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THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP

... THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP. We have niuch pleasure in statiog that this fine vessel has seE at lgtpassed from the floating harbour into the river, andlo tha she' ha nergone, satisfactorily, her first trial-trip re wo rtygenerally known that the attempt ...

Published: Saturday 14 December 1844
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 4241 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

DREADFUL SUFFERINGS OF A SHIP'S CREW

... SUFFERINGS OF A SHIP'S ICREW. The arrival of a merchant vessel, the Naturalist, Captain Hyde from Calcutta, brings us information of the sufferings of a ship's crew which rivals in intensity and horror the worst tales of the old navigators. The ship Van 0apellan ...

Published: Saturday 29 July 1865
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 782 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE ABANDONMENT AND RECOVERY OF THE SHIP PHYRNE

... RECOVERY OF THE SHIP PHYRNE. VALUABLE PRIZE PIOIlKD UP AT SEA. t On tbe afternoon of the 0th of January, In lat. 430 10' N., and w long. 11° 0' WV., the royal mail steam ship Armenian fell In with to the above vessel, abandoned at sea, The ship Is 1300 tons ...

Published: Saturday 14 January 1865
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 5885 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LOSS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP BOMBAY

... missing; but 93 of the crew are supposed to be lost. Lieutenant Starling, bearer of the despatches, proceeds by French packet to Bordeaux to-day. The Navy List represents the Bombay as 2782 tons (flag- ship), and 400 horse-power. Her officers were-Rear- ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1865
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 759 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

TERRIBLE SHIPPING DISASTER STEAMER FOUNDERED

... TE HBLE SHIPPING DISASTER . ;STEAMER FOUNIDERED. GREAT .LOSS OF LIFPS, A Hoiphead oozresponden telegraphs that yeterday L afternoon, about a quarter.past three o'clook, a laegt tl tbgee-.asted steamer with Awhite tunnel with black top,' G was observed ...

Published: Monday 08 December 1884
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1041 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

THE FORMIDABLE TRAINING SHIP PRIZE DISTRIBUTION

... THE 6FORMIDABLE TRAINING SHIP PRIZE DISTRIBUTI , This annual festival was celebrated yesterday, a large portyof subscibers a ndfrielid s travelling from Bristol to orteishead by special train, at 2 o'clock. Havinig been rowed in bouts from the pier ...

Published: Saturday 03 August 1878
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 847 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

THE QUEEN INSULTED BY A SHIP'S CAPTAIN

... THE QUEEN INSULTED BY A SHIP'S oAPTAIN. I SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE. I Yesterday, the Local Marine Board, acting -under instructions from the Board of Trade, held an inquiry into a charge preferred against a certificated ship's muster, -named Anthony ...

Published: Saturday 02 April 1881
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 988 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

ANOTHER TRAINING SHIP BURNED ON THE THAMES

... bad any right to have been down there, ?? or with- eut a light, since Snuday mcrrning, when Captain Phipps, whe wnorwazis the ship, went roa:nd on a vieijt of inesec. uioc, Thee was nothiug in the store whith could havel igrited spontaneously, ofl thereis ...

Published: Saturday 08 January 1876
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1055 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE LOSS OF A BRITISH SHIP AND EIGHT LIVES

... Pontabelle, Captain Nixon, which left Palmouth a short time before for Loudon, was wrecked the same night, eight lives being lost with her. It seboas that the strong current set the barque towards the reef off Salt- mireb, outbldo 'FPmoub. Wfhio n ahort ...

Published: Wednesday 12 January 1881
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 413 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

AN EMIGRANT SHIP RUN DOWN IN THE CHANNEL

... AN EMIGRANT SHIP RUN DOWN IN THE CHANNEL. LOSS OF THREE HUNDRED LIVES. NARRATIVE OF THE SURVIVORS. A collision took p lace on Wednesday night about eleven o'clock between a foreign steamer and the emigrant ship tWorthfleet, of London, about two miles ...

Published: Saturday 25 January 1873
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 3935 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

English and Bristol CHANNELS Ship Canal

... a very,.circuitous and dangerous part of the' coast', where, I-'believe, more shipwrecksoccur, and more valuable lives are lost, than on; all hie other coasts of the hlngds.m put togetAher. By tbus: avoiding the Land's Ead too, be it remarked, not one ...

Published: Thursday 27 January 1825
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1816 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

ANCIENT SHIP FOUND IMBEDDED IN THE BEACH IN MOUNT'S BAY

... bere found, hot the marlasof flails are-vcry eeident. Tliseair being exccidedt Food seems mrer darable than that metal. ?? lost, tnso vessel ap spear to.'ve bee in laellat, sas a considerahie q partity of flint pebbles was found ln and about her aned ...

Published: Thursday 07 March 1833
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 628 | Page: 4 | Tags: News