Joseph Perkins (barkentine)

The American barkentine Joseph Perkins, a Puget Sound built vessel, was stranded on Waihee Reef, Hawaiian Islands, May 14th,[1880] while bound for Port Gamble to load lumber. She was beating out of Kahului Harbor with a pilot on board and misstayed. The strong breeze sent her ashore, where she became a total wreck. E. W. Wright, Modern Propeller Steamships Appear, Oregon Railway & Navigation Company Incorporated, Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. New York: Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1961., p.280.

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