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SHIPWRECK PORTHOLE ARTEFACT.
SHIPWRECK PORTHOLE ARTEFACT.
Shipwreck porthole recovered from S.S. UMBRE wrecked 1899.
A brass ships porthole which has been recovered from a shipwreck and converted into a unique maritime artefact.
The Irish steamship UMBRE ran aground during thick fog on Monday 20th February 1899 off the North Cornish coastline.
The S.S. UMBRE was owned by the Cork Steamship Company Ltd and was built in 1898 by Wigham Richardson & Co at Newcastle on Tyne.
The porthole has been glazed and contains a photograph of the ship aground on the rocks and the story of the ships loss.
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