Whilst researching maritime records I have a ship leaving the Tyne and arriving in Dunkirk the following day. Does anyone know where this might have been? The year was 1881 and I just cannot find anywhere on the coast that looks likely. Sent from my iPhone
Hi Carol Dunkirk is in France Lynne From: Carol Wordingham <wcarol4@gmail.com> To: norfolk@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 5:46 PM Subject: [NFK] Dunkirk in England? Whilst researching maritime records I have a ship leaving the Tyne and arriving in Dunkirk the following day. Does anyone know where this might have been? The year was 1881 and I just cannot find anywhere on the coast that looks likely. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thank you for that comprehensive list. It seems such a short voyage that it must be close to the Tyne although most of the mariners on board were Norfolk men. Knew the list would be able to help. So glad it seems to be back to normal. Sent from my iPhone > On 27 Oct 2016, at 16:46, Carol Wordingham <wcarol4@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Whilst researching maritime records I have a ship leaving the Tyne and arriving in Dunkirk the following day. Does anyone know where this might have been? The year was 1881 and I just cannot find anywhere on the coast that looks likely. > Sent from my iPhone
If it was going at 10 knots it would have reached Dunkirk in France in 31 hours. There's a useful tool at http://www.sea-distances.org/ Kind regards, Ned On 27/10/2016 16:46, Carol Wordingham wrote: > Whilst researching maritime records I have a ship leaving the Tyne and arriving in Dunkirk the following day. Does anyone know where this might have been? The year was 1881 and I just cannot find anywhere on the coast that looks likely. > Sent from my iPhone > -- Kind regards, Ned
On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:13:28 +0100 Ned Ramm <eramm@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: Hello Ned, >There's a useful tool at http://www.sea-distances.org/ Bookmarked for future use. Thanks for the link. Even at 7 knots, Newcastle to Dunkirk was 44hrs. So, as Carol suggested, early departure one day, late arrival the next, was entirely possible. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" Well well well, you just can't tell My Michelle - Guns 'N' Roses
Having gone back to the original document instead of my download I have been able to decipher that the ship had a 90 h.p. engine - small by today's standard no doubt but I now feel convinced that the did indeed go to Dunkirk in France. Thanks again for all the help. Carol On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:13:28 +0100 > Ned Ramm <eramm@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > Hello Ned, > > >There's a useful tool at http://www.sea-distances.org/ > > Bookmarked for future use. Thanks for the link. > > Even at 7 knots, Newcastle to Dunkirk was 44hrs. So, as Carol > suggested, early departure one day, late arrival the next, was entirely > possible. > > -- > Regards _ > / ) "The blindingly obvious is > / _)rad never immediately apparent" > Well well well, you just can't tell > My Michelle - Guns 'N' Roses > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >