A slightly distant view of the barque Seine (1899) wrecked on Perranporth Beach, Cornwall.

Seine ().Slightly distant bow view of wreck on beach. Bow and forecastle intact leaning to port. People on deck and off port side on the beach.

A middle-distant starboard bow view of the sailing barque Seine (1899) wrecked on Perranporth Beach, Cornwall, resting on the port side. Only the bow/forecastle section is intact, the rest of the hull having been broken up in the heavy weather, leaving twisted frames and plates on the beach behind the bow section. A group of people are standing on the beach by the port bow and the wreckage of the bowsprit, while a couple of others are on the starboard side of the forecastle by the anchor flukes. Droskyn Head can be seen in the distance to the left of the wreck.

The Seine was on its way from Iquique to Falmouth with a cargo of saltpetre when it was driven ashore in heavy weather on 28 December 1900. Part of the crew was rescued by rockets and breaches buoys while the others had to drop over the side of the ship and be rescued by locals in the surf. The wreck was sold.

Object Details

ID: G14193
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gibson & Sons of Scilly
Date made: After 28 December 1900
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection
Measurements: Overall: 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in
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