Mock Sea Battle, St Michael's Mount - 1999

Mock Sea Battle, St Michael's Mount - 1999

Between St Michael's Mount & An Armada of Traditional Sailing Vessels
we would love to repeat it but the future of this depends upon you.

If you have a similar type of sailing ship please let us know

Bataille navale simulee

The Mock Skirmish celebrated an incident in 1750 when the Mount's canons opened fire on a French vessel.

Tragically one of the cannons blew up killing one of the islanders - whose descendant Steven Matthews, lives on the Mount today.

The fleet - led in 1999 by the Russian Vessel 'Courier' - assembled off St Michael's Mount.

A maroon was fired from St. Michaels Mount to signify commencement of battle.
Following the mock battle the fleet sailed back to Penzance to catch the last of the tide..

The St Michael's Mount & Ship's Crews dressed in 17th Century Costume

"SV COURIER"
17th Century Replica of one of Peter the Great's Fleet that opened Russia's access to the Baltic & the founding of St Petersburg

Built in her Home Port Petrozavodsk Russia