S.S "Isle of Sark"
The Southern Railway's new oil burning steamer for the Channel Islands 2.211 tons.
The lifeboats were built by F Peters of St-Mawes under Ministry of War Contact.
Sailing ship at Penzance harbour
On the 18th of June1909 Alfred Vingoe was returning to Penzance in his pilot boat when he noticed that a large sailing ship was low in the water and flying distress flags. He and his two crew members sailed over to…