Postcard Delight presents this postcard of a British historic barque, a type of sailing ship, named Cromdale wrecked in 1913, without loss of life, off the Lizard in thick fog while carrying nitrates from Chile. The Lizard is a peninsula, in south Cornwall jutting into the English Channel, with coast full of cliffs and underwater reefs which posed hazardous to shipping.
Quote at the back of this postcard
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"Historic Cornwall
Shipwrecks ~ Cromdale - 1913
The Cromdale was wracked on the Lizard om 23rd May 1913. It was carrying nitrates when it ran aground. A gale a week later caused its total destruction."
This postcard was my third postcard received from a postcrosser provided by Postcrossing, a postcard exchange project.
Postcard received on January 17th., 2011
Distance between U.K. and Malaysia : 10,573km (6,570 miles)
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= From U.K.
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= To Malaysia
= To Malaysia.
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