Calypso

Hand-coloured. Calypso was run down and sunk during a gale in the Atlantic by a merchantman she was escorting in convoy, while returning from Jamaica on 30th July 1803. The Calypso is here shown in heavy seas together with other vessels, although it is unclear wether or not this is a depiction of her final moments.

Object Details

ID: PAF7972
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Calypso (1783)
Date made: 1783
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 234 mm x 354 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 559 mm