The Wreck of the Herzogin Cecilie - the last great grain ship

The Herzogin Cecilie was the last of the great sailing ships when she was wrecked near Salcombe in 1936.
Historian Abi Gray tells the story of the amazing Duchess and her ultimate demise.
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[@srb1346]

I have two photos of the Herzogin Cecilie that my grandfater took when it was in Birkenhead docks in the 1920s.

[@peterriddiford9381]

Brilliant job on the history folks, looking forward to the next episode!!

[@youngspianoservice9238]

Thank you for this account of the Herzogin Cecilie,really interesting.I remember my late father telling me that he drove down from Leicester to visit the wreck.

[@lagunillas05]

Thoroughly enjoyed your account of the Herzogin Cecile. I remember my late father telling me how his father drove him to see the wreck from Plymouth!

[@MrTans79]

Fascinating!!

[@bill8086]

You have unearthed footage of the ship that I had never seen before. What an amazing episode and a great account of the end of wind power during that time. I look forward to what your channel will cover next.

[@chasjetty8729]

Thank you very much. Very well done. Much appreciated.

[@Crt541]

Thank you Abi and Dave, love your history channel 😊 I was only reading all about the Herzogin Cecilie with photographs at the Kingsbridge museum. It’s definitely worth you taking a look there.

[@blackrainbow192]

Great video. I love Devon history.

[@martinscannall8487]

Excellent.

[@timvasbyburnie]

Really nicely done! Well done Abi and Dave. I hope this takes off.

[@johnengland8619]

Thanks for the content

[@amazingemilypaige]

Amazing! I can’t wait to see what you do next 😊

[@newenglandergray3002]

This was not by any means the last great grain ship. Eric Newby's book The Last Grain Race describes the 1939 voyage of Moshulu and other great sailing vessels racing back to the UK from Australia. In fact, Moshulu still survives as a restaurant in Philadelphia.

[@captainplanet1576]

Please ignore this comment. Just doing my bit for the algorithm.