Deeper into the pyramid Vyse came upon a beautiful basalt sarcophagus rich in detail with a bold projecting cornice.

Merchant ship the beatrice in 1838. Stettin The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway. However the ship was lost at sea before it reached Liverpool. After that date the Register was extended to take in all British vessels over 100 tons and from 1890 its scope was broadened to include all British and foreign sea-going vessels over 100 tons.

Customs House Passenger Lists 1815 1832 1833-1834 1837-1838 The list of ships can be seen at the bottom of this page. 1 January 1838 Ship Country Description Auguste. 29 rows List of shipwrecks.

The sarcophagus was removed from the pyramid and was sent by ship to the British Museum in London but the merchant ship Beatrice carrying it was lost after leaving port at Malta on October 13 1838. It arrived on the island of Malta and was to sail to Liverpool England. A brief bio is also given for many of the passengers or families.

Ships of larger Companies included in Crew Lists and a few local companies with several ships P O Co. Her crew were rescued. Ancona Australia Avoca Bangalore Baroda Bokhara Candia Cathay Ceylon China Deccan Delhi Delta Dessouk Ellora Euxine Geelong Gwalior Hindostan Hydaspes Indus 2 Ksahgar Khedive Khiva Lombardy Malacca Malwa Massilia.

Unfortunately this sarcophagus now lies at the bottom of the Mediterranean sinking on October 13 1838 with the ship Beatrice as she made her way between Cartagena and Malta on the way to Great Britain. 181 pages of letters by important trader Emanuel Solomon who arrived in South Australia in 1838 invested in land and buildings began a business as an auctioneer and merchant had his own vessel the Dorset trading between Adelaide and Sydney and in 1840 erected the Queens Theatre the first building of any substantial size in Adelaide. The other materials were sent by a separate ship and those materials now reside at the museum with the remains of the wooden coffin case on display.

It is unknown how the ship wrecked during a storm disappearing with the invaluable and unique testimony of the famous pharaoh of the fourth dynasty. 3 October 1838 Ship Country Description Beatrice United Kingdom. In October 1838 the English schooner Beatrice was heading towards the United Kingdom with the sarcophagus found in the grave of the Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure on board.