The Childe Herold is shipwrecked
The Childe Herold is shipwrecked off Dassen Island. A 463-ton British wooden ship, the Childe Herold, en route from Bombay to London is wrecked off Dassen Island. It was carrying more than 1 300 pieces of ivory.
eventREF E-0010979Revised
13 February 1850
The Childe Herold is shipwrecked
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Cummings, D., CHILDE HAROLD 1849, from Government of Australlia - State Library, [online], Available at www.slsa.sa.gov.au [Accessed: 21 January 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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