Monday, June 5, 2017

Cape Shipping, Conch and death of Captain Masson 1827


South African Commercial Advertiser 10 March 1827 announces the death of Captain Telemachus Musson 'late of the Schooner Conch' aged 37 years. This was ten years prior to the start of regular sailings of the Conch under Captain William Bell. What happened to young Captain Musson we don't know, but the Conch was busily employed in Cape coastal waters under a variety of masters before Bell took command.




   
                Table Bay with Shipping (school of Bowler)

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