This Print representing the steam Tug Victoria... taking off part of the Passengers & Crew from the Wreck of the ship Lockwoods on the evening of the 8th of January 1839, in defiance of the fiercest gale...

A starboard quarter view of the ‘Lockwoods’ caught in a gale. ‘Lockwoods Liverpool’ is inscribed on the stern. A steamer has come to her aid, shown in the centre of the image. Various debris can be seen floating in the foreground.
Technique includes scratching out.; Hand-coloured.

Object Details

ID: PAH8509
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hawkins, J. A.
Vessels: Lockwoods (ca.1839)
Date made: Jul 1839
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 457 x 547 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 835 mm