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Above: the Mexico

Above: the Mexico some days after the disaster when her gear and cargo were being removed. She was eventually salvaged and displayed off Lytham for two years before being re-rigged and sold. She continued to trade until 1900 when, renamed Valhalla, she was once more wrecked, becoming a total loss..

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