Caesarea II Propeller - St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 49° 10.889 W 002° 06.609
30U E 564848 N 5448011
This propeller from the Caesarea II stands outside the Jersey Maritime Museum.
Waymark Code: WMM77Z
Location: Jersey
Date Posted: 08/03/2014
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This propeller was salvaged from the Caesarea II after it struck a rock off the coast of Jersey.
During museum opening hours a small information board about the shipwerck is left alongside the propeller.
Salvaged propeller from
the Caesarea II
Built in 1910 in Birkenhead by
Cammel Laird & Co Ltd.
She struck a rock off Noirmont point on the south
coast of Jersey on 7 July 1923, ripping off one of
her three propellers.
Although she was badly damaged, she was put
ashore outside St. Helier harbour and was repaired
by comapny engineers and re-floated on the 20
Jul 1923. She was towed by tug to Southampton,
and put in a dry dock. It was then decided not to
repair her.
She was sold onto the Isle of Man Shipping Co.
She was eventually broken up in 1950.
Tonnage 1500
Length 296 ft