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that, in general, diversion to another airfield was by far the cheaper option. The Petroleum Warfare Department (PWD) was disbanded in 1945. • Although internal civil aviation ceased with the exception of flights between Liverpool and the Isle of Man and the mainland and Scottish islands

Year Figure 38: UK sea level index for the period since 1901 computed from sea level data from five stations (Aberdeen, North Shields, Sheerness, Newlyn and Liverpool) from Woodworth et al, 2009. The linear trend-line has a gradient of 1.4mm/year. 44 Sea level above average 99 percentile (mm) 1000

. The ship sailed from England in may 1829 and reached the location of stores left by HMS Fury on 13 August 1829 MS 557/1 Remark book: HMS Victory 14.10.1828 14.5.1830 Begins in Liverpool, voyage to London in October / November 1828. Log then restarts on the 23 May 1829 when Victory slipped her

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Year Figure 36: UK sea level index for the period since 1901 computed from sea level data from five stations (Aberdeen, North Shields, Sheerness, Newlyn and Liverpool) from Woodworth et al, 2009. The linear trend-line has a gradient of 1.4 mm/year. Error

UK MSL (mm) 125 75 25 -25 -75 -125 -175 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Year Figure 36: UK sea level index for the period since 1901 computed from sea level data from five stations (Aberdeen, North Shields, Sheerness, Newlyn and Liverpool) from Woodworth et al, 2009

was the steam clipper, Royal Charter, which foundered on the coast of Anglesey. She was one of the fastest emigrant ships operating during the Australian gold rush and was on the last leg of her two-month journey from Melbourne to Liverpool. As conditions in the Irish sea deteriorated, the Royal

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Leith Division 1 Portrush Bangor Portpatrick Fishguard Workington Llandudno North Shields Heysham Liverpool Whitby Milford haven Newport Mumbles Ilfracombe Avonmout h Division 8 Hinckley Bournemouth Newlyn St Marys Port Errin Holyhead Division 9 Division 10 Plymouth Division 7 Weymouth Immingham

. Kinlochbervie Wick Stornoway Ullapool Moray Firth Aberdeen Lerwick Figure 5 - UK coastal monitoring and forecasting tidal alert regions for England and Wales. Tobermory Port Ellen Millport Leith Division 1 Portrush Bangor Portpatrick Fishguard Workington Llandudno North Shields Heysham Liverpool Whitby

. At least 459 of the lives lost were onboard the steam Clipper Royal Charter, on the last leg of her two month voyage from Melbourne to Liverpool. The ship was wrecked off Moelfre on the coast of Anglesea and there were just 39 survivors. All the women and children aboard died. FitzRoy already felt