This Sailing Algoa Bay image is courtesy of Flickr. Click on the Flickr account holder below the photograph to see more. 1854: Charlotte Image by awstraton The wreck of the troopship Charlotte at the foot of Jetty Street. In September 1854 what was possibly the worst maritime disaster, in terms of human life, ever to have taken place in Algoa Bay occurred. The 3 masted British Troopship CHARLOTTE, of about 450 tons, was on a voyage from Ireland to India carrying, apart from her … [Read more...] about 1854: Charlotte

