HMS Foudroyant wreck at Blackpool.
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.