Schooner Moby Dick, Morecambe

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233246

Reference identifier

NMO20110512008

Title

Schooner Moby Dick, Morecambe

Place

Morecambe

General notes

The Ryelands (also named The Moby Dick), was built in England in 1887 and later came into the hands of the film industry in 1948 when RKO Pictures purchased it. The Ryelands was used in the 1950 film Treasure Island, and was later sold to Elstree Studios for her part in the 1956 film Moby Dick. It also starred in the TV series The Buccaneers, before becoming a floating exhibit at Morecambe, England. It was destroyed by fire in Morecambe, England in 1970

Year of image

1960s

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Collection link

Another image of the Moby Dick at Morecambe

Web link

The Moby Dick on Wikipedia