![]() Solomon and the rest of the eight man crew were reported missing to the coastguard's office in the early hours of the morning and salvage rights were under dispute by local agencies. ![]() Her cargo included valuable metals including over £ 1000 worth of gold ingots, as well as industrial machine parts for the cotton trade. On 17 July 1888, the Elysium catastrophically grounded herself on rocks half a mile away from "the extremities of the South Coast" during a storm that measured a force 12 on the Beaufort scale, with winds over ninety knots. ![]() The Crash of the Elysium Main article: The Crash of the Elysium when her cargo was unloaded at the Salford Quays. Over the next year, the Elysium had over thirty successful voyages, ( PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm) with one such voayge being photographed by the Manchester Ship Canal Co. The Elysium was christened ( PROSE: The Elysium) and launched in the summer of 1887 ( PROSE: Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!) in Manchester by the Princess Helena. ( PROSE: Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!) ( PROSE: The Elysium) The Elysium was a basic ship as it was not built for passengers, of which the Titanic was an example of. The two ships were photographed by the Manchester Ship Canal Co. ( PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm) The Elysium was built alongside her sister, the Erebus. The Elysium was built by Mayfield Star Lines as a commercial steamer.
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