The steamship "Royal Charter" left Melbourne on Aug. 26, 1859 with 450 passengers and crew bound for Liverpool, Eng. but was completely wrecked on the rocky Welsh coast on Oct. 25, 1859 with only 30 survivors....
Frank Fowler - The Wreck of the "Royal Charter" / Compiled from Authentic Sources, with Some Original Matter
The Wreck of the "Royal Charter" / Compiled from Authentic Sources, with Some Original Matter
Frank Fowler
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The steamship "Royal Charter" left Melbourne on Aug. 26, 1859 with 450 passengers and crew bound for Liverpool, Eng. but was completely wrecked on the rocky Welsh coast on Oct. 25, 1859 with only 30 survivors.