A starboard broadside view of 'Alert' (1856) stopped in the ice in Buchanan Bay, Hayes Sound
A starboard broadside view of 'Alert' (1856) stopped in the ice in Buchanan Bay, Hayes Sound, on the night of 5 August 1875. Taken from 'Discovery' (1873) looking northwest. Both ships became beset in the ice at about 3pm and remained with sails set, even though there was little wind.
Object Details
ID: | ALB0563.19 |
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Type: | Photographic print |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Mitchell, Thomas |
Vessels: | Alert (1856) |
Date made: | 5 August 1875 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 153 mm x 208 mm |
Parts: |
Nares' British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76 (Photograph Album)
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