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Skopelos Sky shipwreck at Port Isaac, Cornwall. 15th December 1979The wreck of the Greek Skopelos Sky cargo vessel which ran aground at Hells Mouth, Port Isaac in December 1979 during hurricane force winds
Unidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sUnidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Seen from Smeatons Pier, with the church in background. Photographer: Unknown
The wreck of the collier Bessie, with all that remains of the wrecked Vulture in the surf beyond, Carbis Bay, LelantA view of the Bessie wrecked at Carbis Bay, broadside to the surf, with the machinery of the Vulture beyond. SS Bessie (ON 49984) was an iron three masted brigantine rigged steamer of 287 tons gross
Tucking Pilchards at Cadgwith, Cornwall. Late 1800sCadgwith harbour with fishermen, fishing boats and a tucking net full of pilchards. Photographer: Unknown
Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918Porthleven fishermen in their boat by Newlyn Harbour wall. All aged over 70, they returned to fishing during the manpower shortage in the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
RNLI Padstow Lifeboat No. 2 Edmund Harvey with the tug Helen Peele alongside in the background, Padstow, Cornwall. 1901The photograph is thought to have been taken on the lifeboats inauguration day in 1901. She served from 1901 to 1929. The crew are all wearing cork life jackets
RNLI lifeboat Arab I at the quay, Padstow, Cornwall. 1883-1900The lifeboat Arab I under sail off the quay at Padstow with the railway yards in the background. The lifeboat has a full compliment of women
Wreck of the German brigantine Albert Wilhelm, Lelant Sands, Lelant, Cornwall. Wrecked on 16th October 1886The photograph shows somewhere in the region of a hundred men and boys either viewing, or on the deck, of the wreck, even although it is high and dry on the sands
RNLI lifeboat Arab II at Harlyn Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Around 1908The RNLI Lifeboat Arab II being towed across the sands at Harlyn Bay to be launched, followed by a mixed group of men, women and children
Wreck of the French brigantine Angele of Boulogne, Doom bar, Padstow, Cornwall. Wrecked on 13th November 1911A view of the wreck of the French brigantine Angele of Boulogne aground on Doom Bar with the hull beginning to break up. A report of the Inquest held at Minver Farm, St Enodoc
Fishing boat in rough sea approaching the Camel Estuary, Padstow, Cornwall. Early 1900sIdentified in J. Bartletts Ships of North Cornwall, 1996, as A Lowestoft sailing trawler running for Padstow under reduced canvas past Stepper Point, with Pentire in the background"
Fishing boat at Mullion Cove, Mullion, Cornwall. Around 1890sFishing boat PZ (?)24 (registered in Penzance) being dragged ashore by two men. Photographer: Unknown
Fishing boats, Polperro, Cornwall. Possibly 1940sPolperro Harbour with fishing boats: FY185, FY20, FY30, FY52 and possibly FY12. Houses can be seen extending up the hillside/cliffside. Photographer: Unknown
Coverack harbour, Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall. Late 1800sThe harbour at low tide with a two masted schooner alongside the harbour wall. Photographer: Unknown
Porthleven, Cornwall. Around 1930sInner harbour with crab pots on harbour wall in foreground. Boats PZ105 and PZ500 are pictured. Photographer: Unknown
Mounts Bay fishing boat, Cornwall. Late 1800s / early 1900sA view of a pilchard boat under full sail in Mounts Bay. Three fishermen can be seen at work. The lugger bears the registration 457.PZ which, according to the Newlyn Archive (2014)
The Harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall. 1890View of the harbour at low tide with a group of fishing boats. In the foreground on the quay, a man and woman sit on an upturned rowing boat
The French three-masted barque La Rochefoucauld off Falmouth, Cornwall. 1910The three-masted steel barque La Rochefoucauld was 89 days out of Caleta Coloso, bound for Ostend with nitrates. She arrived in Falmouth around 22nd August 1910 and was cleared on 29th October 1910
The Hayle lifeboat New Oriental Bank (later renamed E. F. Harrison) with the wreck of the SS Escurial inSS Escurial, an iron built schooner-rigged screw steamer built by Alex Stephens of Lighthouse, Govan, for Raeburn and Verel of Glasgow in 1879, was outward bound from Cardiff, laden with 1
Mending Nets, West Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition, Penzance, Cornwall. 29th August to 9th September 1884A posed group of eight women wearing traditional costumes and carrying out tasks associated with the fishing industry. The handwritten caption underneath reads Costumes of Fish Women at Penzance
Fishing boat off Porthleven, Cornwall. Undated, probably early 1900sThe Penzance registered Porthleven fishing boat, PZ57 Hetty May, under sail off Porthleven with several fishermen on board. Another fishing boat can be seen in the distance. Photographer: Unknown
Fishing boats, Penzance, Cornwall. Around 1900A hand coloured slide of several luggers leaving Penzance with sails hoisted, probably in the early morning. Hand coloured slide by W.C. Hughes, Brewster House, London. Photographer: Unknown
Fishing fleet in the Hayle Estuary, Lelant, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the fishing fleet, under full sail, leaving the Hayle Estuary at high tide. Some vessels are using their large oars or sweeps to move the boat away from the shore to catch the wind
The Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 1898A Two masted lugger PZ 207under sail entering Newlyn harbour. Five crew members are visible on the deck. Another lugger hidden by the sail also enters the harbour ahead of PZ 207
Telegraph at Port Isaac, Cornwall. Probably late 1906A close up view of the boat Telegraph, owned by W.R. Guy. The 32-ton smack (registered at Padstow) was built at Port Gaverne in 1859 and was lost in the mouth of River Taw, North Devon
The French three-masted barque La Fontaine off Falmouth, Cornwall. July 1909The three-masted barque La Fontaine was built of steel at Ateliers and Chantiers in Nantes in 1899. She was registered in Nantes and owned by Societe Generale d Armement
The three-masted French ship Socoa in Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall. 1906View of the starboard side of the three-masted French steel ship Socoa in Falmouth Harbour with tugs alongside. Note the remains of a wooden warship being broken up in the right foreground
The French three-masted barque Magatlan, Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall. May 1905The wooden three-masted French registered barque Magatlan brought to Falmouth harbour after being abandoned at sea and picked up by a British steamer
Fishing boats, Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall. UndatedMounts Bay fishing boats setting sail in calm water. Hand coloured slide to give the impression of night. Photographer: Gibson
The Implacable, anchored off Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1925The ship was built for the French Navy as Douguay Trouin. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer
Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Early 1900sThe boat yard corner of the inner harbour at low tide with a large number of fishing boats including FY386 ZONA and FY145
Fishing boats, East Looe Quay, Looe, Cornwall. Around 1890A group of fishing boats at East Looe quay looking upriver to the Looe bridge on the West Looe side. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell
Padstow, Cornwall. Early 1900sFishing boat entering harbour. Photographer: Thomas Henry Williams
Remains of the French three-masted barque Seine at Perranporth, Cornwall. 1901Close up of the smashed hull of the French three-masted steel barque Seine driven ashore at Perranporth in December 1900. The photograph was taken in the summer of 1901
Fishing boat at sea under sail, Cornwall. Around 1900PZ 207, the class A lugger Fiona (registered in Penzance), at sea under sail with at least two men on board and a man in a dinghy astern
The Cardiff pilot cutter No12 Baratanach on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall in 1879, the year she was builtBaratanach on the beach at St Ives with the topsail schooners Drake and John Carnall and the fishing lugger S.S.619 in the background. The pilot cutter Baratanach (ON 81779) was built in 1879
St Michaels Mount, Mounts Bay, Cornwall. Late 1890sA number of fishing boats with sails in Mounts Bay with a view of St Michaels Mount in the background. Some of the fishing boats are registered PH (Plymouth)
Wreck of the French four-masted barque Asnieres grounded at St Mawes, St Just in Roseland, Cornwall. December 1914The four-masted French barque Asnieres grounded at St Mawes in December 1914. The ship was built in Le Havre in 1902 and was 3103 tons gross
Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall. 10th September 1867Launched on 10th September 1867 at Penzance, the boat was a gift from mostly Cornish Wesleyan Methodists in memory of the Reverend Daniel James Draper who perished in the tragic wreck of the SS
SS Dardare, Bude, Cornwall. 10th June 1905The SS Dardare moored off Bude breakwater, awaiting a full tide. SS Dardare was built in Le Havre, France, in 1872 and registered in London from 1902. Photographer: T. Mitchell
Wreck of the SS Fleswick at the entrance to Hayle Estuary, Cornwall. 29th January 1902On 28th January 1902 the crew of the Hayle lifeboat E.F. Harrison rescued eleven men and a pilot from the grounded 195 ton screw steamer Fleswick which, inward bound to Hayle with coal from Neath
Casabianca under construction, St Ives, Cornwall. 1877The Casabianca of Shoreham, Sussex, under construction in St Ives harbour. A large pennant bearing the ships name is being flown from the main mast
The collier Bessie at Hayle, Cornwall. 1866A view of the Bessie, with details of the bow and figurehead, alongside at Hayle after being aground on Hayle Bar. Lelant church can be seen on the horizon in the background
Belt of Beaumaris, beached at Mother Iveys Bay, Trevose Head, St Merryn, Cornwall. Probably 1906The ketch Belt of Beaumaris beached at Mother Iveys Bay. Leaving St Agnes carrying nitrocake, she hit the pier, started to take in water
The schooner Atlas on the beach in the harbour at low tide, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904The boat seen on the left bears the registration SS.118. The Atlas was built in 1840 in Wexford, Ireland. In 1902 she was owned by John Tregarthen Short, a coal merchant of St Ives
Torpedo boat HMS Ardent at the breakers yard, Falmouth, Cornwall. 1912The forward section of the hull of HMS Ardent, a torpedo boat, can be seen on the right hand side of the photograph. She was an Ardent-class torpedo boat destroyer which served with the Royal Navy
The Fleet in Port, Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall. Around 1900Fishing boats in Newlyn Harbour including boats with registrations PZ498, PZ214, PZ192, 100PZ, PZ422, 185PZ, 301PZ, 521PZ, 397PZ, 61PZ (registered in Penzance)