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Tag Archives: ship-breaking
Ship’s-keel scaur: but whose keel?
(For an update on the changes to the keel, see the blogpost on the vanishing keel) On a warm, calm evening in May, at a low Spring tide, Ronnie Porter led me along the shore at Allonby. As we walked, … Continue reading →
Posted in Allonby, coastal heritage, industrial heritage, ports, ships
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Tagged Allonby Bay, barques, Hougoumont, Maryport Maritime Museum, ship-breaking, ships, William Leavitt, wrecks
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