What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: From this quay on March 15th 1831 The Steam Packet Paddle Steamer 'Frolic' embarked on a fateful trip to Bristol which ended when it foundered on Nash Sands off Porthcawl on March 17th with the loss of 80 passengers and crew Recorded plaque organisation: Haverfordwest Civic Society, Haverfordwest Town Council.
The Frolic was a steam packet paddle steamer that sank off Porthcawl in 1831, resulting in the tragic loss of 80 lives, making it one of the deadliest maritime disasters of its era.
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