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DescriptionHMS Centaur and HMS St George.jpg
English: During a July 1805 hurricane, a wave almost sends HMS St George (back) crashing into HMS Centaur.
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From page 266 of the 1848 book The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine. Uploaded by the Internet Archive to Flickr here.
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Charles Ellms
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