The Darling of the Forfarshire (1838)

The Forfarshire, it would later be acknowledged, had been in too poor repair to be sailing, and the decision to try to reach her destination had proved to be deadly. The lives lost and the stories of those who had survived would all be immediately overshadowed by a public who only wanted to know about one person however. They wanted to know all about the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, Grace Darling. Overnight her life would be turned upside-down. Ship Name: Forfarshire Launched: 1836 Ship Type: Side Paddle Steamer Nationality: United Kingdom Tonage: 450 Sank: 1838 Reason For Sinking: Struck rocks in storm due to failing engine Lives Lost: Not a certain number, estimated 43 Sources: http://www.gracedarling.co.uk/index.html https://books.google.com/books?vid=03R4BN5-_p7leh7HdJ&id=j5FNfdZ8QwcC&pg=RA1-PA138&lpg=RA1-PA138&dq=Forfarshire&as_brr=1#v=onepage&q=Forfarshire&f=false https://archive.org/details/tragedyseasorso00ellmgoog/page/n11/mode/1up http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/gems/grace-darling-or-the-wreck-of-the-forfarshire https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/23295/pg23295-images.html#chap11 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/grace-darling-poetic-heroine-1.83730 https://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/england/tyne/article_3.shtml https://www.sailing-by.org.uk/grace-darling-wreck-forfarshire-1838/ https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/grace-darling https://digital.nls.uk/chapbooks-printed-in-scotland/archive/104185723#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-903%2C0%2C3226%2C2392