OCEANA at sea

In: Ships; Part of our Paintings gallery

Date:
c.1890

Medium:
Oil on canvas (varnished)

Description:
OCEANA (6,610 tons) was in collision with the German barque PISAGUA off Eastbourne in 1912 and sank with the loss of 14 lives. Gold and silver bars worth £700,000 were recovered before the wreck was blown up.

Featured Ship:
OCEANA (1888)

Shipping Line:
P&O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY