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This painting shows the ship 'Roxburgh Castle', of Green's Blackwall line, rescuing the crew of the burning 'British Merchant' of Newcastle on Tyne, about 60 miles south-east of St Helena on 17th January 1853. The 'Roxburgh Castle' was built at Sunderland in 1852 and registered for voyages from London to Sydney. She is shown here in starboard-broadside view on the left, with a crowned classical male figurehead (possibly Neptune). Her stem also interestingly shows a point in the transition from beakhead to clipper style. The 'British Merchant' appears in bow view on the right with foremast and sails still intact but her other masts burnt and fallen overboard. 'The Times' of 28th February 1853 reported the arrival off Portland of 'Roxburgh Castle', Captain [Edward] Hight, on Saturday 26th, 'with 70 passengers and a large freight of gold' from her maiden voyage to Port Phillip (Melbourne), Australia.
Title
The Ship 'Roxburgh Castle'
Date
1853
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 101.5 x W 162.5 cm
Accession number
BHC3594
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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