A Pictorial Tour
Of The Museum.
Of The Museum.
The Goodwin Gallery
For centuries the Goodwin Sands have been the setting for events both tragic and heroic. In this gallery are gathered a selection of the artefacts that have been recovered from vessels lost in one of the worst storms in recorded history.
Also featured are some of the exploits of the Ramsgate lifeboats, including the famous rescue of eleven men from the ship ‘Indian Chief’ in 1881.
The Great Storm Of 1703.
On November the 26th, 1703 a storm swept over the whole of southern England. Ships sheltering in the Downs, a stretch of water given shelter by the treacherous Goodwin Sands, were hit hard by gale force winds and driving rain. Many of those ships, including a part of the fleet under Sir Clowdisly Shovell, weathered the storm intact but others, such as the squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Basil Beaumont, were less lucky.
Beaumont’s flagship, the Mary, was lost along with the Men O’ War Stirling Castle, Northumberland and Restoration.
