steam ships in 1894

sherryberry | 11:21 Mon 20th Nov 2006 | Travel

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steam ships. I am trying to find out wheather steam ships would have used Fishguard as a port in 1894. If so, what type/size would they have been?

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dzug

Fishguard Harbour, the ferry port, was not opened until 1905. Before that there would have been small fishing boats - don't know whether they would have been steam or not.

Buenchico

I've been trying a bit of searching. As far as I can find, there was nothing at Goodwick (where the current port is), apart from a few fisherman's huts, prior to 1899 when construction of the new harbour commenced, in anticipation of it serving transatlantic liners. (It never did).

Prior to that, the port was at Y Cwm (Fishguard Old Town). The local fishing vessels were probably still all under sail but it's possibly that some small, steam-powered cargo ships might have visited the port.

Chris

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Thank you both for your help. My friend is a Sound Editor on a new drama that is on TV over Christmas, Mr Polly, and she needed this info - thank you both.

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