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File:Wreck Of The American Mail-Steamer, 'San Pablo,' On The Tan Rocks, Near Hong Kong - The Graphic 1888.jpg
American steamship SS San Pablo wrecked on Turnabout Island, Formosa Strait on voyage from San Francisco to Hong Kong. Owner Pacific Improvement Co. Read more at wrecksite
Wrecked on reef, Turnabout Island, Formosa Channel, 1888, no loss of life.JSTOR
The steamship was attacked by Chinese pirates. She was set afire and driven ashore at "Turnabout", in the Formosa Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss. reference
On April 24, 1888, the San Pablo was in the Formosa Strait. There was a thick fog, and the ship ran aground north of Turnabout Island at about 3:30 in the morning. The ship was hard aground, and two holds and a coal bunker filled with water. The ship might capsize. The ship was going to be abandoned, and the crew and passengers were about to head for Niushan lighthouse, when the ship was set upon by pirates from the mainland. Captain Reed armed the passengers and crew, and the first attack was repulsed. During a second attack, the pirates gained the main deck, but were beaten back with steam hoses. The pirates waited half a mile from the ship.

The crew and passengers then made for land, and the pirates took the ship. While the pirates had the ship, a fire broke out, and the San Pablo burned to the waterline.reference
Depicted place Niushan Island Date 7 July 1888
date QS:P571,+1888-07-07T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Wood engraving Place of creation London Source/Photographer The Graphic Other versions
Image extraction processThis file has an extracted image: HMS Constance steaming to the scene of the (San Pueblo) disaster - The Graphic 1888 (cropped).jpg.
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