Shipwrecks of the Wight

Presents a comprehensive illustrated history of ships of all types which have been wrecked on the shores of the Isle of Wight, or in the surrounding sea, over the period from before 1066 up to the 1970s. It includes accounts of famous disasters such as the Mary Rose, Eurydice, Royal George, Gladiator and the Pacific Glory, plus the scuttling of the royal cutter Britannia. Sailing ships, paddle steamers, submarines and cargo vessels - they are all here.