We did not escape, however, without damage, losing the bumkins and the remaining part of the Carlings and rails of the head, and a part of the starboard quarter-gallery.
"Hurricane Hurry"
W.H.G. Kingston
The captain, Israel Pellew, was at dinner in his cabin, with Captain Swaffield of the Overyssel, a Dutch 64, and the first lieutenant of the Amphion, when in an instant they were all violently thrown against the Carlings of the upper deck.
"Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849"
William O. S. Gilly
Unfortunately, Captain Swaffield perished, in all probability having been stunned either by the first blow he received against the Carlings, or by coming in contact with some part of the hulk.
"Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849"
William O. S. Gilly