The Long Fight of Le Lyonnais (1856)

The Weekly Wisconsin on November 26th, 1856 reported the following statement by Le Lyonnais fireman Nestor Fabien: “We heard the concussion, but we did not know what it was. In five minutes time the water came rushing into the engine room, carrying the coal along with it. The fires were put out almost instantly. A number of us were engaged all through the night trying to stop the leak, but all to no purpose, and at last we were forced to go on deck.”
Ship Name: Le Lyonnais
Year Built: 1856
Nationality: French
Ship Type: Iron Hulled Screw Steamer
Tonnage: 2,500
Year Wrecked: 1856
Location Wrecked: 60 Miles North West of Nantucket Lightship
Reason for Wreck: Collided with the Adriatic
Lives Lost: Estimated 130 by Most Sources
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And some tranq

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Yes ……maybe a Irish coffee and a campfire

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Holy See-saw, Batman !

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Holy Mary, Star of the Sea. 🎉🎉🎉

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[@mattwilliams3456]

It always amazes me the number of times vessels have collided and one or both continue on without a concerted effort to communicate with the other ship. I understand in a storm or extreme fog it might not be possible, or when a captain instantly knows they need to dash for shore to attempt a controlled grounding, but otherwise I’d expect them to try checking on each other.

[@theshipwreckarchives]

It does certainly seem like it would be common politeness to do so. Captain Durham does say that he was shocked when Le Lyonnais kept going rather than stopping to speak with them.

[@bold810]

Every single time I hear the story of French shipwreck, especially that era, first thing I think of is the Raft Lé Medúse. 😊🎉

[@theshipwreckarchives]

Fortunately as bad as many shipwreck stories get, few rise to the horrors of Le Meduse

[@jdfriar]

it could have been a dead head or floating tree trunk. possible anyway.

[@Curtiz2008]

It took a great deal of nerve to travel by sea. It still does, to some degree.

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

Frostbite? Hypothermia for sure.

[@theshipwreckarchives]

Hypothermia is never mentioned by the survivors but that is almost certainly what claimed two of them. The effects of the frostbite on all of them was vivid though and caught the public eye when they reached the shore.

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

@@theshipwreckarchives I guess if there were winds. Cold ocean water will kill you but I don’t see how you get frostbite. That was my issue with the news statement.

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[@pedrosherpa5848]

Get better voices. This is why I don't listen to your videos. Sorry just being honest

[@theshipwreckarchives]

Hello, we are a two person project. We will be the first to admit that we are not professionals in any capacity, it is something we are doing for our own enjoyment. Unfortunately this means that alternative voices are not available, nor are we able to hire one as we do not make a profit on this project. We are sorry to hear our content is not for you as a result but we welcome you to explore our sources and discover these stories for yourself.

[@pedrosherpa5848]

@@theshipwreckarchives AI voices are an option.

[@theshipwreckarchives]

We have no plans to use AI at this time. We feel that to have a narrator that does not understand that it is speaking of horror and tragedy would not do justice or honor to the people who experienced these events. We understand that this decision will not please everyone but for us this is a matter of personal integrity.

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@@theshipwreckarchives that's to bad. I will unsubscribe. Wish you luck 🍀

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I'll subscribe to make up for pedrosherpa. The voices are better than any AI option. Keep up the good work.

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Narrator is ok, but the intro with the woman is bad and turns me off for the rest of the story. Please at least get a better intro

[@theshipwreckarchives]

We have modified the intro several times over the years based on feedback but any time we have asked if we should remove it completely, it has divided our audience, with a skew towards keeping it. The female voice has proven equally divisive with some people asking us to give her even more speaking parts and others asking us to remove the character entirely. We are always open to suggestions on how we can improve and we will continue to monitor feedback. If we hear more conclusively from one side or another we will adjust accordingly. I don't know if it helps but the intro generally ends about one minute in if it helps you enjoy the stories more.

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​@@theshipwreckarchivesi like the intro, and the female voice, and the whole channel, 😅 thank you

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The intro is 17 seconds, the whole video is 1,551 seconds. If 1.1% of the video ruins the whole thing for you then it’s a “you” problem. The rest of the production is such quality it should easily balance things out.

[@reluctantheist5224]

On my tablet you can skip ten seconds.You can do this to miss out any very tiny moments you don't like.