SS Datetree aground and broken in two on the Brisons

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Title

SS Datetree aground and broken in two on the Brisons

Description

Datetree was a brand new British steam collier/cargo ship owned by the Tree Steamship Company. It was only three months old, having been built in early 1914 by the Antwerp Engineering Company.

On June 25, 1914, while carrying a cargo of coal from Barry, Wales, to Brest, France, the vessel ran aground on the treacherous Brisons Rocks.
break its back and split in two, resulting in a total loss.

See also photo RGN.118

Creator

Gibson

Publisher

Morrab Library

Date

1914

Rights

Morrab Library

Format

Flimsy Negative - Cabinet

Identifier

M.382

Coverage

The Brisons, Cape Cornwall