Ships & Boats

Poole ship retaken

Salisbury Journal of 1st November 1756 recorded under the sub-heading Poole the following: Last Sunday the Uncertain of this Place, William Brown Master, laden with Strong Beer, was taken by a small Privateer off Portland, the Privateer was afterwards taken by the Lynn Man of War and carried into Weymouth, and Brown came home again on Thursday last.
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Poole Vessel Taken By Spanish Privateer, 1740

Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 5th February 1740 reads: "The "Polly", Captain Newman of Pool, bound from Newfoundland to Lisbon, is taken by a Spanish Privateer and carried into Rio Roxo, near Vigo, as is the "Totness", Captain Bursell, from Newfoundland to Portugal, into Galicia."
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Poole Vessels Taken to Bayonne, 1747

Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 9th March 1747 reads "The "Young Green", Cheeseman, from Lisbon, and the "Mary", Twogood, from Newfoundland, both for Pool, are taken and carried into Bayonne. The "Success", Watts, from Pool for Carolina is taken and carried into Bayonne."
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Poole vessels: Mounted punt gun

Museum Ref No: F4a_0001
Poole punt in Poole Harbour; man in punt; punt gun mounted and roped at prow
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Port, Bever, Peryn, Mabre, Nesshet, Bonevalet, Tyot, Hunte, Barlowe, Cal. Pat. Rolls.

Museum Ref No: CalPatRollsHenryVI3pp59
Licence for various people to ship cloth from various ports, including John de Port, William Bever, John Peryn, Thomas Mabre, Luke Nesshet, Geoffrey Bonevalet and John Tyot, from Poole, and Thomas Hunte and William Barlowe from Poole or Southampton. 8th May 1437. With thanks to the Calendar of Patent Rolls project of Professor G. R. Boynton and the University of Iowa. J. Hopkin.
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Powerboat event

Museum Ref No: Batting/Box 13/Power Boats/No.11 - Powerboats, Poole Quay
Powerboats at Poole Quay. (Batting photograph)
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Powerboat event

Museum Ref No: Batting/Box 13/Power Boats/No.10 - Beep Beep (US-1) craning out, Poole Quay
Powerboat "Beep Beep" (US-1) being lifted out of the water at Poole Quay. (Batting photograph)
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Powerboat event

Museum Ref No: Batting/Box 13/Power Boats/No.9 - Powerboats alongside RMYC jetty
Powerboats at RMYC. (Batting photograph)
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Powerboat event

Museum Ref No: Batting/Box 13/Power Boats/No.8 - Powerboats, RMYC moorings
Powerboats 13, 46, 33, "Aquaglide" and "Mac I" at RMYC. (Batting photograph)
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Powerboat event

Museum Ref No: Batting/Box 13/Power Boats/No.7 - Powerboats, RMYC moorings
Powerboats 13, 46, 33, "Aquaglide" and "Mac I" at RMYC. (Batting photograph)
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