Picture No | 10119906 |
Date | 1875 |
Description | BESSEMER HITS CALAISPIER |
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Bessemer's imaginative paddle steamer, less imaginatively named 'Bessemer' hits the pier while entering Calais harbour causing more damage to the pier than to herself.
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Source | Engraving by an unnamed artist in the Illustrated London News, 15 May 1875 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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