A port quarter view of the wreck of the five-masted ship Preussen under the cliffs of St. Margaret's Bay, Kent.

A port quarter view of the wreck of the five-masted ship Preussen under the cliffs of St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. She was severely damaged in collision with the cross-channel ferry Brighton just before midnight on 4 November and her foremast and bowsprit were broken. She was anchored but her anchor chains broke in a gale and she drove ashore on 6 November. The wreck was destroyed in a series of gales in the period 4 to 11 January 1911. The hull has been badly broken and only the main, middle and mizzen lower masts are still standing.

Object Details

ID: N18820
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Vessels: Preussen (1902)
Date made: 1911
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm