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SHIPWRECK PORTHOLE ARTEFACT.
SHIPWRECK PORTHOLE ARTEFACT.
A brass ship's porthole recovered from the wreck of the S.S. PACKNAM, that was wrecked near Pendeen, Cornwall on 13th May 1895.
Mounted on a mahogany backboard with photograph and story.
The S.S. PACKNAM was a new vessel that was on her maiden voyage from Glasgow to Le Harve in France.
The ship ran aground during thick fog.
The S.S. PACKNAM was built in 1895 by R. Napier & Sons Shipuilding and Engineering Company in Glasgow. The steamship PACKNAM was 210 feet in length and had a gross tonnage of 700 tons.
The ship was powered by a triple expansion steam engine that generated 121 horsepower.
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