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H.M. Frigate Pique Forging over the reef off Cape Forteau (after beating violently 11 hours) on the Morning of the 23rd Sepr 1855. Plate 1st
A starboard quarter view of the ‘Pique’ with four ship’s boats in tow. Cape Forteau looms behind her. Coloured lithograph. Plate 1 of 4.
While returning from Canada in 1835, the ‘Pique’ struck on some rocks near Point Forteau, Labrador, and ground away nearly all her false keel and much of her hull’s outer skin. Although she remained stuck for 11 hours and the heavy bumping resulted in her leaking badly, she managed to reach home unaided in spite of very bad weather.
While returning from Canada in 1835, the ‘Pique’ struck on some rocks near Point Forteau, Labrador, and ground away nearly all her false keel and much of her hull’s outer skin. Although she remained stuck for 11 hours and the heavy bumping resulted in her leaking badly, she managed to reach home unaided in spite of very bad weather.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF8067 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Schetky, John Christian; Trives & Maynard |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Vessels: | Pique (1834) |
| Date made: | 1834; 23 Sep 1835 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 255 x 399 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 556 mm |