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ROSEDALE – 1893
A large steamer, The Rosedale bound from Southampton to Cardiff ran ashore on Porthminister Beach, St. Ives, during one of the worst storms the town had seen. The next night the violent storm destroyed the ship and she parted in the middle. Using rocket apparatus the whole sixteen crew were landed safely.
Source: The St. Ives Weekly Summary and Visitors List, November 25th 1895
CINTRA – 1893
The Cintra of Liverpool bound from Newport to Dartmouth was carrying a cargo of coal. She was wrecked in the same storm as the Rosedale. The crew was thrown out of the ships lifeboats and into the sea. One man climbed the riggings and held on for forty minutes before taking off his lifebelt and diving into the sea. Five lives were saved.
Source: The St. Ives Times, February 23 1955
STAR – 1900
The ketch Star of Scilly bound from Cardiff to Scilly carrying a cargo of coal missed the entrance to St. Ives harbor in a heavy gale. The St. Ives lifeboat “Exeter” took off the crew of three not long before the Star dragged her anchor and drifted onto the rocks on Porthminster Point.
Source: The St. Ives Weekly Summary, November 10th 1900
JULIEN MARIE – 1901
French brigantine, bound from Swansea to Bordeaux with a cargo of coal, wrecked on Porthminister Beach, February 19th. Crew saved by St. Ives lifeboat.
Source: St. Ives Weekly Summary, February 9th 1901
ENTERPRISE – 1903
The Enterprise a small sailing vessel, bound from Charlestown, Cornwall to Manchester with a cargo of China clay. During the hurricane the ships canvases were blown away leaving her helpless. The St. Ives lifeboat was launched and quickly arrived at the vessel. The three crew of the Enterprise were taken back to St. Ives.
Source: Western Echo, September 12th 1903
SUSAN ELIZABETH – 1907
A St. Ives schooner carrying a cargo of coal from Newport was completely wrecked on Porthminster Beach, October 17th. The captain John Curnow and crew were rescued by St. Ives lifeboat, James Stevens No. 10 following a major storm in the Bristol Channel.
Source: The St. Ives Times, June 14th 1957
LIZZIE R. WILCE – 1908
The Lizzie R. Wilce, a schooner from Swansea with a 250 gross tonnage was wrecked on Porthminster Beach, January 7th. It is believed that the vessel had hit the Crab Rock whilst drifting around Pednolver Point. The St. Ives lifeboat was launched and with difficulty reached the Lizzie R. Wilce and rescued the crew. The rocket apparatus was prepared for usage but not required.
Source: The St. Ives Weekly Summary, January 11th 1908
MARY BARROW – 1908
Schooner wrecked on Porthminster Beach, January 8th. On the day after The Lizzie R. Wilce, and on the same beach during the same heavy gale. Both the Lizzie R. Wilce and the Mary Barrow had left the port of Swansea only a few hours apart and managed to land on the same beach only a few hours apart. The crew were taken off by St. Ives lifeboat.
Source: The St. Ives Weekly Summary, January 11th 1908
LOANGO – 1909
Bound from Southampton to Newport carrying a cargo of scrap iron, the schooner Loango dragging her anchor in a heavy gale hoisted a signal of distress. The lifeboat “James Stevens No. 10” of St. Ives was launched and took off three crew; the other crew member had taken to the ship’s lifeboat and made for Porthminster Beach. The lifeboat “James Stevens No. 10” received some minor damage in the rescue attempt, which was repaired by a local tradesman.
Source: The Western Echo, May 8th 1909
PENDEEN – 1909
A local St. Ives fishing lugger Pendeen was lost at sea late at night during a gale. The St. Ives lifeboat was sent out the next morning but no sign of the lugger was ever found. All the six crew T. Rowe (skipper); John Care Bryant; Edward Murt; John Stevens and John Cothey all from St. Ives, were lost at sea.
Source: The St. Ives Times and Echo, January 5th 1979
CONGRESS – 1909
Bound from Cardiff to Brest with a cargo of coal. The Congress lifeboats were ripped and smashed against the ships rails due to a huge wave and went overboard. The ships captain, a second officer and a passenger were swept overboard in the almost complete darkness. The crew of the Congress relayed a message to the coastguard at Pendeen which in turn was relayed to the St. Ives lifeboat station. The lifeboat “James Stevens No. 10” was launched. Meanwhile huge waves battered the men in the sea sending the captain and second officer to their deaths. The passenger Alix Kartz was in the water for ten hours before the lifeboat picked him up. He later gave his seamans knife to the officer who had plucked him from the water. It is now at the St. Ives Museum.
Source: The St. Ives Times and Echo, December 8th 1995
SAINT CHAMOND – 1917
The Saint Chamond bound from Glasgow to St. Nazaire with a cargo of five railway locomotives headed for France to aid in the war efforts, was torpedoed by the German U-boat U-60 and sank off Clodgy Point St. Ives. The locomotives on board were to be a replacement for other locomotives “lost in transit” The wreck is now a popular dive site for tourists and locals alike.
Source: The St. Ives Times and Echo, October 31st 1997
TREVEAL – 1920
The St. Ives steamer Treveal, 5200 tons, of the Hain Steamship Company, which had only been built in the previous year, was totally wrecked on the Dorset coast during a gale. Thirty six crew of the total forty three perished. Seven of the crew were from St. Ives, including the Captain Charles Paynter.
Source: The St. Ives Times, January 30th 1920
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