Sea Horse Tragedy | shipwreck

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In 1816, the Sea Horse military transport ship, with the 2nd battalion of the 59th regiment of foot soldiers, was wrecked in Tramore Bay, and 292 men and 71 women and children perished. Some time later the Sea Horse was adopted as the symbol if the town of Tramore, and was latterly adopted as the logo for Waterford Crystal in 1955. From the sea, the treacherous Tramore bay looks like the traditional safe haven of Waterford estuary. After the tragedy Lloyds of London funded the building of piers, including the erection of Metal Man to prevent similar calamities. A monument to the tragedy is located on Donneraile Walk and an Obelisk marks a burial plot at the Church of Ireland on Church Road.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramore#Sea_Horse_tragedy
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Coordinates:   52°8'28"N   7°7'56"W
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