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29 sty 2024 · Back-to-back storms have uncovered the remains of a shipwreck which ran aground near Penzance. Following Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn, which brought strong winds and large waves to Cornwall,...
HMS Warspite was one of five Queen Elizabeth -class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. Completed during the First World War in 1915, she was assigned to the Grand Fleet and participated in the Battle of Jutland.
28 sty 2024 · Back-to-back storms have uncovered the remains of a shipwreck which ran aground near Penzance. Following Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn, which brought strong winds and large waves to Cornwall, the...
Storms have revealed the remains of a shipwreck which ran aground near Penzance, more than 130 years ago. The remains of a wooden hull can now be seen jutting out of the sand at Long Rock beach.
Kings Road: On seafront facing St. Michael's Mount. Coordinates are for car park by Kings Road. Stone of remembrance with dedicatory inscription set into the side of the front face. Inscription in black lettering.
Whilst the ship was being towed for breaking up the tow cables broke and she ran aground off Prussia Cove, Cornwall on 23 March 1947. Note the absence of any armament, which had already been removed. Later on the ship was broken up in situ.
16 lis 2024 · On May 12th 1952, The Wolverhampton Metal Company Ltd succeeded in lifting HMS Warspite and managed to move her inshore by a quarter of a mile. She then grounded and lay fore and aft across a...
