The City of Ragusa crossing the Atlantic - 16th Aug 2012 9:26pm
In 1871 two blokes, John Charles Buckley, and Nicolas Primoraz, left the river Mersey; bound for New York. They managed to cross the Atlantic, in a tiny converted lifeboat, despite terrible storms. Nicolas Primoraz the following year came back to Liverpool with his dog.
The City of Ragusa
This is my blog about me doing a bit of amateur research on the subject, and what I managed to unearth in January this year.
If anyone is really up on the history of Birkenhead park, I'd like to hear from you, should you have any information about the fate of the City of Ragusa; it was supposedly put afloat on one of the lakes, and rotted and sank- but I've been unable to clarify this; like I said though, I am very amateur with all this maritime research stuff.
Thank you
Dan
The City of Ragusa
This is my blog about me doing a bit of amateur research on the subject, and what I managed to unearth in January this year.
If anyone is really up on the history of Birkenhead park, I'd like to hear from you, should you have any information about the fate of the City of Ragusa; it was supposedly put afloat on one of the lakes, and rotted and sank- but I've been unable to clarify this; like I said though, I am very amateur with all this maritime research stuff.
Thank you
Dan