Hi there, Fascinating research by UK-based historian Cliff Pereira reveals that Goan sailors were employed on British ships in the 18th Century. According to Pereira, one ship the East Indiaman Boscawen that weighed 499 tonnes and had 26 guns and upto 90 crew, even dropped anchor at Goa on January 9, 1762. Read all about it in his work �Goans on British Ships in the 18th Century�, which is available in the Files Section of the �Goan Maritime Museum� mailing list. We invite you onboard the �Goan Maritime Museum� mailing list, which is currently docked at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-maritime-museum/. Entry is free and tickets are freely available at the site. Regards, Melvyn Misquita ______________________________________________ Melvyn S. Misquita, Asst Chief of News Bureau, Herald, Panjim, Goa - 403001 INDIA Ph 1 : +91-832-2224202 (extn 231) Ph 2 : +91-832-2224460 (extn 231) Cell : +91-9422064707 Mail 1 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail 2 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/lGEjbB/6WnJAA/E2hLAA/0FHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> http://www.goa-world.com http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Live Konkani Music http://www.mahableshwar.com/ Addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL to this page: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
