Maritime

Sturmey, Oyster Licence

Museum Ref No: S 470
Oyster licence for Caleb Sturmey, 1821
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Success

Success - sailing vessel moored on Poole Quay in October 1904. Built as an East Indiaman in 1790. Used as a prison ship (hulk) in Australia. Exhibited as a curiosity. Source Poole and Dorset Herald 6th & 20th October 1904.
Factfile

Survey of Poole Vessels 1591

Museum Ref No: PLA 942.337
History of the Town and County of Poole by John Sydenham, Poole, Sydenham, 1839 Pages 356-358
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Swedish 3-mast sailing ship "Orion"

Museum Ref No: F4b_0168
Swedish 3-mast sailing ship "Orion". Photographed from Poole Bridge.
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Sydenham's Wharf

Museum Ref No: F6g_0001
Unloading timber from ship at Sydenham's Wharf, Hamworthy, c.1900
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Tall ship sailing past Brownsea Castle

Museum Ref No: AH_modern_tall_ship_Brownsea_Castle
From the Andrew Hawkes collection. For commercial use please contact Andrew Hawkes by email: hawkes99@gmail.com
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Taverner, Master of the "Thomas and Robert" Drowned, 1747

Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 12th January 1747 reads: "The "Thomas and Robert", Taverner, from Newfoundland for Poole, is taken by the French and carried into Brest. The master was unhappily washed overboard and drowned."
Newspaper

Thames barge at Poole

Museum Ref No: Coney Glass Slides, Box 2, No.10.
Thames barge between the quays. (Coney photograph)
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The "Clememt", 1740

Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 2nd December 1740 reads: "The ship bound from Newfoundland to Poole, mentioned in our last to have been carried into St. Sebastian proves to be the "Clement", Ketcher, master."
Newspaper

The "John" taken by the French, 1746

Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 9th June 1746 reads: "The "John", Brigantine of Pool, from Cork to Newfoundland, and a French ship (a prize) with 170 Hogsheads of sugar and some Rum is taken by the French and sent to St Malo."
Newspaper