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Collision off Portland – 1877

Mar 3rd, 2011
by Dorset Ancestors.
This picture depicts the two Portland Lerret boats launched to rescue survivors of the collision between the Avalanche and the Forest of Windsor off Portland in September 1877. One of these boats was called ‘Black Joke’. Our thanks to David Carter for sharing this picture, which originally appeared in the Illustrated London News.

This picture depicts the two Portland Lerret boats launched to rescue survivors of the collision between the Avalanche and the Forest of Windsor off Portland in September 1877. One of these boats was called ‘Black Joke’. Our thanks to David Carter for sharing this picture, which originally appeared in the Illustrated London News.

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