Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Bronze Age Gold from Wales

H.M.S. MONTAGU, Ashore at Lundy (postcard)

Twiss Bros. (Publisher)

Colour postcard of the H.M.S. MONTAGU ashore at Lundy, 1906. Unused.

H.M.S. MONTAGUE. Built at Devonport Dockyard, and launched in 1901. She was wrecked off Lundy on 30 May 1906. Attempts by the Navy to rescue her ended in chaos. The Navy officially abandoned her in 1907 after removing the valuable guns, and she was then handed over to private salvage companies.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2016.5/5

Historical Associations

Association Type: Place name
Date: 05/1906
Place: Lundy Island

Creation/Production

Twiss Bros.
Role: Publisher
Period: 1906

Acquisition

donation, 7/1/2016

Measurements

Length (mm): 141
Width (mm): 88

Techniques

Colour (photomechanical)
Photomechanical

Material

Card

Categories

Steam (maritime) Maritime 1900s Montagu (H.M.S.)

Classification

water transportation transportation steam powered (water) wrecks and wrecking
Comments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Related Items
Industry

H.M.S. MONTAGU, photograph

Photographer: unknown
(1906)
2005.145/14
Industry

H.M.S. SWIFTSURE (postcard)

Publisher: Raphael Tucks & Sons
(1907)
2016.5/4
Industry

H.M.S. MONTAGUE, photograph

Photographer:
(1906)
1993.202
Industry

P.S. BRIGHTON, photograph

2006.39/1588