers, as these ships were called, were requisitioned for coastal defense duties off Great Britain dealing a severe blow to an already troubled industry. Whaling ceased for 3 years and, in 1943, activities began anew when the company relocated the Sposa and several other whale catchers from South Georgia in the South Atlantic. However, the introduction of modern whaling ships and a decrease in local whale stocks necessitated tying up the old ships at Conception Harbour. Today, the wreck of the Sposa remains visible on the beach. I will dig for more if you want.. ..ok , here is what i found about the shipwreck pic you have there:
the “Sposa ” was a whaling ship of the Newfoundland Whaling Company. In 1940, the company’s whale catchers, as these ships were called, were requisitioned for coastal defense duties off Great Britain dealing a severe blow to an already troubled industry. Whaling ceased for 3 years and, in 1943, activities began anew when the company relocated the Sposa and several other whale catchers from South Georgia in the South Atlantic. However, the introduction of modern whaling ships and a decrease in local whale stocks necessitated tying up the old ships at Conception Harbour. Today, the wreck of the Sposa remains visible on the beach.
I will dig for more if you want..

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