Site Record

Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may possibly be in the vicinity.

Event and Historical Information:
The SARAH was a wooden schooner registered at Strangford which stranded on Skomer Island on 22 October 1873 in a northwest to westerly force 8 gale. The crew were rescued by the Solva lifeboat.

Sources include:
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1873 Part III pg57
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Goddard, T, 1983, Pembrokeshire Shipwrecks, pg72
Morris, J, 1986, An Illustrated Guide to Lifeboat Stations, Part 5 Isles of Scilly to Aberdyfi. pg34

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, March 2008.