Comments on: H.M.S. Montagu-Lundy Island

By: Simon Duff

Simon Duff — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:16:59 +0000

I have just come across a photo album of my grandfathers which has some amazing pictures of the 12″ guns being hoisted out and other operations during the post stranding period.

By: Owain Williams

Owain Williams — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:00:22 +0000

I have a good picture of the ship aground

By: Margaret Tudge

Margaret Tudge — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:07:27 +0000

My Grandfather was Captain Adair’s valet on board The Montague when she grounded. He always said it was 2 O’Clock in the morning when she went aground… on the 30th May, which was incidentally, his birthday! Does anyone know what happened to the Ship’s Jack? Is it in the Ilfracombe Museum?

By: Eric Pilcher

Eric Pilcher — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:11:05 +0000

Any articles on HMS Montagu are of interest to me as my Grandfather was actually serving on the ship when she went aground. Unfortunately he died in 1908 having contacted TB while serving on HMS Highflyer.

By: Chas Townley

Chas Townley — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:25:57 +0000

Great little account of the Montague – currently about to list a card on ebay and will include this as a link.

By: Patricia Martin

Patricia Martin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:37:08 +0000

Are you familiar with a small book written about the wreck of the Montague back in the 1980′s by Jill Davis?

By: chris Howell

chris Howell — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:47:23 +0000

I have a walking stick, made by my Great Grandfathers company, the shaft of which came from the deck timber of HMS Montague – know as a ‘relic’ cane. The account you have written is very interesting – well done indeed and thank you.

By: Wreck Walks

Wreck Walks — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:13:26 +0000

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By: Paul Metcalfe

Paul Metcalfe — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:23:17 +0000

Excellent & accurate account of the loss of the Montagu……..You have obviously been to Lundy?…….kind regards Paul.

By: Judy Luxford

Judy Luxford — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:13:52 +0000

My great uncle was a light house keeper on Lundy in 1906…do you know the nake of the keeper involved and whether he was based at the North or South Light ( the old light was replaced by these two at either end of the island because the original was often shrouded in fog!