Aida Lauro, wrecked at Kenidjack, June 30th 1937.
subject: Shipwreck
description: The last large steamer wrecked at Cape Cornwall fell to the 4,538-ton Aida Lauro of Naples. She had been launched in July 1923 by the Richardson Dock Company of Stockton as the Randor, for the Cardigan Shipping Company, and was a steel screw steamer, engined by Blair & Co, 412.7 ft long, 52 ft in beam and with a draft of 24.3 ft. She subsequently became the Welsh-owned Treharris, before being sold to Alfredo Laura of Naples early in 1937. She left Liverpool at noon on June 29 1937, bound for Hull to complete discharge of her cargo of cotton seed, linseed, and peanuts from West Africa. On the following night, off Godrevy, fine weather gave way to thick fog and at 01:00 am on July 1st she struck below Kenidjack Castle, in the same place as Malta. Fifteen of the crew, accompanied by the ship's cat, rowed themselves ashore. Forty-eights hours later the Aida Laura parted forward of the bridge, and in a week had gone. Today her boilers still stand out of the water at low tide below Kenidjack Castle. Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Penn Books LTD, 1970), p.26-27.
publisher: Morrab Library
date: 1937/07/06
rights: Morrab Library
format: Half Plate Glass Negative
identifier: WRECKS 32HG 012
coverage: Cape Cornwall

Aida Lauro, wrecked at Kenidjack, June 30th 1937.
subject: Shipwreck
description: The last large steamer wrecked at Cape Cornwall fell to the 4,538-ton Aida Lauro of Naples. She had been launched in July 1923 by the Richardson Dock Company of Stockton as the Randor, for the Cardigan Shipping Company, and was a steel screw steamer, engined by Blair & Co, 412.7 ft long, 52 ft in beam and with a draft of 24.3 ft. She subsequently became the Welsh-owned Treharris, before being sold to Alfredo Laura of Naples early in 1937. She left Liverpool at noon on June 29 1937, bound for Hull to complete discharge of her cargo of cotton seed, linseed, and peanuts from West Africa. On the following night, off Godrevy, fine weather gave way to thick fog and at 01:00 am on July 1st she struck below Kenidjack Castle, in the same place as Malta. Fifteen of the crew, accompanied by the ship's cat, rowed themselves ashore. Forty-eights hours later the Aida Laura parted forward of the bridge, and in a week had gone. Today her boilers still stand out of the water at low tide below Kenidjack Castle. Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Penn Books LTD, 1970), p.26-27.
publisher: Morrab Library
date: 1937/07/06
rights: Morrab Library
format: Half Plate Glass Negative
identifier: WRECKS 32HG 013
coverage: Cape Cornwall

Aida Lauro, wrecked at Kenidjack, June 30th 1937.
subject: Shipwreck
description: The last large steamer wrecked at Cape Cornwall fell to the 4,538-ton Aida Lauro of Naples. She had been launched in July 1923 by the Richardson Dock Company of Stockton as the Randor, for the Cardigan Shipping Company, and was a steel screw steamer, engined by Blair & Co, 412.7 ft long, 52 ft in beam and with a draft of 24.3 ft. She subsequently became the Welsh-owned Treharris, before being sold to Alfredo Laura of Naples early in 1937. She left Liverpool at noon on June 29 1937, bound for Hull to complete discharge of her cargo of cotton seed, linseed, and peanuts from West Africa. On the following night, off Godrevy, fine weather gave way to thick fog and at 01:00 am on July 1st she struck below Kenidjack Castle, in the same place as Malta. Fifteen of the crew, accompanied by the ship's cat, rowed themselves ashore. Forty-eights hours later the Aida Laura parted forward of the bridge, and in a week had gone. Today her boilers still stand out of the water at low tide below Kenidjack Castle. Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Penn Books LTD, 1970), p.26-27.
source: Malcolm Waters
publisher: Morrab Library
date: 1937-07-01
rights: Morrab Library
format: Print
type: Photograph
coverage: Cape Cornwall

Air-raid warden in front of bomb damaged buildin
subject: Services
subject: People bicycle petrol pump
subject: Anno
description: Note people standing in gutted window
source: Richards
date: 1943
identifier: SERV 24OF 137
coverage: Penzance

Air-raid Wardens and bystanders clearing rubble
subject: Services
subject: Uniforms General groups Houses
subject: Mwork Anno
description: Clearing up after bomb attack in Penzance
source: Richards
date: 1943
identifier: SERV 24OF 134
coverage: Penzance

Alacrity
subject: Coaster
subject: Anthracite
subject: Shipwreck
subject: Wreck
description: Richards 6x6F 32/199-204
date: 13-09-1963
rights: Morrab Library
format: Negative
coverage: Portheras Cove

Alacrity
subject: Coaster
subject: Anthracite
subject: Shipwreck
subject: Wreck
date: 13-09-1963
rights: Morrab Library
format: Negative
type: Photograph
coverage: Porthera Cove, Pendeen

Alacrity , cargo ship aground thick fog Portheras Cove, Lands End. 1963
subject: aground
description: carrying coal from Swansea to Brussels no lives lost
source: Richards
date: 1963
format: Flimsy Negative - 6x6
identifier: WRECKS 32OF 198
coverage: Lands End

Alacrity aground at Portheras Cove
subject: sea
description: carrying coal from Swansea to Brussels
source: Richards
date: 1963
identifier: WRECKS 32OF 200
coverage: Lands End

Alacrity aground at Portheras Cove . 1963
subject: aground
description: carrying coal from Swansea to Brussels
source: Richards
date: 1963
identifier: WRECKS 32OF 203
coverage: Lands End

Alacrity aground at Portheras Cove, 1963
subject: aground
description: carrying coal from Swansea to Brussels
source: Richards
date: 1963
format: Flimsy Negative - 6x6
identifier: WRECKS 32OF 202
coverage: Lands End

Alacrity aground at Portheras Cove, 1963
subject: aground
description: carrying coal from Swansea to Brussels
source: Richards
date: 1963
format: Flimsy Negative - 6x6
identifier: WRECKS 32OF 201
coverage: Lands End

Alacrity aground at Portheras Cove. 1963
subject: aground
description: double neg carrying coal from Swansea to Brussels
source: Richards
date: 1963
identifier: WRECKS 32OF 199
coverage: Lands End

Alacrity aground at Portheras Cove. 1963
subject: aground
description: carrying coal from Swansea to Brussels
source: Richards
date: 1963
format: Flimsy Negative - 6x6
identifier: WRECKS 32OF 204
coverage: Lands End

Alacrity awash at Portherras, 1963
subject: Ship MOTOR
subject: Boat Sea
source: Angove
date: 1963-09-13
rights: Morrab library
format: Print
identifier: WRECK 4.009
coverage: Portherras

Alacrity awash at Portherras, 1963
subject: Ship MOTOR
subject: Sea Cliff
source: Angove
date: 1963-09-13
rights: Morrab library
format: Print
identifier: WRECK 4.010
coverage: Portherras

Alacrity on Rocks at Portherras, 1963
subject: Ship MOTOR
subject: Landsea
source: Angove
date: 1963-09-13
rights: Morrab library
format: Print
identifier: WRECK 4.008
coverage: Portherras

Alba
subject: Cargo ship[
subject: Coal
subject: Shipwreck
subject: Wreck
date: 03-01-1938
rights: Morrab Library
coverage: St Ives

Alba
subject: Cargo Ship
subject: Coal
subject: Shipwreck
subject: Wreck
date: 03-01-1938
rights: Morrab Library
type: Photograph
coverage: Porthmeor Beach St Ives

Alba
subject: Motor Vessel
subject: Coal
subject: Shipwreck
subject: Wreck
date: 03-01-1938
rights: Morrab Library
format: Print
coverage: Porthmeor Beach, St Ives RNLI Lifeboat 'Caroline Parsons' in foreground.