Time Period: Multi-period
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Audience: All Ages
Theme: Shipwrecks
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These blogs focus on the stories of some fascinating ships!
- SV Irex: The story of SV Irex, launched in 1889 and lost in 1890. SV Irex is featured in the Needles Voyager.
- Gladiator: The story of HMS Gladiator, launched in 1896 and wrecked in 1908.
- HMS Eurydice: The story of HMS Eurydice, launched in 1843 and lost in 1878.
- The Mutiny of HMS Bounty: The story of the HMS Bounty and its mutiny.
- HMS Acheron: The story of HMS Acheron, launched in 1930 and lost in 1940.
- The wreck of the Irishman: The story of the fascinating origins of the Irishman, lost in 1941.
- SV Sirenia: Wreck and Rescue: The story of SV Sirenia, launched in 1885 and lost in 1888.
- French Schooner SV Prim: The story of SV Prim, launched in 1909 and wrecked in 1912.
- HMS Crestflower: The story of HMS Crestflower, launched in 1930 and lost in 1940.
- Unclogging the story of the SS Polo: The story on the SS Polo, launched in 1913 and lost in 1918.
- Loss of the SV Clarendon: The story of SV Clarendon, built in 1823 and lost in 1836.
- SS Mendi: The story of SS Mendi, launched in 1905 and lost in 1917.
- Carn Brea Castle: The story of Carn Brea Castle, launched in 1824 and wrecked in 1829.
- RMS Alaunia: The story of RMS Alaunia, launched in 1913 and lost in 1916.
- A3 Submarine: The story of the A-3 submarine, launched in 1903 and lost in 1912.
- HMS Hazard: The story of HMS Hazard, launched in 1894 and wrecked in 1918.
- SV Auguste: The story of SV Auguste, launched in 1863 and lost in 1900.
- The ‘Rifle’ Wreck aka SS Kurland: The story of SS Kurland, also known as the “Rifle” Wreck, launched in 1888 and lost in 1917.
- HMT Warwick Deeping: The story of HMT Warwick Deeping, launched in 1934 and lost in 1940.
- MV Witte Zee II and SS Brother George: The story of MV Witte Zee II, launched in 1943 and lost in 1967, and of SS Brother George, launched in 1942 and lost in the same year.
- Steam Trawler Quail aka HMT Quail III: The story of Steam Trawler Quail, later HMT Quail III, launched in 1897 and lost in 1905.
- The Sailing vessel Schiehallion (1879) and its Mysterious Thistle-Crested Labels: The story of sailing vessel Schiehallion, launched in 1869 and wrecked in 1879.
- The Fascinating history of HMS Medina: The story of HMS Medina, launched in 1911 and lost in 1917.
- HMS Bluebell: the Story Behind the Model: The story of HMS Bluebell, launched in 1940 and lost in 1945.
- HMS Prince Leopold: The story of HMS Prince Leopold, launced in 1929 and wrecked in 1944.
- SV Alcester and its Cargo of Jute: The story of SV Alcester, launched in 1883 and lost in 1896.
- The Mystery of SV MADAGASCAR – Lost After Transporting Female Emigrants to Australia: The story of SV Madagascar, launced in 1837 and lost in 1853.
- The Tragedy of RNLI Lifeboat William and Emma: The story of RNLI Lifeboat William and Emma and the “Salcombe Lifeboat Disaster” in 1916.
- HMS P12: ‘Buckle Up’ for a Dive into History: The story of patrol vessel P-12, launched in 1915 and lost in 1918.
- HMS Velox (+1915): The story of HMS Velox, lauched in 1898 and lost in 1915.
- Commemorating the tragic loss of HMS Royal George in 1782: The story of HMS Royal George, launched in 1756 and lost in 1782.