Stern Of SS Belem Shipwreck Cornwall
by Richard Brookes
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Stern Of SS Belem Shipwreck Cornwall
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Richard Brookes
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A very low tide reveals that once again most of the wreck of the 1,925 ton Portuguese steamship "Belem" (formerly the German SS Rhodos) is buried under tonnes of shifting sand. All that is visible in this shot is part of the stern of the hull. The ship was stranded in thick fog at near Northcott Mouth on 20th November 1917 while on passage from Gibraltar to Barry with 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 seas scoop away the covering sand. It is said that part of its propeller shaft was used to perch the barrel on Barrel Rock at the end of Bude Sea Breakwater. Taken near Northcott Mouth & Sandymouth Beach, near Bude, Cornwall, SW England, UK.
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June 22nd, 2019
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