The Norwegian barque Saluto (1867) riding at anchor in a gale off Cudden Point, near Perranuthnoe.
A distant port side view of the Norwegian three-masted barque Saluto (1867) riding at anchor in a gale near Cudden Point, off Trevean and Stackhouse Sands, Perranuthnoe. Large waves are rolling towards the shore, lifting the bows of the ship. An unsharp photograph.
The Saluto (1867) was on passage from the Thames with sand ballast to Barbadoes but was caught in a succession of gales. The pumps became choked with sandy mud and the captain turned the ship back to Falmouth. However, on 8 December 1911 the ship was blown off course and dropped anchor about a mile off Cudden Point to the east of Penzance and Newlyn. The crew were rescued by lifeboat and breeches buoy and the ship was abandoned.
A glass copy negative of an original print.
The Saluto (1867) was on passage from the Thames with sand ballast to Barbadoes but was caught in a succession of gales. The pumps became choked with sandy mud and the captain turned the ship back to Falmouth. However, on 8 December 1911 the ship was blown off course and dropped anchor about a mile off Cudden Point to the east of Penzance and Newlyn. The crew were rescued by lifeboat and breeches buoy and the ship was abandoned.
A glass copy negative of an original print.
Object Details
| ID: | G14095 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gibson & Sons of Scilly |
| Vessels: | Saluto (1867) |
| Date made: | Circa 9 December 1911 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 254 mm x 304 mm |