A distant port bow view of the cargo ship Busby (1894) aground off Pendeen Cove

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A distant port bow view of the cargo ship Busby (1894) aground off Pendeen Cove

A slightly distant port bow view of the general cargo steamer Busby (1894) aground with a slight list to starboard in Pendeen Cove (near Portheras Cove). The photographer was standing on the cliffs close to Pendeen Watch Lighthouse looking east towards the wreck. The rocks of the cliff dominate the foreground of the photograph.

Busby left Newport on its maiden voyage for Civita Vecchia on 22 June with a cargo of 4,600 tons of coal and 26 crew. It ran aground on 24 June 1894 in thick fog. However, after the cargo was removed, and pumps installed the ship was refloated, only to founder under tow on 16 July 1894.

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Object Details

ID:	G13988
Collection:	Historic Photographs
Type:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Gibson & Sons of Scilly
Vessels:	Busby (1894)
Date made:	24 June to early July 1894
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 254 mm x 304 mm