HMS Amethyst 27 Sept 1856
Summary
HMS Amethyst, in a gale in the Bay of Biscay, Sept 27/ 56
Gaff rigged three mast sailing boat
Probably HMS Amethyst (1844), Spartan-class 26-gun sixth rate launched in 1844 and sold in 1869 for use as a cable vessel.
Date
27/09/1856
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain