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
Royal Charter Storm
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The Royal Charter Storm of 25–26 October 1859 was considered to be the most severe storm to hit the Irish Sea in the 19th century, with an estimated death toll of over 800. It takes its name from the
Royal Charter (ship)
…is retained in the Victorian Archives Centre in Victoria, Australia. The Royal Charter was the most prominent among about 200 ships wrecked by the Royal Charter Storm. The Royal Charter was built at the Sandycroft Ironworks on the River Dee and was launched in 1855. She was a new type of ship, a 2,719-ton iron-hulled…
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