Post card view of the inner harbour Newlyn looking towards Penzance, boats Morwenna and Cretehill, concrete boat known locally as the 'the Hulk'.
1930

M.1595.tif

Title

Post card view of the inner harbour Newlyn looking towards Penzance, boats Morwenna and Cretehill, concrete boat known locally as the 'the Hulk'.
1930

Subject

Miscellaneous

Description

Post card view of the inner harbour Newlyn looking towards Penzance c1930. converted fishing boat 'MORWENNA' owned by Miss Cumberland of Mousehole and the "old hulk' "CRETEHILL" Ferro cement construction . Launched 27th November 1918. Used as a coal barge for fueling east coast drifters. i.e Lowestoft and Yarmouth.
Hit by German bomb WW11, removed from Newlyn c. 1949 and sunk at sea.

Date

c 1930

Rights

© Morrab Library

Format

Postcard

Type

Photograph

Identifier

M.1595

Coverage

Newlyn

Geolocation