Editing The Lizard (section)

===Nautical===

The Lizard has been the site of many maritime disasters. It forms a natural obstacle to entry and exit of [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]] and its naturally deep estuary.
At Lizard Point stands the [[Lizard Lighthouse]], where a light was erected by [[John Killigrew (d.1584)|Sir John Killigrew]] at his own expense. It was built at the cost of "20 [[Noble (English coin)|nobles]] a year" for 30 years, and caused many problems over the following years, as King James I considered charging vessels to pass. Thus, the lighthouse was demolished. It was rebuilt in 1751 by order of [[Thomas Fonnereau]] and remains almost unchanged today. Further east lie [[The Manacles]], near [[Porthoustock]]: {{convert|1+1/2|sqmi|km2|0}} of jagged rocks just beneath the waves.

* In 1721 the ''Royal Anne Galley'', an oared frigate, was wrecked at Lizard Point. Of a crew of 185 only three survived; lost was Lord Belhaven who was en route to take up the Governorship of [[Barbados]].
* A 44-gun frigate, {{HMS|Anson|1781|6}}, was wrecked at Loe Bar in 1807. Although it wrecked close to shore, many lost their lives in the storm. This inspired [[Henry Trengrouse]] to invent the rocket-fired line, later to become the [[Breeches buoy]].
* The transport ship ''Dispatch'' ran aground on the Manacles in 1809 on its return from the [[Peninsular War]], losing 104 men from the 7th Hussars. The following day, with local villagers still attempting a rescue, the [[brig-sloop]] {{HMS|Primrose|1807|6}} hit the northern end of these rocks. The only survivor of its 126 officers, men and boys was a drummer boy.
* On 5 September 1856 the ''Cherubim'' and ''Ocean Home'' [[List of shipwrecks in September 1856#5 September|collided]] off Lizard Point 
* The {{SS|Mohegan}}, a {{GRT|6889}} passenger liner, also hit the Manacles in 1898 with the loss of 106 lives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelizard.co.uk/Welcome-small-map.html |title=Lizard Peninsula: Coverack and Area |publisher=Cornwall on line |access-date=11 March 2010}}</ref>
* The American passenger liner ''Paris'' was stranded on the Manacles in 1899, with no loss of life.

The biggest rescue in the [[RNLI]]'s history was 17 March 1907 when the 12,000-tonne liner {{SS|Suevic}} hit the Maenheere Reef near [[Lizard Point, Cornwall|Lizard Point]] in Cornwall. In a strong gale and dense fog RNLI lifeboat volunteers rescued 456 passengers, including 70 babies. Crews from the Lizard, [[Cadgwith]], [[Coverack]] and [[Porthleven]] rowed out repeatedly for 16 hours to rescue all of the people on board. Six silver RNLI medals were later awarded, two to ''Suevic'' crew members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6439857.stm|title=Biggest RNLI rescue is remembered|date=11 March 2007|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

The [[Battle at the Lizard]], a naval battle, took place off the Lizard on 21 October 1707.

Smuggling was a regular, and often necessary, way of life in these parts, despite the efforts of [[coastguard]]s or "Preventive men". In 1801, the king's [[pardon]] was offered to any smuggler giving information on the Mullion musket men involved in a gunfight with the crew of HM Gun Vessel ''Hecate''.