The Honourable Company's Ship Bridgewater - on her homeward bound Voyage from China to England, on the 7th March, 1830 - encountered a Hurricane - in 2 Hours the Gale abated and on the 10th April the ship reached RMG PY8463
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The Honourable Company's Ship Bridgewater... on her homeward bound Voyage from China to England, on the 7th March, 1830... encountered a Hurricane... in 2 Hours the Gale abated and on the 10th April the ship reached Madras Roads under Jury Masts
Hand-coloured aquatint showing the hurricane-damaged Bridgewater (captain J.R Manderson) on a very stormy sea. Inscription in English below describes the damage.
The Honourable Company's Ship Bridgewater... on her homeward bound Voyage from China to England, on the 7th March, 1830... encountered a Hurricane... in 2 Hours the Gale abated and on the 10th April the ship reached Madras Roads under Jury Masts
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Date
1832
Source
Royal Museums Greenwich
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