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6 July 2021

The Fairy 1786

If December 1785 had proved an unsuccessful month, then the auspices for 1786 were not much brighter. On 2nd January the Sprightly, now under the command of […]
10 May 2021

Weathering the Storm

A new referreed article has been published in Troze, our associate online publication. It looks at the first few decades of Falmouth as a Trust Port. […]
29 October 2020

The Loss of the Duke William – other sources

Captain Nichols’ account of the sinking of the Duke William is corroborated by a variety of other sources. Lloyd’s List, then the twice weekly British Shipping […]
28 October 2020

Lockdown updates

The Covid 19 lockdown has given us the chance to catch up with a series of articles which had previously been ‘one day, I shall …’ […]
22 October 2020

Falmouth, Penryn and the Acadians

A small plaque in St Gluvias church, Penryn, reads: A LA MEMOIRE DES ACADIENS This memorial commemorates the 73 men, women and children buried in the […]
8 October 2020

The Loss of the Duke William (part 4)

Another sail! Just as they had joined us, the people from the fore-top-mast cried out, a sail! a sail! I thought it better to let the […]
8 October 2020

The Loss of the Duke William (part 3)

Heading home On the 25th day of November, we sailed out of the bay of Causo [sic]. It blew strong at N.W. Captains Hurry, Beeton, Sugget, […]
8 October 2020

The Loss of the Duke William (part 2)

Ashore in the New World We all enjoyed this pleasing sport during most part of the siege of Louisbourg; when Captain Schomberg, of the Diana frigate, […]
8 October 2020

The Loss of the Duke William (part 1)

Extract from the Naval Chronicle, for 1807: Vol. XVII, January to June; Part One – p.396-401 in a series on the Correct Relation of Shipwrecks. Narrative […]
3 August 2020

Royal Escape from Falmouth

During the English Civil War Cornwall remained loyal to the Royalist cause. Both the Queen, Henrietta Maria, in 1644 and in 1646, Charles, Prince of Wales, […]
29 July 2020

PZ.613 Hawa Dilli

Hawa Dilli  – PZ.613 : 1935 – 1962ex- Albania – PZ.613 : 1897-1916ex- Orion – PZ.613 : 1916-1935; In the winter of 1935, the Penzance registered […]
29 July 2020

PZ.613 Orion

Orion – PZ.613 : 1916-1935Ex – Albania – PZ.613 : 1897-1916Hawa Dilli – PZ.613 : 1935-1962. In the Summer of 1916 the Newlyn lugger Albania was […]
6 July 2021

The Fairy 1786

If December 1785 had proved an unsuccessful month, then the auspices for 1786 were not much brighter. On 2nd January the Sprightly, now under the command of […]
22 October 2020

Falmouth, Penryn and the Acadians

A small plaque in St Gluvias church, Penryn, reads: A LA MEMOIRE DES ACADIENS This memorial commemorates the 73 men, women and children buried in the […]
8 October 2020

The Loss of the Duke William (part 2)

Ashore in the New World We all enjoyed this pleasing sport during most part of the siege of Louisbourg; when Captain Schomberg, of the Diana frigate, […]
8 October 2020

The Loss of the Duke William (part 1)

Extract from the Naval Chronicle, for 1807: Vol. XVII, January to June; Part One – p.396-401 in a series on the Correct Relation of Shipwrecks. Narrative […]
3 August 2020

Royal Escape from Falmouth

During the English Civil War Cornwall remained loyal to the Royalist cause. Both the Queen, Henrietta Maria, in 1644 and in 1646, Charles, Prince of Wales, […]
29 July 2020

PZ.613 Hawa Dilli

Hawa Dilli  – PZ.613 : 1935 – 1962ex- Albania – PZ.613 : 1897-1916ex- Orion – PZ.613 : 1916-1935; In the winter of 1935, the Penzance registered […]
29 July 2020

PZ.613 Orion

Orion – PZ.613 : 1916-1935Ex – Albania – PZ.613 : 1897-1916Hawa Dilli – PZ.613 : 1935-1962. In the Summer of 1916 the Newlyn lugger Albania was […]