The ship 'Plympton', wrecked off St Agnes, Isles of Scilly

Photographic print, Gibsons of Scilly Shipwreck Collection. On 14 August 1909, the 'Plympton' sank after running on to Lethegus Rocks, off St. Warner Bay, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly in thick fog. It capsized later and sank, drowning two islanders engaged in salvage.

Object Details

ID: REG13/000463.7
Type: photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Date made: August 1909
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm x 524 mm x 360 mm
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