Northcott Mouth Shipwreck Cornwall
by Richard Brookes
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Northcott Mouth Shipwreck Cornwall
Artist
Richard Brookes
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Walking south during a very low tide along Sandymouth beach North Cornwall towards Northcott Mouth, north of Bude, Cornwall, England, UK. Just appearing is All that is left of the the wreck of the 1,925 ton Portuguese steamship "Belem" (formerly the German SS Rhodos) stranded in thick fog at Northcott Mouth, Bude, on 20th November 1917 while on passage Gibraltar to Barry in ballast. the crew of 33 including two Royal Navy gunners (she was armed with a light gun aft), were brought ashore by rocket apparatus.. She soon broke her back and was deemed a constructive total loss; being later broken up for scrap. The remains are not always visible except on occasion when heavy ground seas scoop away the covering sand, In the 1980's(?) a team of local enthusiasts recovered her propeller shaft which was donated to Bude Museum. Also understand that another part of the shaft was used to perch the barrel on Barrel Rock at the end of Bude Sea Breakwater.
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Comments (5)
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Marvin Spates
Very nice photo great history Richard!!! L
Richard Brookes replied:
Thanks Marvin. I find these old wrecks quite poignant and fascinating. This stretch of coast was quite treacherous especially without modern navigational aids. I discovered this wreck at a very low tide & didn't know anything about it or even that it was there.