Stacked coffins in St Keverne Church for the victims of the passenger/cargo ship Mohegan (1898) wrecked on the Manacles Rocks.

A view inside St Keverne Church from the South Aisle looking towards the North Aisle with its mural of St Christopher above the door. In the foreground and background are stacked coffins either containing or prepared to take the bodies recovered from the wreck of the passenger/cargo ship Mohegan (1898).

The Mohegan left London on 13 October 1898 with 97 crew, 17 cattlemen and 53 passengers, as well as 1,280 tons of general cargo. The ship was seen passing Eddystone Lighthouse at about 5pm on 14 October, about 10-12 miles out. The ship then ran onto the Manacle rocks at about 7pm. Some 102 people lost their lives.

Object Details

ID: G14389
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gibson & Sons of Scilly
Date made: After 14 October 1898
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection
Measurements: Overall: 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in