Part of the
Acorn Archive
Hearts of Oak
Ships of Fowey, prior to 1700
Date / Name of Ship / type / Master / Owner / Port / Notes [ nn = not known by me ]
1344 / Alisotte / ship / nn / nn / Polruan / To Brittany with
King Edward
1580-1600 / Angel / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Took coal from Swansea
1470 / Anne / ship / Edward
Phelip / nn / Fowey / Pirate ship
1488 / Anne / ship / nn /
nn / Fowey / Sir Richard Edgecumbe sailed on her to Ireland
1490 / Anne / ship 120t /
nn / Sir John Treffry / Fowey / English expedition to Brittany
1490 / Anthony / ship 140t / nn / Sir John Treffry / Fowey /
English expedition to Brittany
1469 / Barbara / ship / John Wilcock / nn / Fowey / Pirate ship
1490 / Barbara / ship 110t / nn / Sir John Treffry / Fowey /
English expedition to Brittany
1625 / Barnaby / ship / Peter Neau / nn / Fowey / Privateer
1625 / Barnard / ship 60t / nn / Peter Holman / Fowey /
Privateer
1433 / Barry / ship / Philip Mayowe / nn / Fowey / Voyage to St
James of Compostella
1454 / Carvel of Tuke / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Pirate ship
1363 / Christopher / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Hired by the Black
Prince
1490 / Christopher / ship 200t / Sir John Treffry / Sir John
Treffry / Fowey / English expedition to Brittany
1433 / Cok John / ship /
John Nicholl / nn / Fowey / Voyage to St James of Compostella
1599 / Diana / ship / nn / John Rashleigh (jnr) / Fowey /
Arrived Beaumaris with Spanish iron
1601 / Dyamont / ship / James Goodall / Peter Holmes / Fowey /
From Bordeaux to Tenby with wine prunes and nuts
1433 / Edward / ship / John Michelstow / John Michelstow / Fowey
/ Pirate ship
1344 / Fakaundieu / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / To Brittany with
King Edward
1567 / Francis of Foy / ship / Martin Frobisher / John Rashleigh
/ Fowey / Sailed to Meta Incognita (West of Greenland)
1585 / Francis of Foy / ship / Captain Moon (Mohun) / John
Rashleigh (jnr) / Fowey / To West Indies under Sir Francis Drake
1490 / Gabriel / ship 200t / nn / Sir John Treffry / Fowey English expedition to Brittany
1394 / George / barge / Richard Robyn / nn / Fowey / Voyage to
St James of Compostella; 80 pilgrims
1490 / George / ship 120t / nn / Sir John Treffry / Fowey / English
expedition to Brittany
1514 / George / ship 120t / nn / nn / Fowey
1522 / George / ship 120t / Philip Tyce / nn / Fowey / In the
King's Service under Captain Gilbert Malyvery
1523 / George / ship 120t / Sir Anthony Poyntz / nn / Fowey / In
the King's Service Portsmouth and to Ireland
1580-1600 / Gifte / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Took coal from
Swansea
1351 / Godebeite / ship / John
Teget / nn / Fowey / Hired by the Black Prince
1625 / Grace of God / ship / Capt Daniel G Le Cave / nn / Fowey
/ Privateer
1598 / Hopewell / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Arrived Beaumaris
1625 / Hopewell / ship 30t / nn / Peter Holman / Fowey / Privateer
1346 / James / ship / Richard Broun / Richard Broun & Thomas
Lewyn / Fowey / Captured by Spanish ships; several crew killed
1359 / Johan / cog / John Teget / nn / Fowey / Hired by the
Black Prince
1498 / John / small ship / nn / nn / Golant / Used to export tin
blocks
1580-1600 / Jonas Fortune / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Took coal
from Swansea
1599 / Jonathan / small barque / nn / John Rashleigh (jnr) / Fowey
1433 / Julien / ship / Thomas Gerard / nn / Fowey / Voyage to St
James of Compostella
1344 / Katherine / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / To Brittany with
King Edward
1344 / Katherine / ship / nn / nn / Polruan / To Brittany with
King Edward
1344 / La Jouette / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / To Brittany with
King Edward
1359 / La Seinte Mari / ship / nn / Henry Skuryn / Fowey / Hired
by the Black Prince
1655 / Little Diamond / ship / Captain Diamond / Capt Diamond / Fowey
/ Privateer
1498 / Magdelen / small ship / nn / nn / Polruan / Used to
export tin blocks
1449 / Makerell / barge / nn / nn / Fowey / Pirate ship
1433 / Mary / ship / Ralph
Wythyall / nn / Fowey / Voyage to St James of Compostella
1452 / Mary / ship / Thomas
Tregyn / nn / Fowey / Voyage to St James of Compostella
1453 / Mary / ship / John
Blaunche / nn / Fowey / Voyage to St James of Compostella
1625 / Mary / ship 25t / nn
/ Peter Holman / Fowey / Privateer
1500 / Mary Hardford / ship / nn / Sir John Treffry / Fowey / Mentioned
in John Treffry's Will
1601 / Marygold / ship / nn / John Rashleigh (jnr) / Fowey / Arrives
from London with a cargo of beer
1580-1600 / Michael / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Took coal from
Swansea to Fowey
1344 / Michael / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / To Brittany with King
Edward
1346 / Michel / ship / Richard Johan / nn / Fowey / Offended the
King; but evaded capture
1454 / Mighell / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Pirate ship
1580-1600 / Mondaie / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Took coal from
Swansea to Fowey
1367 / Nicholas of Fowey / ship / John Colf / nn / Fowey / Voyage
to St James of Compostella
1344 / Peter / ship / nn / nn / Polruan / To Brittany with King
Edward
1580-1600 / Philip / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Took coal from
Swansea
1675 / Providence / large ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Driven by fog
and weather into Swansea, headed for Bristol
1567 / Russel / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Sailed to Milford from
Newfoundland
1580-1600 / Saviour / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Took coal from
Swansea
1344 / Savoie / ship / nn / nn / Polruan / To Brittany with King
Edward
1360 / Savoie / ship / John Thomas / nn / Fowey / Involved with
the capture of a ship at Southampton
1325 / Seynt Saviour / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Hired by King
Edward II to carry provisions for the Army
1625 / Sparke / John Sparke / John Sparke / Fowey / Privateer
1355-7 / St Saviour / cog / nn / Richard de Michelstow / Fowey /
Hired by the Black Prince
1625 / Trial / ship 150t / nn / nn / Fowey / Privateer
1599 / Trifle / ship / nn / John Rashleigh (jnr) / Fowey / Left Fowey with lead &
pilchards to Civita Vecchia
1344 / Trinity / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / To Brittany with King
Edward
1651-2 / Warwick / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Privateer
1580-1600 / William & John / ship / nn / nn / Fowey / Took coal from Swansea
1681 / Willing Maid / ship 60t / nn / nn / Fowey / Trading vessel
References found in Henderson MSS; Close Rolls; Rowse; Patent
Rolls; Black Prince Register etc.
Raymond
Forward
3rd
March 2007
