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The Childe Herold is shipwrecked

Published March 16, 2011Updated September 30, 2019
This Day in History: February 13, 1850
Additional Date: February 13, 1850
The Childe Herold is shipwrecked The Childe Herold is shipwrecked off Dassen Island. A 463-ton British wooden ship, the Childe Herold, en route from Bombay to London is wrecked off Dassen Island. It was carrying more than 1 300 pieces of ivory.