Bow view of the barque Seine (1899) wrecked on Perranporth beach.
A 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. People are standing or sitting on the starboard side forecastle bulwark and by the anchor stock, others are standing on bits of wreckage and plating, or on the beach by the wreck. Droskyn Head can be seen in the distance behind 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.
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: | G14040 |
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Collection: | Historic Photographs |
Type: | Glass plate negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Gibson & Sons of Scilly |
Vessels: | Seine (1899) |
Date made: | Late December 1900 - January 1901 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 254 mm x 304 mm |