Hugh Pugh (1794 or 1795 – 10 August 1865), was a legendary

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mariner. Pugh was the captain of a 60-ton "

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" named the ''Ann'' of Liverpool, which traded between

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and

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. His exploits were recorded by John Glyn Davies in the

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''Fflat Huw Puw''. The ship was wrecked off

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in 1858, but Pugh survived and retired to Caernarfon and later to

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, where he died.

Sources

Welsh Biography Online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pugh, Hugh 1790s births 1865 deaths Welsh sailors