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SS 'Drummond Castle', late 19th century. Artist: Unknown

SS 'Drummond Castle', late 19th century. The 'Drummond Castle' was a steamship built by John Elder & Co of Govan in 1881. Operated by the Castle Mail Packets Co, she was en route from Cape Town to London on 16 June 1896 when she was wrecked off the Brittany coast. Of the 103 crew and 143 passengers on board, only 3 people survived the disaster. Lantern slide.

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SS 'Drummond Castle', late 19th century. Artist: Unknown

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SS 'Drummond Castle', late 19th century. The 'Drummond Castle' was a steamship built by John Elder & Co of Govan in 1881. Operated by the Castle Mail Packets Co, she was en route from Cape Town to London on 16 June 1896 when she was wrecked off the Brittany coast. Of the 103 crew and 143 passengers on board, only 3 people survived the disaster. Lantern slide.

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4200 x 4187 px | 50.3 MB

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35.6 x 35.4 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • ACCIDENT • B & W • B / W • B&W • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BRETAGNE • BRITAIN • BRITISH • BRITTANY • CASTLE MAIL PACKETS CO • CATASTROPHE • CENTURY • COMPANY • CONCEPT • DISASTER • DISTRESS AT SEA • DRUMMOND CASTLE • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • INCIDENT • INDUSTRY • JOHN ELDER & CO • LANTERN SLIDE • MAIL • MAST • MATT • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PASSENGER SHIP • POLE • POST • SEA • SHIP • SHIP: SHIPWRECK • SHIPPING INDUSTRY • SHIPPING LINE • SHIPS • SHIPWRECK • STEAM BOAT • STEAM SHIP • STEAMBOAT • STEAMSHIP • TRANSPORT • TRANSPORTATION • WATER TRANSPORT