Ships and Shipbuilders of a Westcountry Seaport : Fowey 1786 - 1939 By C.H. Ward-Jackson

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Published in 1986 by Twelveheads Press, Cornwall, in paperback with dustjacket, 124pp, ISBN 0906294118, C. H. Ward-Jackson's detailed history of the shipping of the Port of Fowey from the Act of General Registry of 1786 to the present day is a very welcome and valuable addition to the body of histories written on ports in Britain. It makes a major contribution to the maritime history of South Western Britain and is a work of outstanding quality in its field. Using the long-neglected Statutory Registration material of the port in the the way pioneered in the West Country by the late Grahame Farr and by Rupert Jarvis, Ward-Jackson gives the reader a detailed picture of the ups and downs in the shipping history of Fowey over exactly two centuries in a way that could not be done excelpt through a thorough understanding of the significance and potential of this very comprehensive primary source material. It is indeed appropriate that this book is being published in 1986 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the coming into law of the new comprehensive system of ship registry - the law which made statutory the recording of the information upon which a port history of this kind can be based. Contents: Foreword; Preface; Chapter One: Sloops and Cutters for 'Free Traders', 1786-1815; Chapter Two: Longer Voyages, Heavier Cargoes, Stronger Ships 1816-1840; Chapter Three: The Schooners and their Builders, 1841-1880; Chapter Four: Steamboats, Fishing Boats, U-Boats, 1881-1920; Chapter Five: Merchant Sail's Successors - Motor Ships and Yachts. Appendices: A. Number of Ships on the Fowey Register (as of Dec 31); B. Kinds and Sizes of Ships Registered at Fowey from 1786-1939; C. Fate of Ships Registered at Fowey from 1786-1939; D. Ports of Build of Ships Reg'd at Fowey; E. Merchant Ships of Known Builder, Built and Reg'd at Fowey; F. Port of Fowey Builders' Ships Reg'd 1786-1939; G: 'Plantation-Built' Vessels Reg'd at Fowey; H. Masters and Crews of Vessels Reg'd.