Summary In the early hours of 26 October 1859, on the final leg of her voyage from Melbourne to Britain, steam clipper, The Royal Charter was wrecked off the North Wales coast, in one of the worst storms to ever hit the UK. 460 passengers went down with her. If the scale of human tragedy was almost inconceivable, so too was the wealth; the ship was carrying £80 million in Australian gold. View more details
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Jul 16, 2013
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : TiFiNi
Summary In the early hours of 26 October 1859, on the final leg of her voyage from Melbourne to Britain, steam clipper, The Royal Charter was wrecked off the North Wales coast, in one of the worst storms to ever hit the UK. 460 passengers went down with her. If the scale of human tragedy was almost inconceivable, so too was the wealth; the ship was carrying £80 million in Australian gold. View more details
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Jul 16, 2013
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : TiFiNi
