Intrepid

Nameboard from the 'Intrepid'. Nothing is recorded of a wreck of this name on the Isles of Scilly but it is possible that this item came from a Sunderland brig which was wrecked off Pendeen, north of Land’s End, in 1847. It may have become detached and drifted over to the islands, or Augustus Smith of Tresco Abbey could have acquired it for his ‘Valhalla’ collection while on the mainland.

Object Details

ID: FHD0022
Collection: Figureheads
Type: Nameboard
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Intrepid 1837
Date made: 1847 ?
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Valhalla Collection
Measurements: Overall: 2127 mm x 222 mm