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Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre. The Shipwreck Treasure Museum (previously the Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre) located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charlestown, Cornwall, England, is a historical museum housing over 8,000 artifacts from over 150 different shipwrecks.
Gibsons of Scilly (1974) Shipwreck; text by John Fowles; photography by the Gibsons of Scilly. London: Jonathan Cape ISBN 0 224 01053 0 (includes photographs of shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly and west Cornwall between 1872 and 1914; also the Torrey Canyon, 1967) Tangye, Nigel (1977) From Rock and Tempest.
Hundreds of items recovered from shipwrecks, including cannons, crockery, and other treasures are being put up for auction. The artefacts, dating from the 16th Century to more recent wrecks, are ...
The Santo Christo de Castello was a mid‐17th century Genoese merchant ship sailing from Amsterdam that was wrecked on its maiden near Mullion Cove, Cornwall, England in 1667. In the late 17th and 18th centuries various efforts were made to recover the silver it was said to have carried.
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2 March – the Croisec vessel Cecilie Caroline ( France) left Charlestown with china clay for Nantes. She was driven ashore, a few hours after she left port, at nearby Apple-tree. The five crew lost their lives. [8] 3 March – a brigantine carrying pitwood for Port Talbot went ashore at Mevagissey. Two of the crew drowned. [9]
Coverack, Cornwall: 1901–1980 The 1901 boathouse is now a Fish & Chip restaurant/ take-away. [15] Mullion Cove: Mullion Cove, Cornwall: 1867–1908 Private residence. [15] Porthleven: Porthleven, Cornwall: 1863–1929 Building later used as a shipwreck museum. Now an art studio. Marazion: St Michael's Mount, Cornwall: 1990–2001 ILB Station ...
The event also includes a Q&A session with an underwater archeologist and hands-on shipwreck activities. Shipwreck Day will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum ...