A HISTORY OF THE VESSELS AND OPERATIONS IN FOWEY HARBOUR
  • WELCOME
    • CONTENT
    • The maritime history of Fowey Harbour
    • Tugs and dredging >
      • Towage and tugs >
        • Introduction to towage in Fowey Harbour
        • The history of towage in Fowey
        • The tugs and their history
        • ABOUT TUGS AND TOWAGE
        • A poem about a tug
      • The History of Dredging >
        • The Dredger Lantic Bay
        • Dredging and the dredgers
        • Steam bucket dredger Tregeagle
        • The hoppers m.v.Lerryn and m.v.Lantyan
    • The history of pilotage in Fowey and St. Austell Bay >
      • Pilot Boats >
        • Pilot cutter Gore Point
        • Pilot Cutter Treffry
        • Pilot cutter Gribbin
    • The History of Brazen Island >
      • The building of barge "Mixtow"
      • The The building of m.v.Vendome and m.v.Vauban,
    • Fowey lighthouses and Navigational Aids >
      • St Catherines Lighthouse
      • Whitehouse Light
    • VESSELS REGISTERED IN FOWEY 1857 TO 1940 >
      • Individual vessel historys
      • Vessels built in Fowey Harbour
      • 1861 census of Fowey Ships in cornish ports
      • 1871 census of Fowey Ships in Cornish ports
      • 1881 CENSUS OF FOWEY REGISTERED SHIPS
      • 1891 CENSUS OF SHIPS REGISTERED IN FOWEY
      • 1915 census of Fowey registered ships
    • Masters of ships
    • The history of Regattas in the Fowey Estuary
    • History of the Fowey Harbour Commissioners >
      • The appointment Process over the years
      • Persons who have served as Commissioners since 1869
    • Harbour Events >
      • Fowey Harbour's Clean Sweep sewage project
      • The story of No 8 Jetty at Fowey
    • Links to other sites
    • Contact
  • Pathe film
Welcome to a history of Fowey Harbours' vessels, the

operations and events in the harbour.


 
I had the privilege to be the Harbour Master in Fowey for 25 years up until June 2011 and serving a total of 28 years with the Fowey  Harbour Commissioners. In that time there were many changes in the operations and with the different vessels we had. There is a tremendous amount of history attached to not only the vessels, but the way operations took place. 

B
efore I retired I started pulling together details and writing the history so that others could enjoy and use. I was beaten by time and so, in retirement, I have continued the project and in this website, which I hope you will find of interest.

With historic record more details come to light and these will be added and updated. More information is welcomed so please contact me. Other sections will be added in due course.

I have been able to provide the information on The Harbour Commissioners history largely due to the help afforded to me by Captain Paul Thomas, Harbour Master and the harbour office team .
My interest in the port also includes the various vessels that operated to and from Fowey and in particular those registered in the port and of course with special interest in those built in Fowey and neighboring harbours. There's a section on the sailing ship era.

This latter research has led me to follow up many leads about or connected to Fowey. It may be necessary to shift this information to a separate website dealing solely with the history of sailing vessel ,ship building and the people involved but for now it is included .

good researching
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​Mike Sutherland


This website was last updated in October 2024. The history of pilotage as been added.
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  • WELCOME
    • CONTENT
    • The maritime history of Fowey Harbour
    • Tugs and dredging >
      • Towage and tugs >
        • Introduction to towage in Fowey Harbour
        • The history of towage in Fowey
        • The tugs and their history
        • ABOUT TUGS AND TOWAGE
        • A poem about a tug
      • The History of Dredging >
        • The Dredger Lantic Bay
        • Dredging and the dredgers
        • Steam bucket dredger Tregeagle
        • The hoppers m.v.Lerryn and m.v.Lantyan
    • The history of pilotage in Fowey and St. Austell Bay >
      • Pilot Boats >
        • Pilot cutter Gore Point
        • Pilot Cutter Treffry
        • Pilot cutter Gribbin
    • The History of Brazen Island >
      • The building of barge "Mixtow"
      • The The building of m.v.Vendome and m.v.Vauban,
    • Fowey lighthouses and Navigational Aids >
      • St Catherines Lighthouse
      • Whitehouse Light
    • VESSELS REGISTERED IN FOWEY 1857 TO 1940 >
      • Individual vessel historys
      • Vessels built in Fowey Harbour
      • 1861 census of Fowey Ships in cornish ports
      • 1871 census of Fowey Ships in Cornish ports
      • 1881 CENSUS OF FOWEY REGISTERED SHIPS
      • 1891 CENSUS OF SHIPS REGISTERED IN FOWEY
      • 1915 census of Fowey registered ships
    • Masters of ships
    • The history of Regattas in the Fowey Estuary
    • History of the Fowey Harbour Commissioners >
      • The appointment Process over the years
      • Persons who have served as Commissioners since 1869
    • Harbour Events >
      • Fowey Harbour's Clean Sweep sewage project
      • The story of No 8 Jetty at Fowey
    • Links to other sites
    • Contact
  • Pathe film