Halsewell (East Indiaman)
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Halsewell (East Indiaman)
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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: Of over 240 crew and passengers, only 74 survived. The shipwreck shocked the nation. The King visited the scene of the tragedy. The wreck of the Halsewell
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halsewell_(East_Indiaman)
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2023-07-21T07:33:09Z
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