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DSA ii, 627

On October 15th 1889, the miners of St Just awoke to find the Cunarder Malta on the rocks, half a mile east of Cape Cornwall, beneath the Wheal Castle Mine.

The 2,244-ton Malta had been launched in 1865 by G. & J. Thompson of Glasgow for the…

The Petrellen was a barque style sailing vessel of 335-tons.

On its homeward bound journey to Porsground, Norway, the vessel was driven on to the sand flats at Longrock. None of the crew was drowned. She had put into Mount's Bay for her chief…

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Overview looking to the South

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Picture shows the traditional Cornish "Inkwell Pots" unique to the county.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Ashford, Middlesex

V. inscription: Wreck of (?) 'Patroclus' at Portland successfully salved. 13/21/9/07.
(Ref: DSA ii, 544)

Verso inscription: 1917-18 WWI
Hamburg Amerika Linnie (sic)
German Ships Interned in N York
Photo by Mr Stables (illeg.)

The Avebury was a Sunderland Steamer that was heading between Lisbon and Cardiff with a cargo of Iron ore and esparto grass (used for crafting).The Avebury missed Land's End completely in fog and steamed on the rocks less than a quarter of a mile…

Faint pencil inscription verso 'with fond love to dear Uncle & Auntie from Glynne'.
Albumin print

The 848-ton early Cunarder Balbec was wrecked on a the 28th March 1884.

She had left Liverpool the previous day on her regular run to Le Havre, loaded with hides, chemicals, and Manchester goods, with a crew of twenty-nine and five saloon…