HMS Eurydice, Portsmouth Harbour 1878

HMS Eurydice in Portsmouth Harbour, shortly before her last voyage, 1878. Launched in 1843 as a 21-gun frigate, by 1878 Eurydice was being used as a training ship. On the 22nd March that year, she was struck by a wintery squall off the Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of 326 men

1843 Eurydice Frigate Launched Loss Portsmouth Sank Squall Struck Wight Wintery

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