Archaeological remains associated with the loss of this vessel are not confirmed as present at this location, but may possibly be in the vicinity.

Event and Historical Information:
The PLANET was a wooden schooner or brigantine (sources differ) built by Roberts at Pwllheli in 1860. Technical and configuration specifications are given as 134gt; 81ft 7in length x 21ft 7in breadth x 12 2in depth; partially fastened with iron bolts. At time of loss, the vessel was owned by N Harvey, Padstow, and was carrying a cargo of coal from Runcorn to Calstock under the command of master T Tabb. On 7 November 1890, a gale was blowing and the Great Orme Lighthouse keepers spotted the vessel being swept onshore. One of the keepers. John Austin, ran to the town of Llandudno to call out the lifeboat SUNLIGHT No 1. The keeper went with the lifeboat crew and rescue the PLANET's five man crew.

Sources include:

Bartlett, J, 1996, Ships of North Cornwall, p.224
Board of Trade Wreck Return 1890, Appendic C, Table 1, p.125 (651)
Y Gwyliedydd, 12 November 1890, p.3
Larn and Larn Shipwreck Database 2002
Lloyd's Register Casualty Returns, 1 October - 31 December 1890, p.12 (h)
Lloyds Register of British and Foreign Shipping , 1 July 1890 - 30 June 1891, number 651 in P
Wynne-Jones, I, 2001, Shipwrecks of North Wales, 4 ed, p.113

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, August 2008

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