The Killarney Steamer as wrecked on Saturday 20th Jany 1838 in the vicinity of Kinsale

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The Killarney Steamer as wrecked on Saturday 20th Jany 1838 in the vicinity of Kinsale

A lithograph showing the Killarney Steamer and her crew wrecked off some rocks near a cliff edge ‘on the west side of Flat Head’ near Kinsale, Ireland, on 20 January 1838, according to a documented source (Coastguard Letters, ‘Wreck of the Killarney Steamer’). The ship’s sheets are in a state of ruin and blowing violently in the wind whilst the crew attempt to clamber onto the rocks to the right. The ship is shown in port-quarter view. The tides are tempestuous.

Lloyds Register for 1833 lists the Killarney as belonging to the Steam Packet Co. and running between Dublin and Bristol.

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Object Details

ID:	PAH0175
Collection:	Fine art
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Joy, William; Brandard, John
Vessels:	Killarney (1830)
Date made:	1830; 20 Jan 1838
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 290 x 387 mm;