Another mystery shipwreck for you! Apparently these two salty old sea dogs were captain and first mate on the Hansa. We have a few Poole photos from around November 1900 of the wreck of the Hansa, although none of them look particularly wrecked - probably more a case of running aground? Think it might have taken place off Tramore, Co. Waterford.
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<dl><dd>From the "Sacramento Daily Union", Volume 98, Number 75, 4 November 1899
<dl><dd><i>A dispatch from Waterford, Ireland, states that the German bark Hansa, of 1,198 tons, Captain Calcalera from St. Johns, N. F., September 30th, for that port, has stranded during a gale at Creadenhead and filled with water. All on board were saved.</i></dd></dl></dd>
<dd>(Possibly suggesting that one of the seamen pictured is the "Captain Calcalera" mentioned...)</dd></dl><p>Date: November 1899?
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