Talk:Flamborough Head
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The battle was between a Scot, John Paul Jones a murdering pirate who is credited as being the father of the US navy, and the british navy. It was very bloody. Jones ship was sunk but he managed to make off with an english ship so he was declared the winner on points (at least by the americans). One of the many victory ships built in North Vancouver in world war two served as a fleet auxiliary with both the british and the canadian navies. Its stern is now in the North Vancouver museum. The british called it the Flamborough Head. Not every navy names a ship after one of its defeats.
82.47.176.254 19:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)mikeL forgot to sign this so he does so now -- eighteen months late
[edit] Ilfracombe and the oldest lighthouse
Somebody has contributed to the Ilfracombe article that the oldest lighthouse in the country is located there. It's an old chapel with a lantern that purportedly was used by ships to avoid the rocky shore. The building is over 600 years old, so it would outdate this one if it were in use just after it wwas built.
This article [1] States that "since the reformation it was used as a lighthouse". If that is true, then this is definately the oldest lighthouse and, thje flamborough head article needs to be corrected. Badly in need of a primary source.
I guess someone will come along in 100 years time and tell us what is in the book 'Devon' by W.G.Hoskins . JHJPDJKDKHI! 09:30, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
