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Loss of the Steam Boat 'Brilliant'

Image credit: Aberdeen Maritime Museum

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On 12th December 1839 the paddle steamer 'Brilliant' was wrecked on the North Pier at Aberdeen. The vessel had sailed from Leith in stormy conditions and the captain had been washed overboard and drowned near Girdleness. The heavy seas drove her onto the pier where her over heated boilers set the ship on fire and she was totally destroyed.
Title

Loss of the Steam Boat 'Brilliant'

Date

1839

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 45.6 x W 67.5 cm

Accession number

ABDAG001212

Work type

Painting

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Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY Scotland

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