Salcombe Maritime Museum

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    New free downloadable edition in our Salcombe History Illustrated series: The Spanish Armada off the South Hams Coast 1588 and the Siege of Fort Charles 1646

    Aug 24, 2025 | 0 comments

    To open and download the pdf file go to the Resources > Maritime History Resources pages and click on the title. Here’s a list of all the titles in the series so far:

    • Salcombe Through the Ages
    • Pirates, Wreckers and Smugglers
    • The Spanish Armada off the South Hams Coast 1588 & the Siege of Fort Charles 1646
    • Salcombe and the Downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte 1793-1815
    • Salcombe: Schooner Port ~ The Fruit Schooners & Deep Sea Traders
    • Salcombe and the Great War
    • The U-Boat War off the South Hams Coast 1915-18
    • The Salcombe Lifeboat Disaster 1916
    • Kingsbridge Estuary Passenger Steamers
    • The Railway that Never Arrived
    • Death of ‘The Duchess’ – The Loss of the in 1936
    • Wreck and Rescue on the South Hams Coast
    • Salcombe in the Second World War
    • The U.S. Navy in Salcombe 1943-5
    • Salcombe Lifeboats ~150 Years of Saving Lives at Sea

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