The Royal Naval frigate, HMS Anson, is an important wreck in British history. After witnessing the wreck of the Anson, so close to shore, Henry Trengrouse (18 March 1772 – 14 February 1854) invented the Read more…
The word Cannon refers to land based artillery with it’s projectiles being called cannonballs. The word Gun refers to ship based artillery with it’s projectiles being called roundshot. Quite often these terms get interchanged, a Read more…
At the inner harbour mouth of Porthleven, there are two cannons on carriages. The cannons were removed from the wreck of the HMS Anson and placed on replica carriages. These large guns are an impressive Read more…