HMS Foudroyant wreck at Blackpool.

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Title

HMS Foudroyant wreck at Blackpool.

Subject

Military, Wreck, Blackpool, England

Description

Lantern slide of HMS Foudroyant wreck at Blackpool. On 16 June 1897 during a violent storm, she parted a cable and dragging the remaining anchor, went ashore on Blackpool Sands, damaging Blackpool North Pier in the process. The Blackpool lifeboat was able to rescue all 27 of her crew.After vain attempts to refloat her, her guns were removed and she was sold for _200. She finally broke up in the December gales. Craftsmen used flotsam from the wreck to make furniture, and, between 1929 and 2003, the wall panelling of the boardroom of Blackpool F.C.'s Bloomfield Road ground. The ship's bell now resides in Blackpool Town Hall.

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Format

82mm x 82mm

Type

Image

Identifier

LS0093

Accrual Method

Gift

Provenance

Pete Spencer, Bolton, UK, Former Owner

Original Format

Magic Lantern Slide

Collection

Citation

“HMS Foudroyant wreck at Blackpool.,” Fourtoes, accessed January 10, 2025, https://collection.fourtoes.co.uk/items/show/1336.