A distant port bow view of the cargo ship Busby (1894) aground in Pendeen Cove taken from the cliffs.

An image showing 'P50692; A slightly elevated port bow view of the steam cargo ship Busby (1894) aground off cliffs, prior to the attempt to salvage her, which resulted in the ship sinking. She has a slight list to port. A small rowing boat is tied off her port side just behind the superstructure. The rocks dominate the foreground.'

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A distant port bow view of the cargo ship Busby (1894) aground in Pendeen Cove taken from the cliffs.

A slightly distant port bow view of the general cargo steamer Busby (1894) aground with a slight list to starboard in Pendeen Cove (near Portheras Cove). The photographer was standing on the cliffs close to Pendeen Watch Lighthouse looking east towards the wreck. The rocks of the cliff dominate the foreground of the photograph.

A copy negative from a photographic print created from 12x10 glass negative G13988.

Busby left Newport on its maiden voyage for Civita Vecchia on 22 June with a cargo of 4,600 tons of coal and 26 crew. It ran aground on 24 June 1894 in thick fog. However, after the cargo was removed, and pumps installed the ship was refloated, only to founder under tow on 16 July 1894.

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Object Details

ID:	P50692
Collection:	Historic Photographs
Type:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Gibson & Sons of Scilly
Date made:	24 June to early July 1894
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm