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deployed ahead of D-Day in the carriage of stores and
cased petrol) arrived from London with cement.

Sometime after 1959 the Dutch-flagged Frema (197grt/31)
arrived with a cargo of what may have been bagged animal
feed. By this time the steam crane seen in other pictures
had been removed and a mobile device used instead.

A second view of the arrival of the Friso but from a very different
vantage point.

During the next year, 1956, Porthleven was again busy,
albeit by its own modest standards. In total there were
fourteen arrivals. The Lady Sylvia and the Venus each
arrived three times while there were single visits from the
Dutch Solent (297grt/53); the Hullgate (410grt/44) owned
by the Hull Gates Shipping Co.; the Lady Sophia; the Dutch
Dubhe (199grt/35); the Dutch Gronitas (279grt/38); the
Cornel (353grt/38) owned by the Rose Line (Thomas Rose The photographer clearly wanted to place the new crane
Ltd.); and the Dutch Iris (200grt/37). Another arrival was prominently in this image of the Frema.
the Dutch Tuskar, formerly the Friso which arrived in
distress the year before, as previously described. In 1962 there were two arrivals: Hullgate with 420 tons of
basic slag from Grimsby (the first coaster to berth for five
Nine arrivals occurred in 1957 which, apart from 1962 and years), and the British steel schooner Result (122grt/1893),
1964, was effectively the end of the road for Porthleven. which arrived to load granite chippings. Finally in 1964 the
The arrivals were: Lady Sylvia (three), and a single visit German coaster Karl (211grt/50) arrived with 320 tons
from the Solent; the Karri (354grt/38) owned by the Newry of basic slag. Thus ended Porthleven’s history of import
and Kilkeel S.S. Co. Ltd.; the Polly M; the Dutch Antilope and export though imports of coal outstripped all other
(206grt/39) (previously deployed in the carriage of stores cargoes: Tony Treglown’s history suggests that over 100
ahead of D-Day); the Leaspray (199grt/32) owned by Vectis years, 400,000 tons had been brought to the port, mainly
Shipping; and Everard’s Aridity (335grt/31) (previously from Blyth and Goole.

A splendid panoramic view with either Capacity or Celebrity alongside.

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