SS Paris

SS Paris

The American Line steamer Paris (10,699 t), on passage from Cherbourg to New York with 370 crew and 386 passengers went ashore in fog on Lowland Point, near Coverack, the Lizard, on 21 May 1899. There were no casualties, and the vessel was successfully towed off seven weeks later and repaired. Side view of ship from shore, with tugs and small craft alongside

Ref: WR iii, 113-114

SS Paris was repaired, returning to service in August 1901 with two instead of three funnels and renamed Philadelphia

Wreck

Albumen print

References:
Cornish Wrecks South Coast by R Larn and C Carter
Cornish Wrecks by F A Strike
The Cornish Telegraph 1899-05-25
West Britain and Cornwall Advertiser Thursday Evening May 25th 1899

Gibson

1899-05-21

Morrab library

Print

RGN.045

Coverack

8" x 10"