Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant - Blackpool, Lancashire
The decaying hulk of Horatio Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant wrecked on the beach at Blackpool, Lancashire. On 16 June 1897 during a violent storm when under tow, she parted a cable and dragging the remaining anchor, went ashore on Blackpool Sands, damaging Blackpool North Pier in the process
Picture No
10651913
Media ID
45713906
Size
4900px x 3017px
(2.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1897
