Loss of H.M.S Eurydice
The loss of H.M.S Eurydice: image taken from a sketch by two surviors. The ship was seen approaching Bonchurch off the coast near the Isle of Wight, on its return from a training exercise in the West Indies. Twenty minutes later, a heavy squall caught the ship unawares. The storm, lasting only ten miutes, totally engulfed the ship, killing 300 crew and passengers
Picture No
10215992
Media ID
46035836
Size
5879px x 4125px
(2.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 30 March 1878, By I. R Wells
Date
1878
