The Sea Messenger, 1870
The Sea Messenger, a lifeboat designed for ships letters and papers, invented by J.A.R. Vandenbergh. As many ships carried mail and state papers, there was always a chance that vitally important paperwork could be lost in a shipwreck. Vandenbergh intended this rugged little vessel to be carried aboard mail ships, ready to save the paperwork in the event of its parent vessel being wrecked
Picture No
10216984
Media ID
45991919
Size
6042px x 4017px
(3.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 1870, page 529
Date
1870
