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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…

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Ladies relaxing on bench on a Sunday afternoon

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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.

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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.

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`Jet' Oil Tanker with placard stating Hare & Hounds John O Groats toLands End Relay Record attempt

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

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

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City of Cardiff SS was a British cargo steamer of 3,089grt. On the 21st March 1912 she was wrecked in Mill Bay Nanjizal near Land's End when on passage from Le Havre for Cardiff in ballast. Read more at wrecksite:…

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The little French Schooner, St Anne was the last to be embayed and wrecked at Mount's Bay.

It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…

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The little French Schooner, St Anne was the last to be embayed and wrecked at Mount's Bay.

It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…

WRECKS 32HG 057.tif
The little French Schooner, St Anne was the last to be embayed and wrecked at Mount's Bay.

It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…

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The little French Schooner, St Anne was the last to be embayed and wrecked at Mount's Bay.

It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…

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First building right of photograph sold newspapers. All demolished

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St Buryan Church near Penzance, with mounting block
Celtic cross in walled container in foreground

Grid reference, SW 4091 2571
For further information see Historic Environment Record,…
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