Deadman's Bay in Plymouth was a graveyard for hundreds of ships
Deadman's Bay in Plymouth was a graveyard for hundreds of ships Unremarkable stretch of coast was so dangerous it prompted the building of the Plymouth Breakwater Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Deadman’s Bay sounds like something from a far-fetched pirate’s tale but for centuries the small stretch of Plymouth shoreline was the graveyard of hundreds of ships. Unremarkable and largely-forgotten now, vessels under sail were swept on to the coast in the 1700s and 1800s, reportedly 25 during a single stormy day. The carnage grew as Plymouth and its neighbours Stonehouse ...
Source: plymouthherald.co.uk