Phoenix (1929 ship)

Missionary and cargo ship
Twenty years later she retired from missionary work and carried cargo until her engine room was damaged by fire. In 1974 she was bought by new owners who converted her into a Brigantine before being purchased by Square Sail in 1988. A first aid over-haul enabled her to sail back to the UK where she underwent a complete refit.

Caravel Santa Maria
During 1991 she was converted to the 15th century Caravel Santa Maria for Ridley Scott's film 1492: Conquest of Paradise. The ship was known as Santa Maria until, in 1996, due to increasing demand for period square-riggers, she was converted into a 2 masted Brig and reverted to her original name Phoenix of Dell Quay.

Hornblower Series 3
Phoenix of Dell Quay was used as the ship Retribution in the Hornblower Series 3.

Film credits
Film credits include:


 * Hornblower Series III
 * Voyage of Discovery
 * Moll Flanders
 * Frenchman's Creek
 * The Scarlet Pimpernel
 * Voyage of the Dawn Treader (BBC's Chronicles of Narnia TV Series)
 * In the Heart of the Sea
 * The Curse of the Black Spot
 * Poldark