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Arrival in England
- When
- 21 January 1878
- Where
- Estuary
The obelisk arrived in the estuary on 21 January 1878, following a storm in the Bay of Biscay that forced the towropes to be cut.
The ships set off from Alexandria on 21 September 1877. On 14 October 1877, a storm in the Bay of Biscay caused the ship Cleopatra to roll violently and become uncontrollable, forcing the towropes to be cut. The obelisk was recovered and arrived in the estuary on 21 January 1878.
Sources
- Cleopatra's Needle, London Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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