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Socoa, French full-rigged ship, wrecked on Craggan Rock, Cadgwith, July 31st 1906.
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…
She was carrying cement intended for the rebuilding of that earthquake-shattered city and 50,000 barrels of it had to be…
Skyopelos Sky, wrecked at Trevose Head, December 15th 1979.
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…
was in trouble off Trevose Head. She was on route from Garston for Algiers with a cargo of drums of lubricating oil. The…
Serica
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…
Seine, wrecked at Perran, December 27th 1900
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…
Barque Saluto, December 8th 1911.
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…
Account of Wreck from Cornishman Newspaper, December 9th 1911
"Watched by hundreds of spectators, the Norwegian Barque…
Romney, H.M.S.
H.M.S Romney was one of the four Naval warships that made up the Scilly Naval disaster of 1707.
On October 22nd 1707, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, and some 2,000 officers and men of the Royal Navy met their deaths when H.M.S Association,…
On October 22nd 1707, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, and some 2,000 officers and men of the Royal Navy met their deaths when H.M.S Association,…
River Lune, Isles of Scilly, 1879
"On July 27th 1879, the 1,172 ton grow iron barque River Lune of Liverpool, in ballast from Lorient to Ardrossen in Scotland. The vessel was built in 1868, owned by John Hargrove of Chapel Street, Liverpool.
The barque was then to run ashore on…
The barque was then to run ashore on…
Renwick, a Newcastle Collier went ashore at Gyllyngvase, Falmouth in February 26th 1903
The 800-ton Newcastle Collier, Renwick, was in ballast from Devonport to Burryport before she dragged ashore at Gyllyngvase during a south-westerly gale on February 26th 1903. By the morning, her stem had been torn off and the hull flooded. Captain…
Reginald
The Plymouth Steam Trawler went ashore went ashore on Porth Hellick, St. Marys in 1902. The image shows how the crew were waiting for the eventual high tide to eventually re-float the vessel.
Description of wreck from Richard Larn, Cornish…
Description of wreck from Richard Larn, Cornish…
Rarau
On the 29th September 1976, the Romanian fish-factory ship wrecked at Seven Stones. The vessel later sank but all the crew were rescued.
Primrose, Wrecked in Mount's Bay on August 3rd 1906.
The Primrose was a Liverpool coaster and collier who wrecked on August 3rd 1906.She rammed her bows on the reef in thick fog and by the morning her stern had risen twenty feet in the air, poised for her final plunge into deep water. Description from…
Ponus, wrecked between Swanpool and Gyllyngvase on November 3rd 1916.
The 5,077-ton tanker, Ponus, which was laden with crude oil, went ashore on November 3rd 1916. She caught fire during the wreck and was alight for almost three days.
At the time, a number of so-called tankers were either converted cargo ships/…
At the time, a number of so-called tankers were either converted cargo ships/…
Poleire
The Cypriot motor-vessel Poleire of 2,300 tons, which struck the Little Kettle Rock, north-west of Tresco on 15 April 1970 in Dense Fog. It wrecked with a cargo of zinc ore, she was bound for Gdynia, Poland, from Ireland when she went ashore less…
Pindos, wrecked at Chynhalls, 1912
The Pindos launched in June 1890 by Williamson of Workington as the Eusemere, was a steel, four-masted barque of 2,354 tons net and 2,512 gross, built for the firm of Fisher & Sprott of London.
In 1896 she was sold to B. Wencke & Company of…
In 1896 she was sold to B. Wencke & Company of…
Petrellen, Wrecked in Mounts Bay on February 1st 1885
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…
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…
Peace and Plenty Ketch with oared 'ARAB' lifeboat, both wrecked April 11th 1900
The Lowestoft trawling ketch, Peace and Plenty, wrecked on Doom Bar due to the combination of wind and tidal levels in April 11th 1900.
She dragged her anchors from Stepper on the northern shore of Padstow Bay during a hard WNW gale. In a never to…
She dragged her anchors from Stepper on the northern shore of Padstow Bay during a hard WNW gale. In a never to…
Omer Denise, wrecked at Coverack, September 19th 1931
The Belgian motor trawler Omer Denise went ashore on the opposite side of the Coverack Bay, at Perprean Cove. She was found next morning, stern first on the rocks, abandoned but with her engine still running. She broke up where she lay and her crew…
Ocklinge, wrecked at Coverack, March 4th 1932
On March 4th 1932, the steamer Ocklinge was lost in the same place as the French Collier Gap, as there seemed no reason of weather or visibility for her to have got so far off course.
She had been towed into Falmouth early the same day by the…
She had been towed into Falmouth early the same day by the…
Normand, wrecked at Kennack, April 2nd 1914.
The 100-ton steamer, Normande of Bayonne that was going from Nantes to Fowey in ballast went ashore on April 2nd 1914.
It was very foggy at the time, but the crew managed to scramble ashore, to be found the next morning by a Mr Martin, a local…
It was very foggy at the time, but the crew managed to scramble ashore, to be found the next morning by a Mr Martin, a local…
