Blackgang Chine I W On the morning when the Ship Clarendon was wrecked, (Oct 11 1836: ) she was from the West Indies, laden with Sugar & Rum; - had 16 seamen & 11 Passengers, 24 of whom perished - At six she struck - when such was the dreadful impetuosity of the overwhelming surges, that in about five minutes she was literally wrecked to atoms

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Blackgang Chine I W On the morning when the Ship Clarendon was wrecked, (Oct 11 1836: ) she was from the West Indies, laden with Sugar & Rum; - had 16 seamen & 11 Passengers, 24 of whom perished - At six she struck - when such was the dreadful impetuosity of the overwhelming surges, that in about five minutes she was literally wrecked to atoms

Engraving / etching depicting the wrecking of the ship Clarendon, a British merchantman. The inscription describes how the ship was quickly obliterated by the churning sea around Blackgang, Isle of Wight, after having hit a beach broadside. Only 3 men survived the incident. This print was published by the engraver, at Wooton, Isle of Wight, in 1837.

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Object Details

ID:	PAD6425
Collection:	Fine art
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Brannon, G; Wooton, I W Brannon, G.
Vessels:	Clarendon (1823)
Date made:	9 May 1837
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Mount: 203 mm x 279 mm