Johanna Jakoba
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The Johanna Jakoba, a full rigged ship, registered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Captain Nielsen.
While in passage from the West Indies to Denmark laden with a cargo of sugar, this vessel went ashore in fog and wrecked on Lyra Skerry, Papa Stour on July 15th 1759. All of the crew were saved. Quoted to have been 'a large and beautiful vessel'.
