Nom: City of Agra
Type:General Cargo
Nationalité : English
Date: 03/02/1897
Lieu: Lobeiras Islands (Arou)

The City of Agra had set sail from Liverpool on 29th January. It lost its way 35 miles from A Coruña due to dense fog. The severe storm drove it towards the coast until it ran aground in the Conesudo shallows, splitting in two.

The majority of the crew were from India and jumped into the lifeboats at the moment of collision, obstructing the salvage being carried out by the captain, Mr Frame.


A certain Mrs Bocker, a waitress and together with the third in command Mr Gordon, the engineer, saved themselves by clinging to logs. Others swam to shore, while 32 people were rescued by fishing boats from Camelle.
In the days following the tragedy 29 bodies from the City of Agra were buried.
Some sailors were hailed for their bravery in the rescue of the crew members. The British government awarded them a medal that read: “3 February 1897. For Gallantry and Humanity”.
The ship’s bell sting rings today in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Camelle, donated at a later date by the Barbeito Maritime Salvage Company.
The City of Agra was a ship of modern construction, of some 4000 tons, with a crew of 71 men and several passengers. Among them, Mr Jamrach, son of the famous animal dealer for the London Circus, who was on his way to India in search of animals, and Mr Dun, who had been hired from India to take charge of a tea plantation for 8 years.