The Loss of the Friedeburg

Being a sailor was a dangerous occupation in the 18th Century. We were reminded of this in a fascinating talk by Huw Alban Davies earlier this season. He told us of the barque Friedeburg, lost in 1887 with 6 Aberaeron men on board including the Master, his great grandfather Evan Lloyd.

He went on to tell us about Samuel Plimsoll and the introduction of the Plimsoll line to prevent overloading, the main cause of maritime disasters at that time.

Huw has kindly provided an article summarising his talk which you can now read in the heritage section of this site.