Cornish Pilot Gig ‘Gipsy’, Isles of Scilly, 1954
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Identifier
CPGA_GKING_133
Description
Cornish Pilot Gig ‘Gipsy’ which was built in 1858 by Samuel Tiddy for the Pilots on St Agnes and was the last to carry a pilot on Scilly. In 1887 the ‘Gipsy’ with another St Agnes Gig, the ‘O & M’, were involved in the rescue of the passengers and crew of the steamer ‘Castleford’ that had grounded in fog off St Agnes. Following the successful rescue of personnel, they returned to salvage the cargo from the ship which included 450 cattle. All of the cattle were saved and transferred to Annet, however during the rescue, a bullock’s horn pierced the hull of the ‘Gipsy’ which was temporarily plugged by a crewman’s sock. In 1955 ‘Gipsy’ was purchased by the Padstow Regatta Committee and they discovered that this hole was still in the planking covered by the original repair patch. ‘Gipsy’ was burned at Padstow in 1964 but Mr R Gillis of Newquay Rowing Club salvaged the copper rudder pintle and this was incorporated into the Gig ‘Newquay’ during a refit.
Date
1954
Rights
Gill King
Coverage
Isles of Scilly
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cornishmemory.com
Type
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