The steamship Elise is lost to a storm

The Elise - the first steamship to cross the English Channel. The Elise departed from Newhaven on 17 March 1816, into a heavy sea. At midnight, a tempest broke out, and Pierre Andriel had to threaten his own crew at gunpoint and award three bottles of rum to the first man to spot the French coast. After 17 hours at sea, the Elise reached Le Havre. This illustration shows the steamship struggling through the stormy seas

1815 1816 Builders Challenging Crosses Denny Difficult Elise Keeling Stormy Tempest Winds

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