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S.S. Western Front, Lands End, 1921.
Annotation l. left, "Vaughan Paul, Penzance"
S.S. South America ashore at Merthen Point, March 12th 1912.
The South America was a steel screw steamer of 4,197 tons gross. She was owned by Nitrate Producers Company of London and had sailed from Hamburg bound for Cardiff in water ballast, under charter to the Hamburg Amerika Line.
The weather was poor…
The weather was poor…
S.S. Setiembre, Scilly, 1911
The Spanish steamer Setiembre was a a 2,171 ton net vessel, registered at Bilbao. Before it wrecked, the vessel was bound from Norman to Maryport with iron-ore on March 26th 1911. The vessel had lost her rudder and badly holed in her hull when she…
S.S. Plympton, Scilly, 1909.
The Plympton of London, a Commercial Steamship Company Vessel went ashore in the thick fog on August 14th while carrying maize in bags from Villa Constitution to Dublin, via Falmouth.
Built for Furness, Withy & Company of West Hartlepool in 1893,…
Built for Furness, Withy & Company of West Hartlepool in 1893,…
S.S. Plympton, Isles of Scilly, 1909
The Plympton of London, a Commercial Steamship Company Vessel went ashore in the thick fog on August 14th while carrying maize in bags from Villa Constitution to Dublin, via Falmouth.
Built for Furness, Withy & Company of West Hartlepool in 1893,…
Built for Furness, Withy & Company of West Hartlepool in 1893,…
S.S. Datetree, wrecked on Brisons, 1914
SS Datetree was a brand new British steam collier/cargo ship owned by the Tree Steamship Company. It was only three months old, having been built in early 1914 by the Antwerp Engineering Company.
On June 25, 1914, while carrying a cargo of coal…
On June 25, 1914, while carrying a cargo of coal…
S.S. Archangelos, Coverack, 1929
Set-piece view from foreshore, with figures in f'ground and tug in background far right during salvage operation. Some creases and corner blemishes
S.S South America ashore at Merthen Point, 1912.
The South America was a steel screw steamer of 4,197 tons gross. She was owned by Nitrate Producers Company of London and had sailed from Hamburg bound for Cardiff in water ballast, under charter to the Hamburg Amerika Line.
The weather was poor…
The weather was poor…
S.S Serica wrecked off St. Mary's, 1893
The Serica, a fine steel screw, schooner-rigged steamer of 1,736 tons register. Her last voyage began at Cardiff on November 16th 1893, when she sailed for Port Said with a crew of twenty-five and a cargo of coal.
Bad weather was encountered the…
Bad weather was encountered the…