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English: The scene likely depicts the sinking of the British ship Active which sank in strong winds just off Whitehaven Beach on November 25, 1826, after completing a voyage from Dublin. Active was one of two vessels lost at Whitehaven on the same day. Citizen volunteers of the Whitehaven Surf Lifesaving Service are shown launching a rescue boat to aid the desperate crewmen seen clinging to the rigging of the foundering ship. Two other vessels are shown careened on the beach as was common during low water. Whitehaven Quay, and the uncompleted West Pier lighthouse are prominent details in the background. The seawalls and piers at Whitehaven, protecting the inner harbor, were developed over a considerable span of time. The masts of vessels berthed in the inner harbor are detailed prominently behind the West Pier lighthouse.
Date circa 1826
date QS:P,+1826-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Vallejo Gallery
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Robert Salmon  (1775–circa 1851
date QS:P,+1851–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
)  wikidata:Q1722657
 
Robert Salmon
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Robert Salomon; Robert W. Salmon; Salomon; R. Solomon; Salmon; Saloman
Description British-American painter
Marine painter
Date of birth/death 1775 Edit this at Wikidata circa 1851
date QS:P,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Location of birth/death Whitehaven, England United Kingdom
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Liverpool, Greenock, Boston
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creator QS:P170,Q1722657

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