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H.M Ship Thisbe on fire by lightning at sea 4th Jany 1786. From a drawing by N.M Condy Esq. 2 P.M Hove to under storm stay sails. 1/4 past 4 lightning disabled some of the people, a second Flash set Main sail, Top & Mizen stay sails on fire, obliged to cut away mizzen Top mast, Fore Top Mast shivered by the lightning went over the side about 9. Ship's Log
Plate No.2.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD6010 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Condy, Nicolas Matthew |
| Vessels: | Thisbe (1783) |
| Date made: | 1783; 4 Jan 1786 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 210 mm x 336 mm |