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Allen Gardiner (schooner)

Allen Gardiner was a schooner owned by the South American Mission Society, based in England. Built in 1854, the schooner was named after Captain Allen Gardiner, the founder of the society. He had died of starvation with the rest of his mission party at Spaniard Bay on the SE coast of the main island of Tierra del Fuego in 1852, after resupply was delayed.

Massacre
In 1858 Allen Gardiner was used to return a Yahgan family to Wulaia, and it brought others to Keppel Island to study with missionaries. Homesick, they departed after several months in October 1858, again on the Gardiner. The idea had been to educate the Yahgan in English and Christianity. They and the British suffered serious cultural misunderstandings. When the Allen Gardiner failed to return to Keppel Island, Captain William Horton Smyley was sent to Tierra del Fuego in 1860 on the ship Nancy to investigate. ==Wreck==
Wreck
On 10 August 1893, Allen Gardiner, under command of Captain Robert Thompson, was seriously damaged during a storm. Captain Thompson was found to have acted wrongly by attempting to sail the ship in poor conditions. He received "severe censure". ==See also==
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