A view from a boat near the submerged stern looking towards the bow of the steam cargo ship Plympton (1893) after it rolled off the ledge at Lethegus Rocks, off St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly. The ship is lying on its port side with the bows out of the water and part of the starboard side as far back as the rigging for the foremast. The photographer is looking towards the exposed forecastle and hatchway. In the background, on the right, is the white lighthouse of St. Agnes and the rocks off the coast on the left.

A copy negative made from an original print.

The Plympton was on passage from Rosario to Falmouth with a cargo of maize and had stopped at Falmouth for orders. On departing for Dublin to discharge the cargo the ship encountered thick fog on the night of 13 August 1909 that continued all the next day. The ship struck the Lethegus Rocks after missing the Bishop Rock fog horn. Plympton was abandoned but several islanders went on board to salvage cargo. However, the ship rolled off the rocks onto its side and two islanders were drowned.