Storm of 14 October 1877 -- Cleopatra's Needle, Victoria Embankment, City of Westminster, London, UK
N 51° 30.510 W 000° 07.220
30U E 699829 N 5710306
One of the 4 plaques around Cleopatra's Needle details the loss of 6 men in the sinking of the obelisk ship CLEOPATRA in the storm of 14 Oct 1877 that struck the Bay of Biscay
Waymark Code: WMRY6T
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/21/2016
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When the Viceroy of Egypt gave Cleopatra's Needle to the people of Britain in 1819, he had no idea that the gift would not be taken to the UK until the late 1870s, and that six men would die in a storm on the journey.
Four plaques line the base of Cleopatra's Needle on the Victoria Embankment. One of them commemorates the loss of 6 men who died trying to save the crew of the obelisk transport ship CLEOPATRA, which was endangered during a fierce and unexpected storm that struck the Bay of Biscay during the voyage, endangering the CLEOPATRA and her crew.
That plaque reads as follows:
"William Askin
James Gardiner
Joseph Benbow
Michael Burns
William Donald
William Patman
Perished in a bold attempt to succor the crew of the obelisk ship CLEOPATRA during the storm of October 14th 1877"
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Date dedicated: 09/09/1878
Sponsor(s): British Government
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