The three-masted barque Gunvor (1895) on the rocks at Pedn Boar, near Coverack by Gibson & Sons of Scilly

The three-masted barque Gunvor (1895) on the rocks at Pedn Boar, near Coverack

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The three-masted barque Gunvor (1895) on the rocks at Pedn Boar, near Coverack

Masking fluid has been used to enhance the clouds around the top of the masts.

The Gunvor (1895) was on passage from Caleta Buena, Chile for Falmouth with a cargo of nitrates, when she went ashore just before midnight on 5 April 1912. The ship was so close to the cliffs that the crew were able to lower a rope from the bowsprit and get onto the rocks.  The cabin boy missed his hold and fell in but was rescued by the chief officer. The Times reported that all the nitrate dissolved and the empty bags were floating out of the ship [The Times, 11 April 1912, p.19]. The ship was reported to have broken its back late on Saturday 6 April 1921 [Western Daily Mercury, Monday 8 April 1912] and, by mid-day the same day, the main royal mast had snapped [Cornishman, Thursday 11 April 1912].

Object number: G14147
Date: 6-7 April 1912

Size: Overall: 12 in x 10 in
Artist: Gibson & Sons of Scilly

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