Minnehaha (1857) ashore off Penninis Head
The full-rigged cargo ship Minnehaha (1857) wrecked on the rocks at Penninis Head. She is stern on, listing to starboard. The hull is obscured by the cliff. Seven men sit on the rocks above the wreck on the left of the image
The Minnehaha (1857) was wrecked on 18th January 1874 on the Jolly Rocks between Penninis Head and the Pulpit Rock, St Mary's, Scilly. She was carrying a cargo of guano from Peru. The master, pilot, and eight hands drowned. Survivors climbed the rigging and waited until daylight to climb along the yards and on to the shore to safety.
A glass copy negative of an original glass wet-plate negative.
The Minnehaha (1857) was wrecked on 18th January 1874 on the Jolly Rocks between Penninis Head and the Pulpit Rock, St Mary's, Scilly. She was carrying a cargo of guano from Peru. The master, pilot, and eight hands drowned. Survivors climbed the rigging and waited until daylight to climb along the yards and on to the shore to safety.
A glass copy negative of an original glass wet-plate negative.
Object Details
| ID: | G14517 |
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| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gibson & Sons of Scilly; Gibson, Alexander |
| Vessels: | Minnehaha (1857) |
| Date made: | 1874; 1911 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 217 mm x 166 mm |