P&ORef: AC-02176-00
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Wreck of ALMA off Haruish, Egypt
In: Ships; Part of our Prints and Drawings gallery
Medium:
Coloured, tinted lithograph on paper
Description:
ALMA Struck a reef off the island of Haruish on 12th june 1859, when en route to Suez from Aden. The mails, baggage and cargo were lost, but thankfully no lives. All survivors were rescued by the paddle frigate HMS Cyclops and P&O’s Nemesis.
Featured Ship:
ALMA (1855)
Shipping Line:
P&O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY
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Rose Richards
25/03/2020 11:42:56In our family archives I have a written account of the wreck by the ship’s Boilermaker John Roberts to his sister in a letter dated July 8th 1859.
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