Halsewell (East Indiaman)
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halsewell-east-indiaman-223-1580877
title:
Halsewell (East Indiaman)
text:
The Halsewell was an East Indiaman that was wrecked on 6 January 1786 at the start of a voyage from London to Madras. She lost her masts in a violent storm in the English Channel, and was driven onto the rocks below a cliff on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The vicar of nearby Worth Matravers recorded the event in his parish register: On the 4th, 5th and 6th day of January, a remarkable snow storm, sometimes a hurricane, with the wind at south. On the latter day, at two in the morning,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1778 full-rigged ship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halsewell_(East_Indiaman)
date created:
2013-02-02T18:00:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T02:47:21Z
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13
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