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6 July 2018

Jamaica

Jamaica in Sight – Scenery of Jamaica near Kingston Friday 18th – at dawn of Day the island of Jamaica was in sight. In a few […]
6 July 2018

St Vincent & Grenada

Island of St. Vincent Thursday 10th September – at ½ past 7 A.M. we were along side of S.t Vincents. Unfortunately I was not up sufficiently […]
6 July 2018

Barbados

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Jamaica & Carthagena & back Sailed 8th August – Returned 4th December 1829 On Saturday 8 of August 1829 […]
6 July 2018

Voyage 4 – Jamaica & Cartagena 1829

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Jamaica & Carthagena & back Sailed 8th August – Returned 4th December 1829 Absent 17 weeks James’ fourth voyage aboard […]
3 July 2018

The Last of the Sailing Cutters

Walter Benson Hunkin, originally of Mevagissey in Cornwall, joined the Royal Navy in 1874 and served aboard a variety of small vessels employed on anti-smuggling, fisheries protection […]
3 July 2018

About Us

A warm welcome… This site has been created by the team in the Bartlett Maritime Research Centre at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall for those interested […]
3 July 2018

Arrival at Falmouth

Lapenotiere’s arrival at Falmouth Just how far off Falmouth the Pickle was at the time the boat was launched is uncertain, but they must have still been some […]
3 July 2018

The Race for England

Punching into the teeth of strong westerlies the Pickle took two whole days to claw out of the Gulf of Cadiz, but by noon of the 28th she […]
3 July 2018

The Prelude

News of the Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson’s death was first made public in an ‘Extraordinary’ edition of the London Gazette, of November 6th 1805. The Times of the […]
6 July 2018

Jamaica

Jamaica in Sight – Scenery of Jamaica near Kingston Friday 18th – at dawn of Day the island of Jamaica was in sight. In a few […]
6 July 2018

St Vincent & Grenada

Island of St. Vincent Thursday 10th September – at ½ past 7 A.M. we were along side of S.t Vincents. Unfortunately I was not up sufficiently […]
6 July 2018

Barbados

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Jamaica & Carthagena & back Sailed 8th August – Returned 4th December 1829 On Saturday 8 of August 1829 […]
6 July 2018

Voyage 4 – Jamaica & Cartagena 1829

Journal of a Voyage from Falmouth to Jamaica & Carthagena & back Sailed 8th August – Returned 4th December 1829 Absent 17 weeks James’ fourth voyage aboard […]
3 July 2018

The Last of the Sailing Cutters

Walter Benson Hunkin, originally of Mevagissey in Cornwall, joined the Royal Navy in 1874 and served aboard a variety of small vessels employed on anti-smuggling, fisheries protection […]
3 July 2018

About Us

A warm welcome… This site has been created by the team in the Bartlett Maritime Research Centre at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall for those interested […]
3 July 2018

Arrival at Falmouth

Lapenotiere’s arrival at Falmouth Just how far off Falmouth the Pickle was at the time the boat was launched is uncertain, but they must have still been some […]
3 July 2018

The Race for England

Punching into the teeth of strong westerlies the Pickle took two whole days to claw out of the Gulf of Cadiz, but by noon of the 28th she […]
3 July 2018

The Prelude

News of the Battle of Trafalgar and Nelson’s death was first made public in an ‘Extraordinary’ edition of the London Gazette, of November 6th 1805. The Times of the […]