SS Transporter at Penzer point, July 1912

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Title

SS Transporter at Penzer point, July 1912

Subject

The S.S Transporter of North Shields wrecked. The vessel was in ballast from St Nazaire to the Tyne. Ran ashore in thick fog. Most of her crew came ashore by breeches-buoy, but found the Penzer Cliffs so uninviting that they returned aboard and stayed there until the Lady of the Isles reflected the Transporter Later in the day.

Description from Richard Larn and Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p.204.

Creator

Gibson

Date

1912-07-11

Rights

Morrab library

Format

Print

Identifier

RGN.104

Coverage

Penzer point, near Mousehole

Physical Dimensions

8" x 11"

Geolocation