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Cygnet off St Abbs Head, October 14th 1808. Land sight astern
An original watercolour by Nicholas Pocock and inscribed by hand: "Cygnet off St Abbs Head, October 14th 1808. Land sight astern."
'Cygnet' was one of a fresh batch of 13 ships ordered during the Peace of Amiens to the design of the Merlin Class. She was wrecked off the Courantyne River between Guyana and Suriname on 7 March 1815.
'Cygnet' was commanded by Captain Edward Dix. Previously he had lost five ships in a convoy he was escorting as they foundered in rough weather. (information supplied by Mr Peter Davey, August 2015)
'Cygnet' was one of a fresh batch of 13 ships ordered during the Peace of Amiens to the design of the Merlin Class. She was wrecked off the Courantyne River between Guyana and Suriname on 7 March 1815.
'Cygnet' was commanded by Captain Edward Dix. Previously he had lost five ships in a convoy he was escorting as they foundered in rough weather. (information supplied by Mr Peter Davey, August 2015)
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF5889 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pocock, Nicholas |
| Vessels: | Cygnet (1804) |
| Date made: | 1811 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 285 x 366 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 556 mm |