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W.R.N.S. on card identified as A.T.S. by Mr Sculthorpe-Wright
researching Skewjack

Captain Dunstan was killed on a flight to the scillies we don't have a date for this

Etching from the Illustrated London Evening News, the John Dory was carrying rum sugar and coconuts

She was being transported back to the River Fal via sea after refit.
Driven ashore by fierce gales.

Dreiven ashore in 90mph gale at Pendeen Watch. Note the men on board helping with the breeches bouy. All 52 crew members saved

All crew were save but the ship was a total loss.

All crew were saved but the ship broke in two and was total loss

Struck rocks at Black Head and then drifted to Lowland Point. All 17 of the crew were saved by the Coverack Lifeboat but the ship was a total loss.

Struck rocks at Black Head and drifted to Lowland Point, All 17 of the crew were saved by the Coverack Lifeboat but the ship was total loss.

She hit Shutter Rock nr Lundy Island in thick fog. The ship was later broken up for scrap.

From the Illustrated London News
She struck Brissons Cape Cornwall near Land's End

She was driven off course by strong Gales and struck the Deeper Stones off Godrevy point all 40passengers and crew were lost

Ship was total wreck and extensive search revealed only one survivor the remaining 11 crew were lost.

Note cork life jackets Coxswain Vingoe

Intensive search both by land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 members of the crew believed drowned.