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| Keywords: Escape from the Luxborough galley.jpg Artwork Creator John Cleveley the Elder The captain and twenty-one men and boys escaped in the ship ™s boat called a yawl They sewed together seamen ™s frocks to make a sail which they set on the oars Some of the crew suffered from exposure and thirst while others keep watch or bale out as they sailed for land They were adrift for two weeks during which time some of the crew died The ˜Luxborough ™ galley captained by William Kellaway carried slaves for the South Sea Company She was lost between the Caribbean and England on the third part of the infamous Triangular Trade <ref>http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/13863 html Royal Museum Greenwich</ref> 1760 oil canvas cm 49 5 65 National Maritime Museum Not on display reflist object history Parker R credit line Greenwich Hospital Collection I C 1760 ~ signature and date accession number BHC2387 The yawl of the 'Luxborough' Galley BHC2385 One of series reproduced at National Maritime Museum Greenwich London http //www nmmprints com/image php imgref BHC2387 NMM PD-old-100 John Cleveley the Elder Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Luxborough Galley Sailboats | ||||
