HMS Foudroyant (Wreck)

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The HMS Foudroyant, which had been used by Nelson as his flagship from 6 June 1799 until the end of June 1801, was wrecked on 16th June 1897, during a fund-raising voyage around the coast of Great Britain. The Foudroyant came to Blackpool from Southport on 4th June and anchored two miles out to sea between Central and North piers. Just before 6am on 16 June the ship was caught up in a hurricane force storm and broke anchor. She drifted toward land, and just missed the jetty at North pier before hitting the shore slightly to the north at Cocker Square. The ship was then bought by a local syndicate who made souvenirs from the wood. Most of the ship though was broken up in a storm in November 1897.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Foudroyant_(1798)
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Coordinates:   53°49'14"N   3°3'32"W

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  • I have some glass slides of Blackpool from the late 19th century including the shipwrecked Foudroyant, they are not in the best of condition but some seem very evocative of the time in their negative state. Do you have any suggestions as to who may be interested in their content and preservation. Yours sincerely Bryan Tweddle
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