Fishguard, Harbour c.1955
Photo ref:
F28002
More about this scene
The Great Western Railway (GWR) steamers seen alongside the harbour have now been replaced by the Irish ferries operating from Goodwick. Warehouses can be seen centre and on the right. During the American War of Independence, an American privateer under the command of either Stephen Manhant or the (in)famous Paul Jones in his Black Prince, seized a ship belonging to Samuel Fenton, and landed a raiding party. He threatened to bombard the town unless a ransom of 500 guineas for the ship and 500 guineas for the town were paid over. It is uncertain whether the ransoms were in fact paid, but the Black Prince fired broadsides into the town before the raiders were eventually seen off. Note the railway carraiges behind the steamers.
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