Saladin was a British barque that made voyages between Britain and the coast of Peru, carrying shipments of guano. The ship is best known for its demise in an act of mutiny, murder and piracy which began with the murder of its captain and officers and ended with the ship being stranded off the coast of Nova Scotia on May 21, 1844, followed by the last major piracy trial in Canada. Those murdered on Sunday night, 14 April 1844, and thrown overboard were: Captain Alexander “Sandy” McKenzie; First Mate Thomas F. Bryerly; Second Mate and Carpenter George Jones; James Allen, Seaman; Thomas Moffat, Seaman; and Sam Collins, Seaman.
Saladin was a British barque that made voyages between Britain and the coast of Peru, carrying shipments of guano. The ship is best known for its demise in an act of mutiny, murder and piracy which began with the murder of its captain and officers and ended with the ship being stranded off the coast of Nova Scotia on May 21, 1844, followed by the last major piracy trial in Canada. Those murdered on Sunday night, 14 April 1844, and thrown overboard were: Captain Alexander “Sandy” McKenzie; First Mate Thomas F. Bryerly; Second Mate and Carpenter George Jones; James Allen, Seaman; Thomas Moffat, Seaman; and Sam Collins, Seaman.
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