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The Ship was situated on Bainbridge Street. This pub was, like the nearby Tavistock Arms, affected by the London Beer Flood of October 17, 1814 when vats of porter from the nearby Meux Brewery (site of the now Dominion Theatre) burst, deluging the surrounding streets – Bainbridge Street was on the south side of the brewery. The beer flood killed five people in the cellar of a house in New Street who were attending a funeral wake, and they themselves were waked in the parlour at the Ship. Those who came to see the bodies were asked to make a small donation – sixpence or a shilling – towards the families of the survivors, with the collection at the Ship totalling £33 5s 7d. (approx. £2,500 in 2018). The pub is long demolished.

Source: Movement80

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