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Sinking in Snowstorm
- When
- 24 March 1878
- Where
- Sandown Bay
- Part of
- Wreck of HMS Eurydice
HMS Eurydice capsized and sank in Sandown Bay during a heavy snow storm off the Dunnose headland on 24 March 1878.
After a fast Atlantic passage, the frigate was caught in a heavy snow storm off the Dunnose headland at the Isle of Wight. The vessel capsized and sank in Sandown Bay, resulting in the death of all but two of the 319 crew members.
Sources
- HMS Eurydice (1843) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
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