The original town of Falmouth is reputed to be the third deepest natural harbor in the world and is situated in Cornwall, England. Its harbor is protected by Pendennis Castle built by Henry VIII which came under siege during the English Civil War when the Roundheads tried to capture this Royalist stronghold.

The River Fal is only 18 miles long but is 60 feet deep in places and often ships of over 20000 tons are laid-up there during global recessions making use of deep and sheltered waters.

Falmouth, Cape Cod is an excellent port to take a ferry to Martha's Vineyard and one of the finest places in US for seafood fine dining.

Falmouth, Jamaica is a busy cruise-ship port and capital city of Trelawny Parish. Originally a center for sugar cane production, Trelawny is named after a Cornish Royalist leader who was imprisoned by parliament forces in the civil war.

Falmouth, Antigua is a coastal port town in Saint Paul Parish and close to English Harbour best known as Nelson's Dockyard. It was named after Captain Horatio Nelson who was senior officer there in 1787, eighteen years before he died at the Battle of Trafalgar when Admiral of the British Fleet.

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