Aground Collection

Stern trawler Conqueror on rocks at Mousehole, Cornwall
Stern trawler Conqueror on the rocks at Mousehole, Cornwall, December 1978. Date: 1978

Breeches-Buoy used to save the crew of Esras, East Runton
Illustration showing a Breeches-Buoy in use, to save the crew of the Norwegian ship Esras, East Runton, Norfolk, 1901. Esras had run aground on the Hasboro sands

Krakatoa Ship Beached
The steamer Berouw is carried by a tidal wave into the jungle at Telokh-Betang, Sumatra

Cargo ship Telamon run aground at Lanzarote
Cargo ship Telamon run aground in Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, 31 October 1981. 1981

John Brown and Co. sink British Revenue Cutter Gaspee
The Burning of the " Gaspee". HMS Gaspee a British customs schooner ran aground after being boarded by a group of men led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown, who attacked, boarded

Photograph of Ship Aground PH, Lea Bridge Road, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Athina-B aground on Brighton Beach - January, 1980. 1980

Training school ship HMS Conway, aground in the Menai Strait
Training school ship HMS Conway, which ran aground on flat rocks - the Platters on the Menai Strait - near the Menai Suspension Bridge - from where this photo was taken. Date: 1953

P&O Steamship Nepaul - The Nepaul shown aground on the Shagstone, although she went aground further east. Nepaul was built by Alexander Stephan and Sons, Glasgow

Nefeli wrecked at Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall
A cargo ship, the Nefeli, wrecked at Dollar Cove, near Lands End, Cornwall, October 1972. Date: 1972

Angels over Stormy Sea
Five angels implore Heavens mercy on a sailing ship which is in danger of running aground during a storm at sea

Aghios Georgios II beached at Pevensey Bay, Sussex. The Lebanese registered ship ran aground, on fire, on 30 April 1963. Date: 1963

RMS Tartar, 1883
Engraving showing the Union Steam-ship Companys Royal Mail Steamer Tartar and, inset, the Dining Saloon on board the ship

French fishing boat on rocks, Dollar Cove, Cornwall
French fishing boat wrecked on the rocks at Dollar Cove, near Lands End, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Suez at low tide, Egypt
A group of people sitting on the seabed of the Gulf of Suez at low tide with Suez and boats being aground in the background in north-eastern Egypt. Date: circa 1900

WW1 - HMS E13 British submarine - Aground and attacked
WW1 - HMS E13 was a British E class submarine. Due to a compass failure, it ran aground on the Danish Island of Saltholm in the Oresund

French fishing boat wrecked, Dollar Cove, Lands End
French fishing boat wrecked in Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall. Date: 1986

Nefeli wrecked at Dollar Cove, Lands End
A cargo ship, the Nefeli, wrecked at Dollar Cove, near Lands End, Cornwall, October 1972. 1972

HMS Cambrian and USAT Logan, Honolulu, Hawaii
HMS Cambrian (left), British protected cruiser, and USAT Logan (right, formerly USAT Manitoba), American Army Transport ship, which had run aground in Honolulu Harbour, Hawaii. Date: 1909

Salvaging a Fishing Boat
Men salvaging a Ramsgate fishing smack which has run aground at Herne Bay, Kent, England, refloating it with barrels of air. Date: early 1930s

Shipwrecked steamer
The Poststeamer Rex has run aground by Lohme, north coast of Rugen, Germany 28/2 1900. Date: 1900

HMS Albion at Gallipoli WWI
HMS Albion aground at Gaba Tepe at Gallipoli during World War I

German Destroyer Aground at Narvik; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a German destroyer run aground in Rombaks Fjord during the naval battle at Narvik, April 1940

HMS Alert pushed aground by ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-187
Engraving showing HMS Alert as she was pushed ashore by the pressure of the ice surrounding her at Radmore Harbour, Kennedy Channel during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

The Zulu war. The transport steamer City of Paris
The transport steamer, City of Paris, striking on the Roman Rocks, False Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 21st 1879. The steamer, transporting British reinforcements, the Royal Scots Fusiliers

The Barque Berean off Tilbury, 1910
Photograph showing the Swedish barque Berean aground off Tilbury, Thames estuary, 1910. The Berean had collided with a German steamer off Gravesend and had begun to take on water

Sailing Ship Aground
A sailing vessel runs aground on the Yorkshire coast : rescuers on the beach throw out lines to help the crew get ashore

Brunels Great Britain
Depicted in rough seas off Lundy, Brunels ship is the first iron, screw-propelled liner; in 1846 she will run aground, but end her career as a hulk in the Falklands

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