THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARD
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The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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This picture above shows a Victorian submarine with a Rhyl connection. It is the ‘Resurgam’, which was designed as a weapon rather than a passenger vessel. It was built in Birkenhead and launched on November 26th, 1879.
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The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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This picture above shows a Victorian submarine with a Rhyl connection. It is the ‘Resurgam’, which was designed as a weapon rather than a passenger vessel. It was built in Birkenhead and launched on November 26th, 1879.
The Resurgam was on maiden voyage from there to Portsmouth when it developed mechanical problems and docked at Rhyl for repairs. One windy night the submarine was towed back into deep water by a steam yacht.
Then the steam yacht developed engine problems and – to cut a long story short – before they had got very far out from Rhyl, the submarine sank. ‘Resurgam’ is latin for ‘I shall rise again’. It didn’t that time.
To read the story in greater detail, please click on the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurgam
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