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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 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| 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 |