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Exploring and researching the maritime history of Plymouth

Plymouth, England
Joined September 2013
๐™’๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐ŸŽ‰ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™Ÿ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ, ๐™’๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ'๐™จ ๐™๐™š๐™š๐™› ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ๐™š๐™™!!! . We will be removing 50 tonnes of rubbish from in-front of the Breakwater Fort and renewing with a new artificial reef. :1000tyres.org/whelansreef.htโ€ฆ
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It was a great day for recording #cannons in #Plymouth on our Gun Recording Course. We are training up BSAC divers to be maritime custodians of our underwater heritage. Our next course is on 24th May 2026 in Plymouth from 10am-5pm. You can book here: app.tickettailor.com/events/โ€ฆ
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This clause will majorly affect #wreck diving of military vessels: any UK vessel lost on โ€œmilitary serviceโ€ anywhere in the world . What does this mean for divers wanting to visit known and unknown wreck sites? #Scuba #diving . This talk is free- tickets: tickettailor.com/events/thesโ€ฆ
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We have our next #TalesOfTheSea talk tonight (10th Feb) at The Club 27 Plymouth with Paul Naylor talking about 'Romance Beneath the Waves' a #Valentines talk about just what those cute crabs get up to, on making more baby crabs. #Plymouth tickets tickettailor.com/events/thesโ€ฆ
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We have our next #TalesOfTheSea talk this Tuesday, 6th January, 7pm at The Club 27 #Plymouth. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐‘๐„๐„! Come along to hear the tale of the Cattewater #Wreck first #ProtectedWreck in the UK, Tickets:tickettailor.com/events/thesโ€ฆ
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#1000TyreProject We have raised our 500tg tyre! But we are not half way there! There is about 5000 tyres in Plymouth Sound and we will continue working to get as many as we can!
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#1000TyreProject We have raised our 500tg tyre! But we are not half way there! There is about 5000 tyres in Plymouth Sound and we will continue working to get as many as we can!
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Cattewater Wreck Talk - 21st October 2025 7:15pm On Tuesday evening for The Tavistock Local History Society, The SHIPS Project will give a talk on the Cattewater Wreck, the first protected wreck in the UK. Location: Tavistock Parish Rooms, Plymouth Rd, Tavistock PL19 8AU, UK
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With a heavy heart, we announce that Rex Cowan has crossed the bar. At 98, Rex was still active till very recently and full of good tales, and piss & vinegar. He was a legend in commercial maritime archaeology. Fair winds and calm seas, my friend.
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