4 20 429 https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14238/COLLINS.192B.tif 0fba62542bf6eadc4c5d730866239272 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suffolk Subject The topic of the resource Steamer Tobacco, Wheat Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1886-09-28 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.192B Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant The Lizard, Cornwall https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14237/COLLINS.191D.tif 9e3d0c8111f817ed4ae7c6fc5bebf579 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suevic, Wrecked at Lizard Point 1907 Subject The topic of the resource Liner Passengers Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907-03-17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.191D Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant The Lizard, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars. She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of navigation and bad visibility combined to put her ashore on the Maenheere rocks. Two days after she went ashore, a railway company steamer arrived alongside to disembark the passengers, luggage, and was followed later by every available lighter and coaster in the West Country. On March 20th, in calm conditions, unloading of the cargo into the smaller vessels began and was completed exactly one hour before the weather deteriorated on March 27th. Divers inspected the hull, but the Suevic was so badly damaged in the forepart that explosives were used to detach the bow section from the remainder. The after portion, containing all the valuable machinery, boilers, and passenger accommodation, then floated free and virtually undamaged, was towed to Southampton and dry docked. A new bow section was built at Belfast, then towed to Southampton where the two ends were malted and the Suevic was re-born to sail again. So confident of success were the owners that they advertised her next sailing for January 14th 1908, while the bow section was still on the stocks at Belfast. During the First World War the Suevic served as a troopship, and in 1929 she was sold to a Norwegian whaling company. Re-named the Skyttern, she survived as a whale factory ship until April 1st 1942 when her crew deliberately scuttled her in the Skagerrak rather than let her fall into German Hands. Description from Richard Larn and Clive, Cornish Shipwreck: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Carter, 1971), p.127. 1891-1910 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14236/COLLINS.191E.tif 2f9d39ba8bc30b8e2043dcc8fbef0d66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Print and negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suevic, wrecked at the Lizard, March 1907 Subject The topic of the resource Liner Passengers Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907-03-17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.191E Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant The Lizard, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars. She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of navigation and bad visibility combined to put her ashore on the Maenheere rocks. Two days after she went ashore, a railway company steamer arrived alongside to disembark the passengers, luggage, and was followed later by every available lighter and coaster in the West Country. On March 20th, in calm conditions, unloading of the cargo into the smaller vessels began and was completed exactly one hour before the weather deteriorated on March 27th. Divers inspected the hull, but the Suevic was so badly damaged in the forepart that explosives were used to detach the bow section from the remainder. The after portion, containing all the valuable machinery, boilers, and passenger accommodation, then floated free and virtually undamaged, was towed to Southampton and dry docked. A new bow section was built at Belfast, then towed to Southampton where the two ends were malted and the Suevic was re-born to sail again. So confident of success were the owners that they advertised her next sailing for January 14th 1908, while the bow section was still on the stocks at Belfast. During the First World War the Suevic served as a troopship, and in 1929 she was sold to a Norwegian whaling company. Re-named the Skyttern, she survived as a whale factory ship until April 1st 1942 when her crew deliberately scuttled her in the Skagerrak rather than let her fall into German Hands. Description from Richard Larn and Clive, Cornish Shipwreck: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Carter, 1971), p.127. 1891-1910 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14235/COLLINS.191C.tif 9bd6948575ec4e15c849bff4bdccb68d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bow of wrecked Suevic that was replaced by new bow 7 months later and joined with salvaged stern section 191D Subject The topic of the resource Liner Passengers Shipwreck Wreck Bow section Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907-03-17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.191C Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant The Lizard, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars. She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of navigation and bad visibility combined to put her ashore on the Maenheere rocks. Two days after she went ashore, a railway company steamer arrived alongside to disembark the passengers, luggage, and was followed later by every available lighter and coaster in the West Country. On March 20th, in calm conditions, unloading of the cargo into the smaller vessels began and was completed exactly one hour before the weather deteriorated on March 27th. Divers inspected the hull, but the Suevic was so badly damaged in the forepart that explosives were used to detach the bow section from the remainder. The after portion, containing all the valuable machinery, boilers, and passenger accommodation, then floated free and virtually undamaged, was towed to Southampton and dry docked. A new bow section was built at Belfast, then towed to Southampton where the two ends were malted and the Suevic was re-born to sail again. So confident of success were the owners that they advertised her next sailing for January 14th 1908, while the bow section was still on the stocks at Belfast. During the First World War the Suevic served as a troopship, and in 1929 she was sold to a Norwegian whaling company. Re-named the Skyttern, she survived as a whale factory ship until April 1st 1942 when her crew deliberately scuttled her in the Skagerrak rather than let her fall into German Hands. Description from Richard Larn and Clive, Cornish Shipwreck: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Carter, 1971), p.127. 1891-1910 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14234/COLLINS.191B.tif 18adc89c373d4f3a00012276bde44133 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Suevic Bow being towed from Belfast to Southampton for construction with salvaged stern Subject The topic of the resource Liner Passengers Shipwreck Wreck New Bow Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1907-10-19 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.191B Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant The Lizard, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars. She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of navigation and bad visibility combined to put her ashore on the Maenheere rocks. Two days after she went ashore, a railway company steamer arrived alongside to disembark the passengers, luggage, and was followed later by every available lighter and coaster in the West Country. On March 20th, in calm conditions, unloading of the cargo into the smaller vessels began and was completed exactly one hour before the weather deteriorated on March 27th. Divers inspected the hull, but the Suevic was so badly damaged in the forepart that explosives were used to detach the bow section from the remainder. The after portion, containing all the valuable machinery, boilers, and passenger accommodation, then floated free and virtually undamaged, was towed to Southampton and dry docked. A new bow section was built at Belfast, then towed to Southampton where the two ends were malted and the Suevic was re-born to sail again. So confident of success were the owners that they advertised her next sailing for January 14th 1908, while the bow section was still on the stocks at Belfast. During the First World War the Suevic served as a troopship, and in 1929 she was sold to a Norwegian whaling company. Re-named the Skyttern, she survived as a whale factory ship until April 1st 1942 when her crew deliberately scuttled her in the Skagerrak rather than let her fall into German Hands. Description from Richard Larn and Clive, Cornish Shipwreck: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Carter, 1971), p.127. 1891-1910 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14231/COLLINS.188B.tif 9bac5a3b21d8ae374747093eee914c38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. Guenole, wrecked at Gribba Point, November 1st 1948 Subject The topic of the resource Tanker, Tar Ballast Shipwreck Wreck Description An account of the resource Eleven years passed, and the tragedy of the Vierge Marie was repeated. Again, it was the usual 'wreck weather' for the western cliffs: hazy with heavy ground seas, the aftermath of a hard south-west gale. Shortly after one o'clock in the morning of November 1st 19148, the coastguard on watch at Treen saw the lights of a motor vessel emerge from a fierce squall of rain and head straight for the surf beating upon Pedn-e-Vounder sans. In response to the rapid blink of Aldis Lamp, she turned eastward and vanished round Logan Rock headland. Though she made no signal, either to acknowledge the warning or to ask for help, he called out Treen LSA Company and another coastguard and went down into Penberth Cove. There was no sign of the mysterious ship, but the wind was thick with the stench of fuel oil. Suddenly her saw a young man washing about in the surf and despite almost being swept away, dragged him out and carried him to a nearby cottage. Search parties began to scour the cliffs. A lifejacket marked 'ST GUENOLE-ROUEN' was pickier up on the rocks near the cove, and at dawn a vessel of about 500 tons was found bottom up beneath Gribba point, less then half a mile away. The St Guenole, a steel tar tanker owned by Cie Mar de Transport de Goudron of Rouen, bound in ballast from Nantes to Irvine on Clydside with a crew of twelve, was a total wreck. Twenty-three-year old Andre Fourcin, the sailor saved by the coastguard, was the sole survivor. The St Guenole rusted away beneath the Penberth Cliffs and the memory of the wreck slowly faded. Description from Richard Larn and Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p.211-212. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948-11-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.188B Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Land's End, Cornwall 1931-1950 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14230/COLLINS.187D.tif 09f15d9202e6993d39fc064067b203e5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St Anne, Wrecked at Porthleven, Mount's Bay, November 3rd 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-11-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.187D Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Porthleven, Cornwall Description An account of the resource 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 Vannes with coal, but the fine weather soon changed. Her rudder was smashed by heavy seas and several sails were blown away before she crawled past the Wolf Rock in darkness and was carried to leeward towards Mount's Bay. Throughout the morning on November 3rd she ran before the storm and the sight of the battered schooner brought to readiness every lifeboat from LSA company between Penzance and the Lizard. The master of the St Anne, Captain Le Bitter, headed for Porthleven harbour but was foiled by tremendous seas. The St Anne hauled of a little to the east but, unable to stand up to the gale, she was flung ashore just outside the harbour mouth. The crew climbed into the rigging and clung there as the schooner rolled in the surf. A man swam out with a line but was driven back when almost on point of securing it to the bowsprit guys. The Porthleven rocket brigades first rocket was swept away over the stern into the sea, but the second fell straight and true, just forward of the mainmast, where it was easily secured. One by one the five men and a boy were brought ashore, the last crew to be wrecked in a fashion which for two centuries had brought tragedy and heroism to the eastern shores of Mount's Bay. Description from Richard Larn and Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p.182-183. 1931-1950 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14229/COLLINS.187C.tif d4d23961020de707793dbc2339ceffa8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Print and negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St Anne, Wrecked at Porthleven, Mount's Bay, November 3rd 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1913-11-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Type The nature or genre of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.187C Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Porthleven, Cornwall Description An account of the resource 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 Vannes with coal, but the fine weather soon changed. Her rudder was smashed by heavy seas and several sails were blown away before she crawled past the Wolf Rock in darkness and was carried to leeward towards Mount's Bay. Throughout the morning on November 3rd she ran before the storm and the sight of the battered schooner brought to readiness every lifeboat from LSA company between Penzance and the Lizard. The master of the St Anne, Captain Le Bitter, headed for Porthleven harbour but was foiled by tremendous seas. The St Anne hauled of a little to the east but, unable to stand up to the gale, she was flung ashore just outside the harbour mouth. The crew climbed into the rigging and clung there as the schooner rolled in the surf. A man swam out with a line but was driven back when almost on point of securing it to the bowsprit guys. The Porthleven rocket brigades first rocket was swept away over the stern into the sea, but the second fell straight and true, just forward of the mainmast, where it was easily secured. One by one the five men and a boy were brought ashore, the last crew to be wrecked in a fashion which for two centuries had brought tragedy and heroism to the eastern shores of Mount's Bay. Description from Richard Larn and Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p.182-183. 1931-1950 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14228/COLLINS.187B.tif 0c59358c99def08944329e3c99d2d85d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Print and negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St Anne, Wrecked at Porthleven, Mount's Bay, November 3rd 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-11-01 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.187B Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Porthleven, Cornwall Description An account of the resource 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 Vannes with coal, but the fine weather soon changed. Her rudder was smashed by heavy seas and several sails were blown away before she crawled past the Wolf Rock in darkness and was carried to leeward towards Mount's Bay. Throughout the morning on November 3rd she ran before the storm and the sight of the battered schooner brought to readiness every lifeboat from LSA company between Penzance and the Lizard. The master of the St Anne, Captain Le Bitter, headed for Porthleven harbour but was foiled by tremendous seas. The St Anne hauled of a little to the east but, unable to stand up to the gale, she was flung ashore just outside the harbour mouth. The crew climbed into the rigging and clung there as the schooner rolled in the surf. A man swam out with a line but was driven back when almost on point of securing it to the bowsprit guys. The Porthleven rocket brigades first rocket was swept away over the stern into the sea, but the second fell straight and true, just forward of the mainmast, where it was easily secured. One by one the five men and a boy were brought ashore, the last crew to be wrecked in a fashion which for two centuries had brought tragedy and heroism to the eastern shores of Mount's Bay. Description from Richard Larn and Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p.182-183. 1931-1950 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14179/COLLINS.185B.tif 3042d7e6fcb880d19eda5924ff1341df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Socoa, French full-rigged ship, wrecked on Craggan Rock, July 31st 1906. Subject The topic of the resource Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906-07-31 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.185B Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cadgwith, The Lizard, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The Steel masted, Socoa, of Bayonne stranded near Cadgwith in thick weather while on passage from Stettin to San Francisco. She was carrying cement intended for the rebuilding of that earthquake-shattered city and 50,000 barrels of it had to be jettisoned before she could be reflected. Later re-names the 'Theirs' she surveyed another twenty-one years before being broken up. Description from Richard Larn and Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p. 126. 1891-1910 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14175/COLLINS.184B.tif 5c6beaa70f4f34a120213f3206daaafb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Print and negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Skyopelos Sky, wrecked at Trevose Head, December 15th 1979. Subject The topic of the resource Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.184B Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Porth Quinn, Cornwall Description An account of the resource On Saturday December 15th 1979, HM Coastguard informed Padstow Lifeboat Station that the Skopelos Sky, a 2800 Greek freighter was in trouble off Trevose Head. She was on route from Garston for Algiers with a cargo of drums of lubricating oil. The wind had been blowing up to violent storm, force 11, from a generally westerly direction since the previous day and by 06.00hrs had reached force 14 on the anemometer at RAF St Mawgan. Widespread damage had been caused all over Cornwall. It was now north west storm, force 10, gusting to hurricane, force 12, with rain squalls, and the tide was in the second hour of flood. The seas were by far the worst any of the Padstow Lifeboat crew had ever contemplated. By the time the Padstow Lifeboat, the James and Catherine MacFarlane, reached the Skopelos Sky she was just over a mile offshore of Port Quin. Initially no contact could be made with the crew of the striken vessel and Helicopter Rescue 69 was called to assist. Eventually radio contact was made and the master advised that he was unable to anchor as it was too rough to send a man on to the fo'c'sle. It was agreed that the helicopter would try to lift off some of the crew but after three men had been lifted off, the helicopter's winchman hit the freighter's superstructure three times and the pilot suggested the Lifeboat go in for the remaining men. The survivors were gathered aft, but the height of decks was such that it depended on the arrival of the right sea at the appropriate moment to carry the lifeboat high enough to get the men off. Coxswain England used all his very considerable boat-handing skill and the full power of his engines. Even so the Lifeboat's forward fairlead was badly damaged when Skopelos Sky rolled heavily on to the lifeboat. After five alongside attempts, during which one man threw his suitcase down on to the lifeboat, the freighter's crew waved the Lifeboat away indicating that they would only abandon ship by helicopter. Throughout the five attempts to get alongside, Second Coxswain Tummon and his deck party were on the foredeck of the lifeboat ready to receive the survivors. Coxswain England concluded that rescue by lifeboat was impossible, except perhaps from the sea itself, and he asked the helicopter to try again. The lifeboat then stood by the casualty's stern while seven more men were lifted off. It was just after 11 .OOhrs and the 'on scene commander' asked the Lifeboat to remain standing by until further notice. Skopelos Sky now began steaming east-west in a figure-of-eight pattern across Port Quin Bay still with her starboard list due to the shift of cargo. By 14.00 hrs the wind was still gusting to force 12 and the state of the sea in the bay was awesome. Close inshore nothing could survive. People watching from the cliffs, 200 ft high at Doyden Point, were losing sight of the lifeboat completely for many seconds at a time although she was no more than a quarter of a mile off shore. Coxswain England afterwards said he felt like 'an insect in a ploughed field'. The lifeboat kept constant station on the casualty's quarter, taking every possible advantage of whatever lee the freighter herself afforded but being dangerously exposed every time Skopelos Sky reversed her course; then it was only the most skilful handling by the Coxswain in meeting the worst of the waves which was preventing a capsize. Arrangements were being made for Clovelly's 71 ft Clyde class Lifeboat City of Bristol to take over from Padstow Lifeboat at dusk with Padstow relieving again in the morning. However she had to be diverted to answer another call and Coxswain England said he would be willing to remain with Skopelos Sky all night if necessary. By 1500 it was apparent that it would be dark before long and helicopter rescue might be impossible. Coxswain England advised the master of the casualty to steam to seaward and drop both anchors and all the cable he had in an attempt to save the ship, but the master was unwilling to take this action because of the heavy seas being shipped over the fo'c'sle. In the next hour the lifeboat relayed three messages from the Coastguard to the master of Skopelos Sky advising helicopter lift, and eventually the helicopter Rescue 21 asked the Lifeboat to inform the casualty that he would now fly over and that the remaining crew should come off now. The master said he would head into wind to drop anchor and asked the Lifeboat to stand close by while he sent a man forward to let go anchor in case the man should be washed overboard. The Lifeboat came in as close as possible to the freighter's side and the anchor was dropped. However, not enough cable was veered and it simply hung up and down. Rescue 21 lifted off three more men before it was dark. The master and one oiler were still on board and they shut down Skopelos Sky's engines and switched off all her lights as she lay bows south west and began drifting in with the lifeboat still between her and the shore. The people on the cliffs lost sight of the Lifeboat as she disappeared under the headland over which spray was still flying. Rescue 21 had departed and a Sea King, Rescue 90, using her searchlight, lifted the remaining men from the ship as she grounded below Doyden Point at 17.23hrs. Secondslater the entire freighter was obliterated in spray as she was hit by an enormous breaker. As the spray cleared, what had been a list to starboard had been transformed into a 45 degree list to port, hard among the rocks. With the tide now at half ebb, it would be eight hours before the Lifeboat could enter Padstow. The crew were already suffering from their long ordeal with the sea and so Coxswain England decided to try to rehouse. There was a certain amount of shelter from the north west at the foot of the slip and the wind had moderated slightly by the time the lifeboat arrived, but there was still a heavy run on the boathouse slipway. Coxswain England found the keelway on his first attempt but the Lifeboat ranged 30 feet up and down the slipway and the haul-up span was damaged by the keel. The Lifeboat was then held clear on her engines and breasting ropes for 30 minutes while the spare span was fitted and the winch wire re-flaked by the launchers who were at times being submerged up to their necks. Coxswain England put the Lifeboat back on the slipway, again at the first attempt, and though ranging and thumping very hard she was hauled clear. No damage had been sustained except that to her bow when alongside the casualty and she was reported ready for service again at 20.OOhrs. For this service a bar to his silver medal was awarded to Coxswain Trevor England and the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum were accorded to Second Coxswain/ Assistant Mechanic Richard Tummon, Motor Mechanic Horace Murt, Emergency Mechanics Arthur May and Peter Poole and Crew Members Sidney Porter, Alan Tarby and Edward Hicks. The thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum were also accorded to each and Shore Helpers Ian Macer, Timothy Lloyd, Ian Kendall, Stewart Porter and Frederick Norfolk. Of the slipway helpers: Head Launcher Patrick Rabey, Shore Attendant John Thomas, Assistant Winchman William Tucker. A vellum service certificate was presented to Winchman Ernest Bennett. Description of wreck from "The Wreck of Skopelos Sky," blog from Port Issac Heritage Archive Online. Link to blog: https://www.portisaacheritage.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/The-Wreck-of-the-Skopelos-Sky.pdf 1971-1990 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14171/COLLINS.182D.tif 4f07ac905219ee89450b6ef7efaf0540 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shoreham Subject The topic of the resource Coaster Limestone Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979-06-26 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.182D Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mullion, The Lizard, Cornwall https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14170/COLLINS.182C.tif 8f88718953961adc73da468172259c9e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Shoreham Subject The topic of the resource Coaster Limestone Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979-06-26 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.182C Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mullion, The Lizard, Cornwall https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14169/COLLINS.182B.tif fe9490affaa33fe75b5ebb640fe43c92 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Shoreham Subject The topic of the resource Coaster Limestone Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979-06-26 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Relation A related resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.182B Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mullion, The Lizard, Cornwall Description An account of the resource Print and negative https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14168/COLLINS.182E.tif 4caa3819ba29588d027efcb627a92577 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Shoreham Subject The topic of the resource Coaster Limestone Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1976-06-26 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.182E Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mullion, The Lizard, Cornwall https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14167/COLLINS.179D.tif 70e6dba90e289896e375cbc98b509b7a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seine, wrecked at Perran, December 27th 1900 Subject The topic of the resource Barque, Steel Nitrate Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-12-28 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.179D Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Perranporth, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The largest and best-known sailing-ship wreck in Perran Bay was the French nitrate clipper Seine, an elegant three masted steel barque of 2,630 tons gross launched in 1889 by La Porte of Rouen for the celebrated fleet of A.D Bordes et Fils of Bordeaux. She and others like her were known as 'Bounty Clippers', owing their handsome looks to the French navigation bounties, a subsidy which enabled owners to sacrifice capacity for fine lines, instead of settling for the 'wall-siders' and 'bald-headers' of their British counterparts. The Seine was a particularly smart ship, sporting whit masts and yards and the traditional painted ports, with a long forecastle and poop deck. On December 27th 1900, eighty-one days from Iquique to Falmouth for orders with nitrate, the Seine encountered a WNW gale of Scilly. By midnight, Captain Guimper had abandoned all hopes of making port, and at 10:00am, the Seine, under reefed fore-topsails, was sighted from St Agnes Head. The Perranporth and St Agnes rocket brigades were assembled when, early in the afternoon, the big clipper ran in the north of Chapel Rock, and they spliced both their hawsers into a single long one to reach her. Six sailors and a delirious cabin boy were landed before the Seine, gave and an extra violent roll that broke the hawser. Six Newqay youths waded out under her bows, a line was flung down to them, and another five men slid to safety. Captain Guimper was the last to leave the doomed to the breakers, a gutted steel shell which broke up on the next flood tide. A fortnight late the wreck of this once beautiful clipper was sold to Newquay sea captain for a mere £42. Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Pann Books LTD, 1970), p.86-87. 1891-1910 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14166/COLLINS.179C.tif 2815803bad22e20bee5fcab16003310f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Print and Negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seine, wrecked at Perran, December 27th 1900 Subject The topic of the resource Barque, Steel Nitrate Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-12-28 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.179C Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Perranporth, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The largest and best-known sailing-ship wreck in Perran Bay was the French nitrate clipper Seine, an elegant three masted steel barque of 2,630 tons gross launched in 1889 by La Porte of Rouen for the celebrated fleet of A.D Bordes et Fils of Bordeaux. She and others like her were known as 'Bounty Clippers', owing their handsome looks to the French navigation bounties, a subsidy which enabled owners to sacrifice capacity for fine lines, instead of settling for the 'wall-siders' and 'bald-headers' of their British counterparts. The Seine was a particularly smart ship, sporting whit masts and yards and the traditional painted ports, with a long forecastle and poop deck. On December 27th 1900, eighty-one days from Iquique to Falmouth for orders with nitrate, the Seine encountered a WNW gale of Scilly. By midnight, Captain Guimper had abandoned all hopes of making port, and at 10:00am, the Seine, under reefed fore-topsails, was sighted from St Agnes Head. The Perranporth and St Agnes rocket brigades were assembled when, early in the afternoon, the big clipper ran in the north of Chapel Rock, and they spliced both their hawsers into a single long one to reach her. Six sailors and a delirious cabin boy were landed before the Seine, gave and an extra violent roll that broke the hawser. Six Newqay youths waded out under her bows, a line was flung down to them, and another five men slid to safety. Captain Guimper was the last to leave the doomed to the breakers, a gutted steel shell which broke up on the next flood tide. A fortnight late the wreck of this once beautiful clipper was sold to Newquay sea captain for a mere £42. Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Pann Books LTD, 1970), p.86-87. 1891-1900 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14165/COLLINS.179B.tif 5bd1aff18c49b506eae1d29e31188de2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seine, wrecked at Perran, December 27th 1900 Subject The topic of the resource Barque, Steel Nitrate Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900-12-28 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.179B Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Perranporth, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The largest and best-known sailing-ship wreck in Perran Bay was the French nitrate clipper Seine, an elegant three masted steel barque of 2,630 tons gross launched in 1889 by La Porte of Rouen for the celebrated fleet of A.D Bordes et Fils of Bordeaux. She and others like her were known as 'Bounty Clippers', owing their handsome looks to the French navigation bounties, a subsidy which enabled owners to sacrifice capacity for fine lines, instead of settling for the 'wall-siders' and 'bald-headers' of their British counterparts. The Seine was a particularly smart ship, sporting whit masts and yards and the traditional painted ports, with a long forecastle and poop deck. On December 27th 1900, eighty-one days from Iquique to Falmouth for orders with nitrate, the Seine encountered a WNW gale of Scilly. By midnight, Captain Guimper had abandoned all hopes of making port, and at 10:00am, the Seine, under reefed fore-topsails, was sighted from St Agnes Head. The Perranporth and St Agnes rocket brigades were assembled when, early in the afternoon, the big clipper ran in the north of Chapel Rock, and they spliced both their hawsers into a single long one to reach her. Six sailors and a delirious cabin boy were landed before the Seine, gave and an extra violent roll that broke the hawser. Six Newqay youths waded out under her bows, a line was flung down to them, and another five men slid to safety. Captain Guimper was the last to leave the doomed to the breakers, a gutted steel shell which broke up on the next flood tide. A fortnight late the wreck of this once beautiful clipper was sold to Newquay sea captain for a mere £42. Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Pann Books LTD, 1970), p.86-87. 1891-1910 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14104/COLLINS.172A.tif 0dfaf7bed5b28272e83178c964e92510 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Print and Negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Saluto, Wrecked on December 8th 1911 in Perranuthoe Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 8th 1911 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.172A Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Perranuthnoe, Cornwall Subject The topic of the resource Shipwreck Description An account of the resource The Saluto (1867) was on passage from the Thames with sand ballast to Barbados but was caught in a succession of gales. Account of Wreck from Cornishman Newspaper, December 9th 1911 "Watched by hundreds of spectators, the Norwegian Barque Saluto was driven ashore close to St. Michael’s Mount on Wednesday morning, and it is likely to become a total wreck. In the teeth of one of the worst gales for a quarter of a century, the crew of thirteen all told were taken off by the Newlyn Lifeboat Elizabeth and Blanche and safely landed at that port amid scenes of great enthusiasm. The Saluto is an iron Barque and hails from Christiansund. She was commanded by Captain Olsen, and carried a crew of thirteen. She was bound from London to the West Indies in ballast. She left the Thames on November 23rd, but experienced bad weather. On Friday last, when in the Bay of Biscay, the vessel sprang a leak and matters rapidly worked towards a crisis. The water mixed with the ballast and thus choked the pumps. The leak was discovered forward on the starboard side, but despite all the efforts of the crew- who tried to plug it with a sail, white lead etc.- it was found impossible to stop it and with the pumps choked, the water rapidly rose in the hold. With the weather continuing bad, the captain recognised the danger of proceeding on his voyage and on Monday he determined to make for Falmouth. Under light sail the Saluto was in the vicinity of the Lizard on Tuesday night, but the wind then increased in velocity and it was found impossible to round the headland. The wind also changed its direction, and the Saluto was driven towards the centre of the Bay. The crew could do nothing more. The signal of distress was hoisted, and they waited patiently for help from the shore. It was in this state that the Barque was observed from Mousehole at about 9.30 on Wednesday morning. The intelligence was immediately sent to Newlyn and at 9.45 the lifeboat crew was summoned by rocket. With commendable foresight the Elizabeth and Blanche had been kept afloat, and in a few minutes Coxswain T.E.Vingoe and his crew were proceeding out of the Harbour to the rescue of the doomed ship. Some three or four of the lifeboat’s regular crew were away from Newlyn on fishing duty, but there was no difficulty in obtaining volunteers. The report of the rocket attracted to the harbour and to the sea front at Penzance a big crowd of interested spectators, who watched with intense excitement the subsequent proceedings. At the time the lifeboat left the harbour one of the fiercest gales on record in the Bay was raging from the S.W., and huge seas were running. The distressed vessel was three or four miles to the South-Eastward of Mousehole, and was rapidly drifting in the direction of Cudden. Under sails the lifeboat put out, her progress being followed with no little anxiety. At one moment she would be sent to the crest of a big wave, and the next she would be lost from view in the trough of the sea. There was no faltering and steadily and quickly she reduced the distance between herself and the Barque. Those on board the latter had observed the lifeboat’s approach, and had let go both anchors, but so violent was the gale and so great the seas that one of her cables snapped and the remaining anchor failed to hold the vessel. What actually was happening when the lifeboat had drawn alongside the Barque could not be followed by those on shore, as the vessel had reached within a couple of miles of Cudden, and vision was also obstructed by the heavy rain squalls which frequently swept over the Bay, blotting out even the Barque itself. After the lapse of a short time, however, the lifeboat was seen coming away from the Barque, and as she neared the land it was seen that her human freight had been considerably augmented. Sailing splendidly she quickly reached Newlyn where a tremendous ovation was accorded her plucky crew. The sirens of all the steam craft gave vent to a triumphant peon, and the throngs on the wharfs waved their hats and shouted enthusiastically. And let it be said the plucky lifeboat- men deserved the praise which was bestowed upon them, for on all hands it is admitted it was one of the smartest rescues ever effected in the Bay. So smartly had the whole affair been carried out that not more than an hour and a half had elapsed from the time the lifeboat left the harbour till the return with the whole of the crew of thirteen of the Saluto." https://photoarchive.morrablibrary.org.uk/files/original/Collins_Shipwreck_Collection/14103/COLLINS.169C.tif b8e0f1327f0c77fbc9e665d9c75215e6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Collins Shipwreck Collection Subject The topic of the resource Shipwrecks Wrecks Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rosedale, wrecked at Porthminster Beach, St. Ives, November 17th 1893. Subject The topic of the resource Shipwreck Wreck Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1893 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Morrab Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Morrab Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Print Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context COLLINS.169C Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall Description An account of the resource The 936-ton iron screw steamer Rosedale of London, master Dickson, was in water ballast from Southhampton to Cardiff. The Rosedale was demolished for scrap by J. Laing in 1896. It wallowed past St. Ives pier and went broadside to Porthminster beach. The St. Ives lifeboat was flung ashore while trying to get alongside, and the steamer's sixteen crew were rescued by breeches-buoy. By nightfall on November 17th 1893, the Vulture and the Cintra were just assorted scrap iron, the Bessie was gutted, minus her mainmast and funnel, the Rosedale seemed ready to Capsize. Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Pan Books LTD, 1970), p.70-71. 1891-1910 Seafaring and shipping shipwreck