Royal Charter (ship)
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Royal Charter was a steam clipper which was wrecked off the beach of Porth Helaeth in Dulas Bay on the northeast coast of Anglesey, Wales on 26 October 1859. About 450 people died, the highest death t
The Royal Charter sank in an 1859 storm, stimulating the establishment of modern weather forecasting.
Scene of the shipwreck
St Gallgo's Church, showing graves. Black and white print on lithograph c. 1860.
The Royal Charter broke up on these rocks near Moelfre
St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo is a small church near the village of Llanallgo, on the east coast of Anglesey, north Wales. The chancel and transepts, which are the oldest features of the present build
Royal Charter (ship)
…considerable sums in gold, either on their bodies or deposited in the ship's strongroom. Many of the bodies recovered from the sea were buried nearby at St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo, where the graves and a memorial can still be seen. There is also a memorial on the cliff above the rocks where the ship struck, which is on the Anglesey…
The south side of the church
The memorial to victims of the wreck of the Royal Charter
The interior, looking towards the east end