Blackpool Shipwrecks
Blackpool and the Fylde coast has become a ship graveyard to a number of vessels over the years. Most of the shipwrecks occurred at or near Blackpool, whilst a few happened a little further afield but have strong connections with the Blackpool area. For the purposes of this article, Blackpool means the stretch of coast from Fleetwood to Lytham St Annes.
Read more about Blackpool Shipwrecks: Travers - 1755, The "Pea Soup" Wreck - 1779, Happy - 1797, Fanny - 1821, Wreck At The Gynn - 1833, Crusader - 1839, Aristocrat - 1840, William Henry - 1861, St Michael - 1864, Favourite - 1865, Lexington - 1865, Bessie Jones - 1880, Arethusa - 1882, Sirene - 1892, SS Huntcliff - 1894, Abana - 1894, HMS Foudroyant - 1897, Commandant Bultinck - 1929, MV Thorium - 1964, Holland XXIV - 1981, MS Riverdance - 2008, Coco Leoni - 2008
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