Step back into the Age of Sail and find out how much you really know about the ships that dominated the 19th century! Can you identify these iconic vessels and their fascinating histories?
1. Which ship is noted for inspiring Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem 'The Wreck of the Deutschland'?
SS Schiller
Deutschland
Cutty Sark
HMS Clarence
2. Which of the following ships is the oldest operational steam vessel in Britain?
HMS Royal William
Great Western
SS Robin
Bertha
3. What significant event is associated with the Douro, wrecked off the Isles of Scilly in 1843?
It was the first ship to use a screw propeller.
It carried the first steam engine.
It was involved in the slave trade.
It wrecked during the American Civil War.
4. Which ship, built in 1869, is famous for transporting tea and wool around the world?
Bertha
Cutty Sark
SS Great Eastern
HMS Comet
5. What was the primary role of the SS Schiller before it wrecked off the Isles of Scilly in 1875?
