Booby's Bay

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Booby's Bay
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The wreck of the SV Carl

Booby's Bay is a sandy beach near Padstow, Cornwall, England, UK. [1] [2] During World War I, the three masted sailing ship Carl of the German navy was beached and abandoned in Constantine Bay while being towed to London during a storm. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 Newquay & Bodmin (Camelford & St Austell) (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN   978-0-319-22938-5.
  2. ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Lettens, Jan. "Carl [+1917]". wrecksite. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

50°32′21″N5°01′36″W / 50.5392°N 5.0268°W / 50.5392; -5.0268


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