[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Tuesday 04 April 1820]:
A New SHIP on the Stocks, in Messrs. Dawson and Pearson's Yard, ready
for launching, built of the best materials, and finished in the
completest manner; calculated for the East India Trade, has three
decks, and her dimensions are as follow: length keel for tonnage 125
feet 7 inches, breadth 31 feet, depth 24 feet, and admeasures 546 tons. For
further Particulars apply to the Builders, Messrs. Dawson and Pearson;
J. BOLTON, or T. and J. LITTLEDALE, Brokers, Liverpool.
Wooden Ship Bolton, built Dawson & Pearson,
Liverpool, 1822, 518 tons, owned J Bolton, Liverpool.
Later chartered to HEIC. Broken up 1855.
More history.
Bolton, Brown, arrived Falmouth from London 5 Oct 1854, for Sydney, then arrived Callao
from Sydney, 14 Sep 1855, damaged.
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Saturday 17 June 1826]:
THE Ship BOLTON, just arrived from Demerara and lying in the Prince's Dock, Liverpool;
burthen per register 518 tons; built at Liverpool, for the present Owner;
fitted and completed for sea in June, 1822; was new coppered with
heavy copper over patent felt last voyage; copper fastened, has three tier of
beams, and is flush decked ; has two elegant and spacious cabins, with
ten state rooms; stows large cargo at an easy draught of water, and sails
fast; is abundantly found in stores, and may sent sea immediately at
small expense. For Particulars apply to John Bolton, Esq. Liverpool;
or to ROBERT DOUGLAS, 4, Church-row, Fenchurch-street.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 19 November 1855]:
Callao. Sep 14 1855, Bolton, Brown, arrived from Sydney, much strained and damaged
having encountered a heavy gale during the latter half of the passage.
Wooden schooner Laura Ann, built Dawson, Liverpool, 1831,
145 tons, owned Vianna & Jones, for trade to Mediterranean.
In LR to 1848. Voyaged to Oporto and back in early 1846.
With master Thomas, Laura Ann sailed to Valparaiso Sept 1846. Possibly same vessel
reported as arrivng San Francisco from Manilla Nov 23 1848.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 07 July 1831]:
On Saturday next, will be launched from the building yard of John Dawson & Co,
a beautiful schooner of 130 tons, to be called the Laura Ann, intended for
the Mediterranean trade.
[from
Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 07 July 1831]:
For MESSINA and PALERMO, beautiful new Schooner LAURA ANN, J Wilson,
Master; Stands A 1 at Lloyds, Liverpool built expressly for this trade, and is
expected to sail very fast. For freight or passage, apply VIANNA and JONES.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 19 March 1846]:
LINE PACKETS FOR LISBON, Sailing on the 1st, 11th and 21st of every month.
To sail on the 21st instant. The well-known trader LAURA ANN; A 1 at Lloyds, and
coppered; 145 tons. For terms of freight, etc. apply to VIANNA, JONES and CO.
[latest report, arriving June 1846 from Oporto, captain Preston]
Wooden barque Georgina, built Dawson, Liverpool,
1833, 227 tons, owned Worrall, Liverpool, for trade to Valparaiso.
Voyage Liverpool to Valparaiso, driven onto Blackwater Bank and wrecked, 17
March 1844, with only 2 survivors from crew of 14.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 11 November 1833]:
SHIP LAUNCH. To-morrow will be launched, from the building-yard of John Dawson
and Co., Brunswick Dock, a beautiful new barque, intended for the South
American trade.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 30 January 1834]:
To sail immediately... For VALPARAISO, an Intermediate Port, and
LIMA. The fine new Liverpool-built Barque GEORGINA, Captain Edward
Woolley; A 1; 200 tons per register; coppered and copper-fastened;
built under particular inspection, entirely for this trade ; expected
to sail remarkably fast. For terms of freight or passage, having
superior accommodations, apply on board, west side George's Dock; to
Mr. Worrall, or to W. and J. TYRER. Succeeds the above, the well-known
Liverpool-built Schooner JOHN BROOKS, Captain Adams.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 18 November 1839]:
Valparaiso Ship News. Mem. The master of the Margaret saw the barque
Georgina, bound for Callao, off the islands of Diego Ramirez, with
loss of bowsprit and other damage.
[from Freeman's Journal - Friday 22 March 1844]:
DREADFUL STORM AND LOSS OF LIFE. One of the most dreadful gales with
which we were visited for years past, commenced here on Friday,
varying from E to E S E and E N E, and continued without intermission
until Monday morning, when it moderated. The following are
among the disasters reported to us:- On Sunday morning, about four
a.m., the barque Georgina, of Liverpool, for Valparaiso, Wilson master,
general cargo, struck on the Blackwater Bank, when she lost her rudder
and became leaky and unmanageable, the wind blowing a strong gale
from the east into shore. After remaining on the bank a short time,
she was drifted off by the violence of the storm; and it appears that
the captain was ignorant of his position, for he dropped anchor,
which was carried away in a few moments, the vessel drifting fast to
shore. He immediately let go the second anchor, which succeeded in
holding her till day light, when they discovered her position, being
then not more than a quarter of a mile from land, and used every
exertion to unshackle and cut the clain, but wore unable to accomplish
it. Had they succeeded in so doing, she would have drifted high and
dry on the shore, it being then high water, and the melancholy
catastrophe which followed would have been spared. Finding the
vessel rapidly filling, they adopted the dernier resort of taking to
the boats, in which they succeeded in coming within a few yards of the
shore, when the sea took them abaft, unshipping the whole of the crew,
fourteen in number, twelve of whom, we deeply regret to state,
perished, and the remaining two (the chief mate and one of the hands)
were washed ashore, completely insensible, but through the humane
exertions of the inhabitants of the district, who crowded the shore,
in order to render all the assistance in their power, they were
speedily restored, and are now perfectly recovered. A few minutes
after the boat left, the unfortunate vessel went down in seven fathoms
water, leaving a few feet of the main mast over water, to mark her
fate. Only one of the bodies has been washed ashore, up to the present
moment, and that at Roslare. a distance of eight miles from the wreck.
The letter bag, which, according to the superscriptions, contained
several important letters on state business, a chronometer, a gold
watch, writing desk, and several other articles, have also been washed
ashore in the same place, which were voluntarily given up by the
finder. This vessel, if we are to judge from the bills of lading,
contained a most valuable cargo, one bill alone amounting to upwards
of ten thousand pounds.
Wooden brig Emma Graham, built Dawson, Liverpool, 1838, 204 tons,
owned Yeord, Liverpool, for service to Oporto.
ON 1295, in MNL to 1857.
Ashore near Tarsus, 25 November 1856, while loading, wrecked, crew
saved.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 23 July 1838]:
To-morrow, about noon, will be launched, from the building-yard of
John Dawson and Co., Baffin-street, a beautiful brig, of 200 tons
register, intended for the Oporto trade.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 20 August 1838]:
For OPORTO, The new Liverpool-built Brig EMMA GRAHAM, James Ferguson, Master; A 1
at Lloyd's; 200 tons per register, it is expected she will sail fast. Shippers
may depend upon her being despatched as above. For freight or passage apply to VIANNA
& JONES.
[from The Evening Chronicle - Wednesday 17 March 1847]:
Four English merchant vessels were captured as they were leaving Oporto by
the blockading squadron, and sent to this port [Lisbon] as prizes. The Emma Graham
and schooner Laura were captured on the 2nd, at four clock in the
evening, by the Donna Maria frigate. The brig Lusitania, Captain J. W. Cutchfield
and the brig Wilbertorce, Captain J. Skems, were taken by the
brig-of-war Serra do Pilar the same day, at six o'clock in the evening.
All these vessels were freighted with wine.
[from Lloyd's List - Wednesday 24 December 1856]:
Alexandria. Nov. 13. The Emma Graham, Ditchburn, of Liverpool, was
driven on shore at Marseen [sic, probably Mersin now], the coast of
Tarsous [sic, port city of Tarsus], where she was receiving cargo, and about
one-third loaded. Crew saved, and arrived here by a French steamer
from Syra. [Ashore 25th November, and broke to pieces]
Wooden barque Robert Whiteway, built Dawson, Liverpool, 1839, 267 tons,
owned Bartlett, for service to Valparaiso. ON 1928, 291 tons.
For sale 1856 and made one voyage to St Petersburg, leaky and patched up.
Last report seems to be Oct 1856, in Liverpool Docks.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 14 May 1839]:
SHIP LAUNCH. This day, (Tuesday,) there will be launched from the
building-yard of John Dawson and Co., Queen's Dock, a splendid new
barque of 300 tons burthen, intended for the Cape Horn trade.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 06 June 1839]:
For VALPARAISO. The fine A 1 Liverpool-built Barque MARY MARSDEN,
Captain Williams.
Will be succeeded by the fine new Liverpool-built
Barque ROBERT WHITEWAY, Captain Bartlett, late of the Mary and Ann. ...
[from Northern Daily Times - Saturday 08 March 1856]:
FOR SALE, the fine Liverpool-built Barque ROBERT WHITEWAY, 267 tons
o.m., 290 tons n.m., built at Liverpool in 1839, and then
classed A 1 for 12 years, was continued in 1851 for four years, A 1,
is copper-fastened and sheathed with yellow metal. Dimensions: length
95 feet 8-10ths; breadth 22 feet 1-10th; depth 16 feet 6-10ths. Lying
in Victoria Dock, Apply to CURRY & CO., Brokers.
[from Liverpool Daily Post - Friday 15 August 1856]:
ELSINORE, AUG. 10. The Robert Whiteway, Gjertsen, from St. Petersburg for
Liverpool, which put in here, Aug. 8. leaky, has had her leak stopped
by a diver, and will proceed on her voyage.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 16 September 1856]:
Queen's Dock, Robert Whiteway, 291, Gyertson, M Foyn.
Wooden brigantine Samson, built Dawson, Liverpool, 1841.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 24 May 1841]:
ANOTHER LAUNCH.. On Saturday was launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
John Dawson and Co. a beautiful brigantine, the property of our
enterprising townsman G. H. Thompson, Esq., and others, intended for
the Mediterranean trade, and to be commanded by Captain Butcher, late
master of the Trinity Yacht. The day was not particularly fine, yet it
was no drawback against the exciting interest of the scene as the
vessel glided, in the fulness of strength and beauty, into the willing
embrace of old Father Mersey. In compliment to her superior strength,
she is named the Samson.
Wooden schooner Ann Powell, built Dawson,
Liverpool, 1847, ON 18405, More
history. 14/02/1861 sank after striking the Scarweathers in the
Bristol Channel, on passage for Bristol.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 05 January 1847]:
LAUNCH. - On Saturday last, a fine schooner, of about 180 tons burthen,
was launched from the yard of Messrs. John Dawson and Co. She is built
expressly for the conveyance of machinery, her spacious hatches and
accommodation for any freight of this kind being superior to anything
we have seen, and her whole appearance reflects much credit on the gentlemen by whom she
was built. She went off the stocks in admirable style, and was
christened by the lady of the owner the "Ann Powell". After the
launch, the owners and a few friends dined at the American Hotel,
where an excellent dinner was served up in Mr. Wilde's best style.
Wooden schooner Margaret, built Dawson, liverpool, 1848.>
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 15 January 1848]:
Launch. On Saturday, there was launched from the building-yard of
Messrs. J. Dawson a full-rigged schooner, of 226 tons burden, named
the Margaret, and intended for the Mediterranean trade. The ceremony
of naming her was performed by Captain Daniels, who is part owner.
Although the day was very unfavourable, there assembled on the
platform a crowd of well-dressed spectators, and on board were Mrs. J.
Dawson, and large party of lady friends. She glided majestically into
her destined element, and afterwards went into the Queen's Dock. The
friends and owners then adjourned, and partook of a substantial repast
in one of the rooms of the establishment.
Wooden ship Kate, built Dawson, Liverpool, 1856,
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 07 April 1856]:
LAUNCH OF THE KATE. On Saturday forenoon was launched, from the
building yard of Mr. John Dawson, at the Duke's Dock Quay, a
handsomely modelled clipper-brig, of the following dimensions: Length over all, 95
feet; beam, 21 feet 8 inches; depth, 12 feet; and 250 tons burthen.
She was launched fully rigged and coppered, and decked out with an
unusual number of flags. She was christened "The Kate," by Mrs.
Gardner, wife of one of the owners, who are Messrs. Gardner and
Broomhall, of Redcross-street. The Kate is as strong a vessel as
wood can make her; she is copper-fastened, and classes A 1 at
Lloyd's for twelve years. She will be under the command of Captain R. R.
Leggett, and her owners intend her for the Liverpool and Vera Cruz
trade. After being launched she was taken into the Coburg Dock, and
placed beside the Peveril of the Peak, launched by Messrs. Chaloner
and Son.
Wooden schooner Dreadnought, built Dawson, Liverpool, 1859, 99 tons,
ON 27606, registered and owned Aberystwyth from 1859, register closed 1902.
[from
Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 17 May 1859]:
Launch. Mr. John Dawson launched, yesterday from his building yard,
Dukes Dock, a beautiful model schooner of ahout 200 tons, and of
first class build. She was christened the Dreadnought, and bears the appropriate
figure-head of a British warrior. She is intended for the
Mediterranean trade.
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Grayson & Leadley, Liverpool.
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Humble, Hurry, Milcrest, Liverpool.
[Steam vessels]
Ellen Mar 1821 (Constantine?)
Un-named 1823, 1828
Henrietta 1833
Little Penn 1834
Young Gipsey 1834
Susannah Collings 1835
Alice Jane SV 1836
William Jardine 1836
Helen Stewart SV 1839
Martha Ridgway 1840
Will-o'-the-Wisp 1840
John M'Vicar 1841
Harriet Humble 1845
Wooden ship Ellen Mar (possibly renamed
Constantine), built Humble & Hurry, Liverpool, 1821, 516 tons burthen.
117 x 31.3 x 24.10 ft. Advertised for sale, unnamed.
Not in LR 1824 or LR 1830 and not found BNA as Ellen Mar. But Constantine is in LR, as built Liverpool 1821 and of
similar size.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 04 May 1821]:
On Wednesday last, a beautiful ship, burthen 516 tons (called the
Ellen Mar), was launched from the building-yard. of Messrs.
Humble and Hurry. The surrounding multitudes were highly gratified
at the manner in which she rushed into her native element.
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Tuesday 12 June 1821]:
At LIVERPOOL, A SHIP, just launched, about 500 tons per register,
peculiarly suited for the Private Trade to India; she has four inch
bottom, three tier of beams, flush upper deck, gun deck laid, and iron
staple knees fore and aft in her 'twixt decks; she is thoroughly
seasoned, and the greatest attention has been paid to her fastenings.
Length of keel 108 feet; for tonnage 117 feet; breadth 31 feet 3 inches;
depth from skin to skin 24 feet 10 inches. Apply to HUMBLE and HURRY, ...
[from
Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 18 September 1823]:
ON SALE, a remarkably strong little VESSEL, just launched; built of
English Oak, and copper-fastened, of the following dimensions: length
on deck 39 feet 9 inches, breadth of beam 13 feet 4 inches, depth in
the hold 7 feet 5 inches, and admeasures 30 tons, she has Mast, Spars,
Standing Rigging and two Anchors, would make an excellent Drogher or
capital little Coaster for the Welsh Ports, and may be seen every day
on the bank to the westward of Messrs Humble and Hurry's yard,
Trentham-street, to whom apply for price or other particulars, or to
H. MERCER, Broker.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 12 September 1828]:
FOR SALE, And could be launched in a month or six weeks, in the
Building Yard of Messrs Humble and Hurry, Liverpool, A NEW VESSEL, of
the following dimensions: Length by admeasurement 98 ft; Breadth 25
ft 8 in; Depth of Hold 17 ft; And will register about 282 tons. She
has a topgallant Forecastle and a Half-poop, of 30 feet in length; the
Frame is entirely of English and African Oak, and, having been cut
about two years, is well-seasoned and free from sap. She is entirely
copper-fastened to the lower deck binding. This Vessel will bear the
minutest inspection, and her planks are left out in different parts
for that purpose. For further particulars apply to HUMBLE and HURRY,
Trentham-street.
[possibly brig Joseph Winter]
Wooden barque Henrietta, built Humble & Milcrest, Liverpool, 1833,
200 tons, owned Tayleur & Co, Liverpool.
For sale 1851 and also 1853, sailed to Melbourne and registered there 1854-9. ON 24689.
Later registered London 1860-1, then Cowes 1862-3, owned Winther.
Voyage Swansea to New York, with slates, on 20 October 1862, abandoned off
Azores, crew of 9 saved, owned G W H Warder [from RCUS].
[Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 19 September 1833]:
Launches. On Monday last, at the time of high water, two fine vessels
were launched from the yard of Messrs Humble, Hurry & Co, Trentham-street.
The first was a barque called the Henrietta, of 200 tons burthen, belonging
to Messrs C Tayleur & Co, ....
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 21 October 1833]:
A regular Trader, and warranted first Vessel. For LIMA, Direct. The very
fast-sailing Barque MATILDA, Captain Powditch, Burthen 200 tons, A
1, British-built, and coppered; intended to be despatched on 1st November, For
freight or passage, Apply to AIKIN & HUGHES. Will be succceded by the very
fine new Liverpool-built Barque HENRIETTA, built expressly for the
trade, and for fast sailing.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 01 December 1851]:
For SALE, The Barque HENRIETTA; 199 tons; A 1 in red; built at
Liverpool, in 1833 to class for twelve years, had new decks in 1847;
repaired and sheathed with heavy metal; continued for four yeas from
1849; in all respects, well found, and may be sent to sea as she now
lies in the Price's Dock. For further particulars, apply to JONES,
TAYLOR & CO. Chapel-street. [also for sale 1853; then advertised as sailing to Melbourne]
[from Lloyd's List - Wednesday 29 October 1862]:
Hamburg 27th Oct.
The HENRIETTA (barque), of Cowes, bound to New York, was spoken Oct. 9th,
off the Azores, very leaky, by the Jenny, Sonderburg, arrived here
from Porto; the master considered he would be obliged to throw part
of her cargo overboard. [The Henrietta, of Cowes, Stamp, sailed from Swansea for
New York 16th Sept.]
[from Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury - Saturday 22 November 1862]:
Scarborough, Nov. 15. The Henrietta, Stamp, of Cowes, from Swansea for New
York, which was spoken off the Azores, leaky, October 9, was abandoned in a sinking
state on the 21st; crew picked up by Spanish vessel and taken to
Antwerp.
Wooden schooner Little Penn, built Humble &
Milcrest, Liverpool, 1834, 98 tons, owned Tobin, Liverpool, registered
Liverpool. Voyage Lisbon to Tabascos, Central America, ashore July
1837 and wrecked on
Alacrane reef off Campeche, Mexico.
Liverpool Albion - Monday 15 September 1834
LAUNCHES EXTRAORDINARY. - On Saturday last two schooners were launched
from the ship-building-yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest, for our
most enterprising merchant, Sir J. Tobin. These beautiful vessels were
both built on the same stocks, and glided off in fine style, the
"Little Penn" leading, closely followed by the "Young Gipsey," with
masts and rigging all standing, and elegantly bedecked with colours.
It was a memorable day for Sir John, for not only is it the first
instance of two vessels being launched on the same day from the same
platform, but he had the high and well-deserved compliment paid him of
the new North Dock being thrown open on the occasion, that his vessels
might be the first to enter it. [intended for Waterford trade]
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 05 August 1836}:
COASTWISE. For DARTMOUTH, The YOUNG GIPSEY, Captain GRAY. For
PORTSMOUTH, The LITTLE PENN, Captain WILLIAMS. Will sail in a few
days, and have room for a few tons of goods - Apply to JOHN TOBIN.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 15 May 1837].
Spoken: Little Penn, Pugh, hence for the Gulf of Mexico, and Louisa,
hence for St John's, N B, off St David's Head.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 12 September 1837]:
Little Penn, Pugh, hence at Tobasco, was totally wrecked on the
Alacrane previous to the 17th July.
[from True Sun - Saturday 21 October 1837]:
TEXAS. We find the following in a letter from Havannah, of the 7th ult.:
The Texan corsairs are bringing a bad reputation upon their newly
founded republic. An English schooner, Little Penn, from Lisbon for
Tabascos, was lost not long ago on a reef off Campeachy. The English
Consul at that port sent out two American schooners to fetch off the
remains of the wreck, but on the 31st of July two Texan vessels
appeared off the reef, took possession of the schooners, and sent them
with what they had got out of the wreck to Galveston; then they came
to the mainland near Campeachy, and landed the crews. On another
occasion they fell in with a schooner from Liverpool for Sisal, which
they captured and sent into Texas. It is said that the English vessela
of war out here consider these to be acts of piracy, since Texas is
not a recognized State, and intend to treat the vessels sailing under
that flag as pirates.
Wooden schooner Young Gipsey, built Humble & Milcrest, Liverpool, 1834,
99tons, owned Tobin, Liverpool, ON 9264. Registered Newport from 1837.
Aground Hoyle Bank 11 November 1861.
Crew saved by Point of Ayr Lifeboat
Launch: see Little Penn above.
Wooden schooner Susannah Collings, built Humble &
Milcrest, Liverpool, 1835, 197 tons, owned Crabb, Liverpool, for trade
to Mediterranean. Voyage Alexandria to Beirut, ashore north of
Latakia and wrecked, 17 May
1849, crew saved.
[Liverpool Mercury - Friday 06 February 1835]:
On Saturday, a schooner, burthen 190 tons
register, named the Susannah Collings, was launched from the
building yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest. The command of
this vessel will be given to Capt. John Crabb. This fine and
substantially built schooner is remarkable for her construction
as a fast sailer, combining with this quality the important
advantage of being able to stow an unusually large cargo for so
small a registry. She is considered to be a perfect model, and is
now lying in No. 5 Graving Dock.
Loading, Liverpool: March 2 1835. Susannah Collingsx, Crabb, 197 tons, for Syra and Constantinople.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 25 June 1849]:
Alexandria. June 9. The Susannah Collings, Croscombe, from Beirout for this
port, ran on shore, 17th inst., about 9 miles north of Latakia, with about
500 bales of manufactured goods on board, and has become so embedded in the sand
that she cannot be got off; crew saved.
Wooden barque Alice Jane, built Humble &
Milcrest, Liverpool, 1836, 227 tons, owned Charles Tayleur & Co, Liverpool for
service to West coast of S America. ON 1038, by 1858 registered Jersey and by 1879
registered Guernsey, as a brigantine, 198 tons. Last MNL entry 1887.
Voyage Sundsvall to Jersey with timber, ashore on Gunfleet Sand, 3
November 1888, and wrecked, crew of
7 saved. Owned Stokes, Jersey.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 21 July 1836]:
LINE of PACKETS for the WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. For VALPARAISO, Intermedios, and
LIMA, The MARY SCOTT, Captain W. Scott, 248 tons, now loading, will sail
on the first of August. .... The
JANE, Captain Strachan, 265 tons, will be the succeeding packet. .....
The new Barque ALICE JANE will succeed.
For Arica, ISLAY and LIMA.
The MAYPO, W Cragg, Master, - tons. .... Jane Prowse, 190 tons ... Southampton, 200 tons,....
The above vessels are all British built ... Committee of Management of the
West Coast Association: GIBBS, BRIGHT and Co.; W. J. MYERS and Co.; G. F.
DICKSON and Co.; G. and R. YOUNG and Co.; TODD NAYLOR and Co.; C. TAYLEUR,
SONS and Co.; JOSEPH GREEN and Co.; LEECH and HARRISON; R. SWAYNE and Co.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 05 August 1847]:
For SALE, The fine Liverpool-built barque, ALICE JANE; 237 tons OM,
239 tons NM, coppered and copper-fastened; built for the owners, under
inspection, by Messrs. Humble and Milcrest, and Launched in September
1836, For further particulars apply to Messrs C. Tayleur, Son and Co.
or to Hughes, Jordan & Co.
[from Liverpool Daily Post - Wednesday 19 November 1856]:
SALE: The fine Barque ALICE JANE; 238 tons per register, built (n Liverpool,
by Messrs. Humble and Milcrest in 1836, and then classed A 1 for
twelve years; had very large repairs six months since, Including twenty-six new
stanchions, all new bulwarks, new cutwater, new bowsprit, &c.. and is
now in first-rate order: only requires provisions to send her to sea.
Dimensions: Length 98 feet; breadth 19 feet 6-10ths; depth 14 feet 3-10ths. Lying
in Queen's Dock.
[from Lloyd's List - Wednesday 28 November 1888 & Saturday 01 December 1888]:
A Board of Trade inquiry was opened this morning at the Greenwich
Lecture Hall, before Mr. Marsham, the local magistrate, and nautical
assessors, respecting the stranding of the brigantine Alice Jane, of
Guernsey, on the Gunfleet Sand, on the 5th inst., while on a voyage
from Sundswall to St. Helier's, Jersey, with a cargo of deals. The
vessel was afterwards driven on to the Naze at Walton, and became a
total wreck.
The Alice Jane was a three-masted brigantine of 199 tons,
registered at Guernsey, and owned by Mr. W. F. Stokes, of Guernsey,
and others. She left Sundswall, in the Gulf of Bothnia, on Oct. 10,
with a cargo of deals and a crew of seven hands bound to St. Helier's
in Jersey. She experienced very bad weather in the Baltic and put into
Elsinore for several days. On the morning of Nov. 3 she had arrived on
the Doggerbank, and at 10 a.m. on the 5th she struck on what proved to
be the Gunfleet Sand, becoming a total wreck. No lives were lost, the
crew being taken off by a pilotboat. ....
The cause of the casualty was that the master took no means of
verifying his position, although he knew he was in danger, did not use
the lead sufficiently, did not anchor when he found the water was
shoaling rapidly, and did not put her on any other tack. The
vessel was not navigated with proper and seamanlike care. The
master alone is in default. The Court suspends the master's
certificate for six months, but recommends that in the meantime he be
granted a mate's certificate.
Wooden ship William Jardine, built Humble &
Milcrest, Liverpool, 1836, 553 tons, owned Tobin, Liverpool, for trade
to East Indies. Also took convicts to Australia, in 1838, 1844, 1850
and last such voyage in 1852. Later reported taking "coolies"
[indentured labourers] to Trinidad in 1853 from Calcutta. Some were
then returned to Calcutta - Captain Ratt having died of yellow fever
at Jamaica on 1st April 1853, owner Gilmore. Voyage from Calcutta, lost in River
Hoogly, 18 November 1853.
Liverpool Albion - Tuesday 03 May 1836
LAUNCH. This forenoon, at half-past eleven, will be launched from the yard of
Messrs. Humble and Milcrest, in Trentham-street, west side of the
Salthouse Dock, a splendid new ship of about 700 tons burthen, to be
called the William Jardine. She belongs to Sir John Tobin, and is
intended for the East India trade.
[from
Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 19 May 1836]:
To sail early in June.
For BATAVIA and LINTIN, The splendid new Ship WILLIAM JARDINE,
Robert Highat, commander; Burthen 700 tons; having been built expressly for
the China trade, presents a desirable opportunity for goods. For freight
or passage, apply to Messrs. Thompson, Anderson and Co. Merchants;
Messrs. Bold and Russel. Brokers, or to JOHN TOBIN.
[Australian recrds]: This 671 ton ship was built in Liverpool in 1836. It was employed as a
convict transport and left Plymouth, England on May 3, 1852 bound for
the Swan River Colony. She carried the seventh of 37 shipments of male
convicts destined for Western Australia. The voyage took 88 days and
the William Jardine arrived in Fremantle on August 1, 1852 with 102
passengers and 212 convicts [Erickson]. James Raiff and James Donnelly
[aka Donnett] were the captain and surgeon respectively.
[from Glasgow Chronicle - Wednesday 04 January 1854]:
Calcutta, Nov. 18. - The William Jardine, of and for London from this
port, has been lost in the River - part of cargo saved.
Wooden ship Helen Stewart (Ellen Stuart also),
built Humble & Milcrest, Liverpool, 1839, 353 tons, owned Bold,
Liverpool, for trade to Canton. Later owned and registered London.
For sale 1846.
Note possible confusion with Ellen Stuart, iron ship built
Liverpool, 1854.
Voyage Amoy to Hong Kong, posted missing, presumed lost in typhoons September-October 1846.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 16 April 1839]:
SHIP LAUNCH. This day will be launched from the yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest,
Trentham-street, Cornhill, a splendid ship; to be called the
Ellen Stewart, and intended for the East India trade.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 23 May 1839]:
For CANTON, Direct, The splendid new Liverpool-built Ship HELEN
STEWART, D Stewart, Commander; 353 tons burthen; coppered and copper
fastened; A 1 at Lloyd's for 12 years; built under particular inspection;
expected to sail very fast. For freight or passage, having good and spacious
accommodation, apply to HOLD and STARKEY.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Tuesday 27 January 1846]:
THE remarkably fine twelve years Ship HELEN STEWART, 353 tons O.M.,
410 N.M.; built at Liverpool, in 1839; is thoroughly copper-fastened,
and was felted and sheathed with yellow metal in 1844, has a long
raised quarter-deck with topgallant forecastle, is in very high order, has large and
valuable inventory stores, and requires nothing but the usual outfit
for a lengthened voyage, is extremely well adapted for the Jamaica
trade, has just delivered about 530 tons of tea. &c., from China, in excellent
order. Length, 112 feet, beam, 26 feet 6 inches; depth, 18 feet. Now lying in
the St. Katharine Docks. For inventories, &c., apply to THOMAS ASHTON.
Sworn Broker, 9, George-yard, Lombard-street.
[from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 05 January 1847]:
From the 24th to the 29th Sept, there were severe typhoons in the
China sea, in which several vessels suffered in spars and sails, and
it is feared that the Helen Stuart [sic], from Amoy to Hong Kong, must have
foundered, as she has been missing for upwards of a month.
[from Lloyd's List - Wednesday 06 January 1847]:
The Helen Stewart, and not the Helen Stuart, as stated yesterday, is
supposed to be lost on her voyage from Amoy to Hong Kong.
Wooden ship Martha Ridgway, built Humble & Milcrest, Liverpool, 1840
[Liverpool Albion - Monday 16 March 1840]:
SHIP LAUNCH. On Thursday next, at eleven o'clock, will be launched from the
yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest, in Trentham-street, west side of
Salthouse-dock, a splendid ship of 600 tons burthen, to be called the
"Martha Ridgway." She belongs to John Ridgway, Esq., of this town,
and is intended for the East India trade. She has been built under the
inspection of Captain Finlay Cooke, and for beauty of model and
workmanship cannot be surpassed. We would recommend an early visit to
her by those who wish to see a handsome ship.
Wooden schooner yacht Will-o'-the-Wisp, built Humble & Milcrest, 1840.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 18 December 1840]:
LAUNCH. - On Saturday, at eleven o'clock, there was launched, from
the yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest, Trentham-street, west
side of Salthouse Dock, a beautiful yacht schooner, called the
Will-o'-the-Wisp. From her model and build, we have no doubt
her sailing qualities will equal, if not surpass, those of any
other vessel in this port.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 09 February 1841]:
"THE WILL-O'-THE-WISP." There is now, at the west side of the Salthouse Dock,
a beautiful schooner of this name, built by Messrs. Humble and
Milcrest, and owned by Captain Highat (now retired), formerly
commander of the ship "William Jardine," the "Gipsey," and the
"Elizabeth." She has the appearance, and will, we doubt not, show the
sailing qualities of a first-rate yacht. Her equipments are superb;
and we should say she will eclipse most, if not all of her
competitors, as a fore-and-aft rigged vessel. She is, we learn, bound
for Algiers on a private mercantile speculation, with a full and
valuable cargo. She is of about 101 tons burthen (new measurement),
and will take with her considerably over that weight of fine goods.
The top timbers of the "Will-o'-the-Wisp" are of mahogany, and she is
in every respect a credit to her owner and to the port. The
figure-head, representing "Will," is a regular puzzler.
Wooden ship John M'Vicar, built Humble & Milcrest, Liverpool, 1841.
Owned Bold & Starkie, Liverpool, for trade to East Indies.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 20 September 1841]:
LAUNCH OF AN EAST INDIAMAN. Also, on the same day, at high water, a beautiful ship,
intended for the East India trade, and of about 700 tons burthen, was
launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Humble and Milcrest,
Trentham-street. Her length of keel is 130 feet, breadth of beam 32
feet, and depth of hold 20 feet 4 inches. She is built of the very
best English oak, and quite equal, in strength of frame and finish, to
any vessel that has ever been turned out of this port, or, in other
words, is a vessel of the first class. She is fastened in a superior
manner, having 7 inch stringers above and below her deck beams,
together with iron T places bolted through the beam ends and
clenched, and also clenched through the sides. For better ventilation,
she has three tiers of iron grating between docks, on a new and
improved principle; her upper ceiling is entirely of mahogany,
varnished; and her decks are all finely planed. She is called "The
John Macvicar", after the celebrated Manchester merchant and exporter,
a representation of whom, at full length, she bears as a figure head,
and was built for Messrs. Bold and Starkie, of this port. She has a poop
and topgallant forecastle, and a splendid cabin, with numerous
sleeping apartments. Practical men have pronounced her to be of
beautiful model, and she will, we trust, become an additional honour
to the mercantile marine of our port. The launch was beautiful, and
gave great delight to many hundreds in the yard. The ladies and
gentlemen were admitted by ticket to a spacious loft or gallery, where
they could view the proceedings with ease and satisfaction. This noble
vessel is now in the Canning Dock, preparatory to her being rigged and
coppered.
Wooden ship Harriet Humble, built Humble & Milcrest, Liverpool, 1845
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 10 February 1845]:
Launch. About half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday a fine new ship, of 468
tons register, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
Humble, Milchrest, and Co , at the north end of the town. The ceremony
of christening was performed by Miss Harriet Humble, daughter of
Michael Humble, Esq., the sole owner of the vessel, which is intended
for the China trade, and will be commanded by Captain E. Davies, of
this port. The lady called the gallant ship after herself, the Harriet
Humble. The launch was an excellent one, and was witnessed by a large
concourse of persons. The length of the ship, per measurement, is 119
feet; her breadth is 29 feet 6 inches; and her depth 19 feet 6
inches.
Back to top
Clarke (also Clark) & Nickson (also Nixon),
Liverpool; later Clarke, Liverpool. All wooden.
Druid 1823
St Patrick 1825
Sailing vessels built by them:
Pacific SV 1821
Liver (Pilot V) 1822
Grace SV 1826?
Isabel SV 1828
Theodosia SV 1830
Denison SV 1830
Mary Hartley SV 1836
Jamaica SV 1838
Manilla SV 1839
Urgent SV 1840
Lydia SV 1841
Winifred SV 1842
Jaeger SV 1843
Bellairs SV 1845
Shand SV 1851
Liverpool 1852 Powder Barge.
Deva SV 1854
Georgiana SV 1855;
Dora SV 1856
Hoang-ho SV 1857
Wooden brig Pacific, built Clarke & Nickson,
Liverpool, 1821, 175 tons, owned Smith, for Liverpool - Brazil trade.
Registered Liverpool. Reported trading to Cape of Good Hope and to
Leghorn. For sale 1837, owned Blythe, coasting, in LR to 1841. Seems
to have taken coal to N French ports from Blyth. Sank by
collision 24 October 1854 off Tynemouth, crew saved.
[Liverpool Mercury 3 May 1821]:
On Wednesday last, a beautiful ship, burthen 516 tons (called the
Ellen Mar), was launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
Humble and Hurry. The surrounding multitudes were highly gratified
at the manner in which she rushed into her native element. Yesterday,
two fine brigs were also launched: one (the Pacific) intended for the
South-sea trade, from the yard of Messrs. Clarke and Dixon[sic], south
shore, the other (the Hardware) from Mr. James's yard, adjoining,
for the Brazil trade. Both went off in fine style one of them some
minutes after the other, which gave the numerous spectators, and
among whom were many elegant females, an opportunity of gratifying
their curiosity at the interesting spectacle.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 03 June 1830]:
For MONTREAL. The fine A 1 British-built Brig PACIFIC,
Captain Samuel Neale, l67 tons, coppered, and sails very fast; lying in King's Dock, and
will have despatch. For freight or passage, apply HUGH MATTHIE & SON.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 10 August 1837]:
For SALE, The fine fast-sailing Brig PACIFIC, burthen 175 tons, old
measurement; Liverpool-built, in 1821, copper-fastened and coppered
12 months back; shifts without ballast; well found in stores. For
inventory and further particulars. Apply on board, in Queen's Dock, or to R.
SINGLEHURST and Co.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 30 October 1854]:
BLYTH Oct 25. The brig Pacific, Tate, of Blyth, from Shoreham (in ballast)
was run down off Tynemouth bar last night, about 6 o'clock, by the
Chanticleer (s), just proceeding from the Tyne; crew saved, with loss
of all their effects, except as they stood.
Wooden pilot vessel Liver, built Clarke & Nickson,
Liverpool, 1822, 59grt, 49.10 x 15.10 x 8.6 feet, Pilot Boat no. 9,
Image, from paintng by Walters & Son, circa 1830, of Liverpool
Pilot Vessel, No 9, off the South Stack. [from MMM]
Wooden ship Grace, owned Shand, in LR reported as built
Liverpool 1826, 344 tons, traded to West Indies for Shand until 1847,
then owned Cotesworth, Wynne & Lyne, advertised as sailing to Madras
(now Chennai) 1848. Clarke built several ships for Shand - so is a plausible candidate for
shipbuilder. Reported ashore, 28th
June 1848, at Coverlong (now Kovalam), 30 miles south of Chennai. One
drowning, from on board, was reported in Liverpool newspapers, named William
Morrison.
[from Liverpool Saturday's Advertiser - Saturday 11 November 1826]:
Ships Loading. Demerara, Grace, Davies, Shand.
[from Liverpool Saturday's Advertiser - Saturday 13 November 1830]:
Guiana. For Demerara, Ship Grace, John Davies, master, ... Apply Shand.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 27 September 1845]:
For DEMERARA, The superior Liverpool-built Ship GRACE, John Ryrie,
Master; per register 344 tons, loading in Prince's Dock, and from her arrangements
will not be detained. For freight or passage apply to Messrs. C.W. and F. Shand, or to
JAMES POOLE and Co.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 20 December 1847]:
For MADRAS. The fine Liverpool built ship GRACE, J. Woof, Commander;
A 1; 344 tons; coppered; ... Apply to C.W. & F.Shand ..
[from Lloyd's List - Monday 25 September 1848]:
Madras, 15th Aug. The cargo of the Grace, Woof, from Liverpool to
this port, which was wrecked near Covelong 28th June, has been saved,
but the greater part in a damaged condition.
[stranded, bilged and filled]
Wooden ship Isabel, built Liverpool 1828 [info from LR 1829].
352 tons, owned Shand, master Griffiths. Registered Liverpool. By 1854 master Lapworth, still
owned Shand and trading to Antigua.
Builder presumably Clarke & Nickson, since matches report of launch.
Voyage Haiti to Liverpool, leaky and abandoned off
Cuba, crew saved, 18 Dec 1854.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 18 January 1828]:
To-morrow (Saturday) a fine ship will be launched from the ship
building yard of Messrs. Clark and Nixon, south end of Queen's Dock.
She is built for Messrs. C. W., and F. Shand. and intended for the
West Indies.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 24 January 1828]:
For ANTIGUA, With permission to call at Demerara, the new
British Ship ISABEL, W. Griffith, Master. For freight or passage, apply to
C. W. and F. SHAND.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Monday 30 April 1849]:
TRESCO, SCILLY. April 25: The barque Isabel, of and for Liverpool, from Demerara, was
fallen in with by the pilot boat Garland, on the 20th inst., about 80
miles S.W. of Scilly, with loss of bowsprit, foremast, main and mizen
topmasts; would not take any assistance, intending to rig jury masts
when the weather moderated.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Wednesday 07 February 1855]:
ST. JAGO DE CUBA. Jan 2. The Isabel, Lapworth, from St Domingo to
Queenstown, was abandoned in a sinking state 18th Dec., off Cuba. Crew
saved in the long-boat, which was towed by the Spanish steamer Jyaba,
130 miles into Manzanilla [sic, Manzanillo, Cuba?] . The steamer,
being full of slaves, refused to take the men on board. [Isabel sailed
from Aux Cayes (S coast of Haiti) for Cork 12 Dec 1854]
Wooden Sailing vessel Theodosia, built Clarke & Nickson, Liverpool,
1830, 299 tons, ON 16869, registered Liverpool, sold foreign 1857, in MNL to 1857 only.
Owned T Holt in 1847. Sold in Colombia.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 21 May 1830]:
Ship Launch. - Tomorrow, (Saturday) about eleven o'clock. a fine
vessel, about 300 tons burthen, will be launched from Clarke
and Nickson's yard, Trentham-street, built for Mr. Thos. Holt.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 28 May 1830]:
Ship Launch. - On Saturday last, a fine vessel, of 300 tons burthen,
was launched from the building-yard of Messrs Clarke and
Nickson, Trentham-street. She was named the Theodosia. and went
off in gallant style, a number of ladies gracing the deck with
their presence. She is intended for the Jamaica trade, and will be
commanded by Capt. B. Simpson, late of the Eclipse.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 25 January 1855]:
Line of packets for Ceylon, the well known fine Liverpool-built
barque Theodosia, A 1 at Lloyd's, 300 tons register,...Cotesworth, Wynne and Lyne.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser
- Wednesday 10 September 1856]:
Vessels Sailed, Sept 9. Theodosia, 299, Murphy, Imrie & Co, Santa Martha.
[sic, Santa Marta, a city in Colombia]
[from Northern Daily Times - Monday 23 February 1857]:
Carthagena, Jan. 25. The Theodosia, Murphy, hence to Savanilla, has been
sold, and her cargo shipped for Savanilla by the British brig
Ceres. [Savanilla was port at mouth of river Magdalena, Colombia]
Wooden ship Denison, built Clarke & Nickson,
Liverpool, 1830, 320 tons. Owned Shand, Liverpool. for service to
Antigua. Not found MNL. On 25th December 1852, on voyage Liverpool to
Antigua, driven
ashore near Fleetwood, 2 lost, vessel for sale "as it lies".
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 31 December 1830]:
Tomorrow, (Saturday) will be launched from the building yard of
Messrs Clarke and Nickson, Trentham-street. a ship of 320 tons,
to be called the Denison, for Messrs. C. W. and F. Shand, and
intended for the West India trade.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 25 February 1834]:
To sail the 5th March. For ANTIGUA, the Ship DENISON, HENRY T. POOLE, Master: For
freight or passage apply to C.W. and F. SHAND
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 04 January 1853]:
WRECK OF THE DENISON. In consequence of some unintentional errors
which occurred last week in our report of the wreck of the ship
Denison, we subjoin the following particulars, with which we have been
furnished by Mr. James Wood, the mate of that unfortunate vessel.
"The Denison left this port for Antigua 24th Dec., at 3.15 p.m.;
discharged pilot and steamboat, and stood to N.W.; wind at W.S.W. At 4
p.m. the Ormshead bore W.S.W. At midnight veered ship to S., having
previously missed stays. On the 25th, at 2 a.m., the wind suddenly
increased from W.S.W. to a terrific gale, with torrents of rain; and
while endeavouring to take canvas off the ship, the fore and main
yards broke in the slings, and the sails were rent in pieces. About 6
a.m. the gale began to abate, when we got the remnants of the sails
fast, and reached to the southward under what sail we could set. At 11,
being close down upon the banks off Lytham, took the sail in and let
go the small bower anchor, veering away the chain to the end, which
parted; let go the best bower immediately, again veering away the
chain to the end, which brought her up in six fathoms water; Lytham
lighthouse bearing S.E. by E. At 2 p.m. the Lytham lifeboat came off,
and put a pilot on board. Attempted to get under weigh, but declined
it, finding she would not cast the right way. About 7 p.m. the other
chain parted; slipped it, and made all sail we could possibly set
towards Fleetwood. At 10.30 came to with the stream anchor and cable,
at the entrance of the Weir[sic Wyre] eastward of the Pile lighthouse.
Sent the boat and four hands on shore with the pilot, to bring a
steamboat out. At 2 a.m., on the 26th, the ship took the ground. At
2.30 the pilot returned with the steamtug Nile and a Fleetwood pilot.
The ship being aground sent the Nile away, with orders to bring
another steamer, with twelve more men, to assist the ship off the
following tide; but previous to her floating, another gale came on
from the W.S.W., with a heavy sea, which, as the tide flowed, caused
the ship to beat heavily on the sands, and soon bilged her, when she
filled. The main and mizen masts were then cut away, and the whole
crew, nineteen in number, with the two pilots, and three men left on
board by the steamboat, took to the foremast, having previously made
the end of a warp fast to the longboat. The longboat was now washed
off the deck, when, the master, mate, two pilots, eleven of the crew,
and the three men from the shore, with great difficulty succeeded in
getting into her, and proceeded before the wind and sea, steering her
with a piece of deck plank, until she came to the ground, and all were
safely landed. Three men and one boy were afterwards taken out of the
rigging; and two boys were unfortunately lost. On our landing we were
most kindly treated by a poor woman, whose house was near; and on our
arrival at Fleetwood, Elliotson, Esq., entertained us most hospitably
at his own house, for which we beg to return him and his good lady our
sincere and grateful thanks. The crew lost all their clothes. The ship
will be a total wreck, and very little of the cargo is expected to be
saved."
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 17 January 1853]:
... This DAY, the 17th instant, at half-past two o'clock, at
Fleetwood, The Wreck of the Ship DENISON, as it now lies on the Sands,
near Fleetwood, With such portion of the CARGO as may be remaining in
the Vessel. Also, at the same time, Such part of the CARGO, STORES,
and SHIP'S MATERIALS, as are or may have been saved. Apply to Captain
KING, at the Euston Hotel; Mr. BURRIDGE, Agent for Lloyd's at
Fleetwood ; Messrs. C. and W. and F. Shand, Merchants, or to WILLIAM
HUSON, Broker for the Underwriters.
Wooden ship Mary Hartley, built Clarke and Nixon.
Liverpool, 1836, 400 tons. Reported in MNL 1852 as Liverpool -
registered, trading to Callao and Valparaiso, master Branthwaite.
Voyage Peru to Liverpool, on 13 February 1856, foundered in a
storm, crew took to boats and landed near Demerara. Owned Clarke,
ship-builders.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 16 September 1836]:
On Wednesday last .... On the same day very fine ship the Mary
Hartley of 400 tons burthen intended for the India trade under the
command of Captain Priestman was launched from building yard of Messrs
Clarke and Nixon
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 24 December 1855]:
Mary Hartley, Bartlett. from Iquique, at Arica, and sailed for Islay, 24th Oct.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 29 March 1856]:
TOTAL LOSS OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP AND SUFFERINGS OF THE CREW. - Our
Liverpool correspondent has received an account of the total loss of
the Mary Hartley, Captain Bartlett, a barque of 700 tons, with a cargo
worth £50,000 to £60,000 on board, whilst on her voyage, from Arica, on
the Peruvian coast, to Liverpool. The vessel sprang a leak during a
furious gale, which took place on the 13th of February, and so
rapidly did the water gain upon her, that she sank in a few minutes
afterwards; the crew having barely time to escape in two boats. This
was in lat. 8 N. and long. 45 W. and about 600 miles from land.
Thus situated (says the account) without a sail in sight, and deficient
both in food and clothing, the ill-fated crew, in two open boats, 600
miles from land, with the storm raging as violently as before, were
exposed to the violence of the ocean. One day during this perilous
position, the captain, who was in the long-boat in company with the
boys, whilst the crew were in another boat, perceived that the boat in
which the crew were placed could not live out the violence of the
storm, and consequently he succeeded, but with great difficulty, in
getting the crew transferred to the long-boat. Not three minutes
elapsed after their getting into the long-boat before a tremendous sea
struck the one they had left and dashed her to pieces. For several
days the crew were tossed about in this manner, and at length, after
having been exposed to the fury of the storm for six days and
nights, they eventually saw land, and got ashore near Demerara, half
dead with hunger and exhaustion; what few provisions they had been
able to secure having been nearly all lost in the second boat.
Captain Bartlett quitted Demerara by the West India mail steamer, and
arrived at Southampton on Friday. The Bellona, with the crew, is
shortly expected in Liverpool.
[Mary Hartley reported to have put in to Pernambuco and sailed from there on 1st February]
Wooden ship Jamaica, built Clarke, Liverpool, 1838, 361 tons, ON 24241,
registered Liverpool.
By 1872, barque, owned Wooldridge (master). In MNL to 1875.
Last newspaper report is when she went aground in the Baltic on a voyage from
Swinemunde to Paysandu (Uraguay) with sleepers on 24 October 1873, and needed
repairs.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 05 January 1838]:
Launch. - There was launched, on Saturday, from the yard of Messrs.
Clarke and Sons, a fine ship, of 400 tons register, intended for the
Jamaica trade, and called the Jamaica. She is to be commanded by
Capt. T. A. Farrall and is the property of Joseph Brooks Yates,
Esq. A cold collation was provided on board, which gave great
satisfaction to a numerous party.
[from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 28 October 1873]:
Swinemunde sailed Oct 22 Jamaica Wooldridge Paysandu [Paysandu is in Uraguay]
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Monday 27 October 1873]:
Jamaica. telegram of 24th inst, from Copenhagen, states that the
barque Jamaica, from Stettin for Pandula (?) (sleepers), got aground
and became leaky, and is repairing in harbour.
Wooden barque Manilla, built Clark & Nickson, Liverpool, 1839,
360 tons. Not found MNL. Last newspaper report 1854 - when for sale at Liverpool.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 04 January 1839]:
Launch. - On Tuesday a fine vessel of 360 tons burthen called the
Manilla, to be rigged as a barque, was launched from the yard of
Messrs. Clark and Nickson, by whom she was built for Mr. T. Hatton. A
large concourse of spectators, including many ladies and gentlemen,
were present on the occasion.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 01 April 1841]:
For SALE, The Barque MANILLA, Now lying in the St. Katherine's Dock,
London; 313 tons, old measure, launched in the year 1839; has made one
voyage to China, stands A 1 twelve years. For further particulars
apply to ROBERT CLARKE and SONS, Ship-builders, Trentham-street.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 19 August 1852]:
For SALE, The Liverpool-built Barque MANILLA; 313 tons o. m. and 353
tons n.m., built at Liverpool in 1839. for the present owners,
and classed A 1 twelve years; length 97 feet 6-10ths, breadth 23 feet 7-10ths,
depth 17 feet 8-10ths, copper fastened, and sheathed with yellow
metal; carries a large cargo, and sails fast: lying Salthouse Dock. ...
John Worrall Esq ... [also for sale to February 1854 at Liverpool, having delivered guano]
[from Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier - Thursday 13 April 1854]:
Cork shipping. On the 10th, the barque Manilla, off Cape Clear, outward bound. [for St Thomas]
Possibly same vessel [from
Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Thursday 23 January 1868]:
Manilla (barque) at Castro [Chile presumably], dismasted, and part of cargo thrown overboard.
Wooden ship Urgent, built Clarke, Liverpool, 1840, 355 tons,
for T Hutton, Liverpool, for Calcutta service. ON 25738. Last MNL listing
1867, owned Haughton, Dublin, registered Liverpool, 411 tons.
LR 1856 - 1858 give barque, Master Stooke, owner Ford, Liverpool,
plying from Leith to Aden, restored 1853.
Ashore at Métis, NE of Quebec, before 4 July 1863, on voyage
Quebec to Caernarfon, condemned and sold.
In LR to 1868, latterly Clyde - West Indies service.
Driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Ayres, 29 October 1866. Reported to MNL as condemned 1867.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 13 March 1840]:
LAUNCHES. - On Friday was launched, from the building yard of Messrs.
Robert Clarke and Sons, a fine, handsome ship, burthen 410 tons. for
L. J. Hutton, Esq,, of this town, and intended for the East India
trade, for which she is admirably adapted. She is to be commanded by
Captain Gibb.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 06 April 1840]:
For CALCUTTA. The splendid new Liverpool Ship URGENT, H. W.
Gibb, Commander; A 1; 408 tons register; copper fastened and coppered;
is expected to sail fast, and having good accommodations, is a most
eligible conveyance for goods or passengers. Apply to Mr. T. J. Hutton, or to
COTESWORTH & WYNNE.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser
- Thursday 13 September 1860]:
FOR SALE. The fine A 1 British-built Barque URGENT; 355 tons om, 411
tons register. Length 105 feet, breadth 23 feet 6-10ths. depth 18 feet
3-10ths. Built at Liverpool in 1840, and classed A 1 twelve years at
Lloyd's; was restored in 1853 for eight years, and is now in
first-rate order; is copper fastened and sheathed with yellow metal.
This vessel is a large carrier. and is well known for the fine order
in which she delivers her cargoes. Is well found in stores, and could
be sent to sea at little expense: lying in Salthouse Dock, Liverpool.
Apply to the owners, WILLIAM FORD & SON. 5, Ansdell-street.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Saturday 18 July 1863]:
QUEBEC - July 4 ... The Urgent, Williams, is on shore at Metis [NE of Quebec]
[from London Evening Standard - Saturday 15 August 1863]:
QUEBEC, August 13. The Urgent, hence Caernarvon, stranded near Metis
previous to the 5th of July, has been condemned.
[later report: wreck sold for $940; in LR until 1868]
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Friday 30 November 1866]:
THE BRAZIL MAIL SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 29. The Royal Mail Co.'s steamship
Rhone, from the Brazils, has arrived here. ....
A severe gale
prevailed at Buenos Ayres on the 29th ult., doing great damage.
Several vessels were wrecked and driven ashore, and many lives lost.
The British barque Urgent became a total wreck.
Wooden ship Lydia, built Clarke, Liverpool, 1841,
in LR 1845 as 425 tons, owned Shand, Liverpool, trading to Antigua. ON
4301, registered Liverpool 1841, 477 tons, later 433 tons. Stranded 28
November 1860, on coast north of Wexford, 3 men (out of 19 crew and 3 passengers) lost.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 09 January 1841]:
LAUNCH OF THE SHIP LYDIA. Yesterday a select company of ladies
and gentlemen assembled in the building-yard of Messrs.
Clarke & Sons, Trentham-street, to witness the launch of a new and
very handsome ship, belonging to Messrs C. W. and F.
Shand, and built under the immediate superintendence of Mr Clarke. .. named "Lydia"..
by Miss Sarah Shand. ...
The vessel is announced to sail on the 10th February. .. 477 tons burthen ...
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 30 November 1860]:
Wexford, Nov. 28. - The ship Lydia, from Liverpool for Monte Video,
is on shore 13 miles north of Wexford, and likely to go to pieces if
the weather does not moderate. Three men lost.
[from Wexford People - Saturday 01 December 1860]:
SHIPWRECK NEAR BLACK WATER. This dangerous part of our coast has been
the scene of another shipwreck, attended, we regret to say, with loss
of life. The full-rigged ship Lydia, registered 433 tons, sailed from
Liverpool on yesterday week, with a general cargo bound for Monte
Video (South America). The vessel belonged to Messrs. C. W. and F.
Shand, Liverpool, and the cargo was estimated in value £40,000.
The crew consisted of nineteen hands, including the Captain, Mr.
William Booker. There was also on board a gentleman passenger, and two
stowaways. At daylight on Sunday morning she was discovered at anchor
a mile outside Rusk Bank, off Morris Castle, the wind being then
blowing a whole gale from S.S.E., which made her position most
critical. She continued so up to noon on Monday when she burst one of
her anchors. The others were then slipt, and sail made, but not being
able to get an offing, she was driven ashore at three o'clock, p.m.,
at Ballinamona [sic, also Ballynamona] - about four miles north of the Blackwater Head.
Immediately afterwards the sea broke over her in a tremendous manner.
The foremast and mainmast were then cut away. The second mate and two
others of the crew next got into one of the boats, as we understand
for the purpose of getting a line on shore, but owing to the terrible
sea, the poor fellows were not able to master the surf, the boat
capsized, and the waters closed over their human prey. On the ship
being stranded a messenger was dispatched to Wexford, when William
Coghlan, Esq., (Collector of Customs), and Francis Harper, Esq.,
(Lloyd's Agent), proceeded to the place, where they found all the officers
of the Coast Guards of Curracloe and Morris Castle stations in
attendance. This was at seven o'clock in the evening. The rocket
apparatus was then got ready, and three rockets thrown on Board, but
the crew being in an exhausted state could not avail themselves of the
assistance thus afforded them. During all this time those on shore
could see no appearance of any person in the vessel, and fears were
entertained that all had perished. At half-past eight o'clock the
hearts of those on the beach were cheered by hearing the ship's bell
toll, which was responded to by them, which signal was kept up during
the night. Seeing no possibility of getting the men on shore by means
of the rocket apparatus, Mr. Coghlan dispatched a messenger for the
Cahore Life Boat. During the night the crew were obliged to take
shelter in the topgallant forecastle, being up to their waists in
water, as the bulk-head was torn away by the sea. At daylight on
Tuesday morning two rockets were fired on board, the second taking
effect. The almost doomed mariners cheered, which was heartily echoed
by those who felt such a deep interest in rescuing them from their
perilous position. A hawser was then sent on board by means of the
line, the life-buoy and breeches attached. and at twelve o'clock noon,
nineteen individuals were providentially saved. Previous to this, Mr.
Coghlan, with his usual promptitude, had provided cars, and as the
poor fellows came on shore, administered a small portion of brandy to
each, had them quickly conveyed to the house of a respectable farmer,
Mr. John Bryan, where every attention was paid to their immediate
necessities. With reference to the energetic and valuable exertions
made by Mr. Coghlan, it is needless for us to add one word, as his
worth on this and all other occasions, where his presence was
required, have been amply tested to the benefit of those concerned. We
have also much pleasure in stating that Captain Balfour, Inspecting
Commander of the Arklow Coast Guards, Captain Partridge, and the
Coast Guards in general, as also Isaac Bryan, Esq., J.P., (Upton,
Kilmuckridge) rendered most useful assistance - particularly the latter
gentleman, who, on the evening of Tuesday, provided ample provisions
for the crew. And, though last, not least, the inhabitants of the
district are entitled to the utmost praise for their voluntary and
valuable services on the occasion - many of them remaining on the shore
till dawn of morn. Hopes are entertained that if the weather remains
fine, the cargo will be saved, but it will take two days to clear away
the wreck of the two masts that were cut away, before any boat can get
alongside. The mizenmast will be taken down to-day. Some of the
cargo has been washed ashore, and portion of the head deck has been
broken away by the sea. The vessel is a complete wreck.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 10 December 1860]:
On the 26th ult., drowned, near Wexford, by the upsetting of a boat,
while attempting to convey a rope from the wreck of the ship Lydia to
the shore, Mr. DANIEL ANDERSON, second officer; JAMES GREY,
apprentice; and ROBERT SIMPKINS, seaman; highly respected and deeply
regretted by their employers and friends.
Wooden ship Winifred, built Liverpool 1842 and
owned Clarke - so presumably built by Clarke. 501 tons, ON 14778,
registered Liverpool. Later owned Company of African Merchants,
Liverpool, from 1865 or earlier. In MNL to 1879.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 20 March 1843]:
For CALCUTTA, The very fine Liverpool built Ship WINIFRED, James Webb, Commander;
A 1; 563 tons per register; coppered and copper fastened, and is in excellent order.
Shippers will find this a superior conveyance... Messrs Peel & Co.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 25 January 1855]:
For Madras and Coringa, the well known fine Liverpool-built ship,
WINIFRED, Captain Sands, A1 at Lloyd's, 565 tons, sails fast and is well
known in the East India trade for delivering her cargoes in good order....
[from Liverpool Albion - Saturday 25 May 1872]:
The Elizabeth, Winifred, Athenian, and other vessels are
reported to have sustained damage to skylights, windows, etc., through
the explosion of the gunpowder in the stores of the Company of African
Merchants at Old Calabar April 14.
Wooden ship Jaeger, built Clarke, Liverpool,
1843. In LR 1844, 433 tons, 132 x 33 ft, owned Clarke & Co, for
Liv.Calcutta service. Not found in MNL. Voyage Calcutta to Liverpool,
caught fire and abandoned on 24
July 1851, crew saved by passing ships.
[from London Evening Standard - Tuesday 19 September 1848]:
Ship Launch. On Saturday a fine-built ship, intended for the East India
trade, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Clarke and Sons,
on the south side of the Queen's Dock. She is, we believe, one of the
largest merchant vessels which has yet been built in Liverpool, being
132 feet keel, 141 feet above decks, 33 feet beam, 21 feet 6 inches
depth of hold, and 760 tons burthen, new measurement. The builders
are her owners, and the gentleman under whose command she will sail is
Capt. Bartlett, late of the Mary Hartley, of this port, a man highly
valued for his nautical skill and knowledge. The virgin ship, to befit
her to meet her briny spouse, had been gaily bedecked, and a joyous
throng crowded her decks to give her welcome. In front of her bows a
platform had been erected for the select guests, which was thronged by
some of the principal gentlemen connected with the shipping of the
port, his worship the mayor, T. B. Horsfall, Esq., and his lady being
amongst the company. At high water, one o'clock, all preparations
having been completed, the words "Down daggers" were given, upon which
the lady who performed the ceremony of christening (Mrs. Francis
Shand) threw forward the bottle of wine suspended from the vessel's
bow, and exclaimed "Success to the Jaegar;" but owing to some slight
mistake the vessel remained stationary. Another bottle of wine was
supplied, and after some little exertions on the part of the workmen,
the massive ship began to move, and she gradually slid from the
cradle into the water, amidst the acclamations of the assembled
spectators. She was subsequently taken into No. 4 graving dock, in
order to be coppered and to undergo all processes necessary to render
her fit for sea.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 04 August 1843]:
Launch. - On Saturday last a fine new ship, called the Jagger[sic, Jaeger], was
launched from the building yard of Messrs. Robert Clarke and
son, Aetna-street. A large number of people assembled to witness the spectacle,
and the ceremony of christening was performed by Mr Walford
Shand. A cold collation was served up after the launch, in the
model-room, and about one hundred ladies and gentlemen partook of it. The
following are the dimensions of the vessel: - new tonnage, 504.5 21/100;
old ditto, 433 10/94; measurement, - length 115 feet; breadth 28
feet 10.5 inches.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 25 August 1851]:
A LIVERPOOL SHIP BURNT AT SEA. The ship Jaeger, Captain Bartlett, the
property of Messrs. Clarke and Son, of this town, was burnt at sea on
the 24th of July last, while on her voyage from Calcutta for this
port, with a cargo of saltpetre, sugar, rice, &c. On the 24th July, at
seven o'clock in the morning, in lon. 40 W, lat. 26 N., spontaneous combustion
commenced in the after hold, between decks, and, although all hands
endeavoured to extinguish it by throwing down water with buckets, by
keeping the two pumps pouring upon the flames, and by cutting up the
decks, their efforts were unsuccessful. The fire raged for six hours
and a half, when the mainmast went over the side. The crew,
twenty-eight in number, were providentially rescued by the Dutch ship,
Europea, which hove in sight shortly after the fire. From her the
Swedish brig Pylad took eight: namely, William Rankin. third mate.
Thomas Gratnell, Adam Bruce, Andrew Mackintosh. A. M'Cluckie, T.
Richards, Henry smith, and John Whitfill, seamen, and landed them
safe at Portsmouth, on Monday.
Wooden ship Bellairs, built Clarke, Liverpool,
1845, ON 40097, registered Liverpool 1854, 609 tons. Later registered
Hull from 1862. Abandoned 4
December 1863, on Dudgeon Shoal, off the Wash, returning from
Alexandria to Hull.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 14 March 1845]:
The Bellairs, another fine ship, intended for
the trade to the east, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Clarke
and Sons, Etna slip, Baffin-street. She was christened by Miss
Bellairs, the daughter of one of the firm of Peel, Bellairs, and
Co. of Manchester. Her length on deck is 119 feet 6-10th, her breadth
amidships 27 feet, her depth amidships 20 feet, and her tonnage 609
5-10 tons. Her breadth of beam is 30 feet 3 inches, and she
contains 55,327 cubic feet of space. She will be commanded by Capt.
Webb, late of the Winifred, who is part owner.
[from Hull Packet - Friday 01 January 1864]:
Vessels lost 1863: fine first-class barque Bellairs from Alexandria
[from Sun (London) - Monday 07 December 1863]:
The late gale. ... The bark Bellairs, Bullford master, from Alexandria, of and for Hull,
with beans, was abandoned about 2 a.m. on Friday, near the Dudgeon,
where she went on her beam ends. The crew, 17 in number, took to their
boat, and were picked up by the schooner Isabella, of Folkestone,
which landed them at Lowestoft on Saturday morning in a destitute
condition. They will be forwarded to their homes by Mr. Cole, the
honorary local agent of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society .
[Dudgeon Shoal - off shore of Wash]
Wooden ship Shand, built Clarke, Liverpool,
1851, 836 tons, ON 6195, in MNL to 1887. Latterly 978 tons, owed
Jacob, Liverpool, then Brodie, London. Registered Liverpool. Voyage
New York to London, 23rd May 1877, abandoned in
mid-ocean, crew of 21 all saved.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 23 January 1851]:
On Saturday two beautifully-built ships, for the East India trade,
were launched from the building-yards in Baffin-street, on the west
side of the Queen's Dock. Eleven o'clock was high tide, and at that hour, a vast
assemblage of persons, including many ladies, had collected in the
building-yards and within view of the scene of the launches, desirous
to obtain a sight of the interesting ceremony. The weather proved most
propitious for the occasion, being bright as a May morn, whilst not a
ripple ruffled the surface of the magnificent river which was to
receive the two noble ships.
The first launch, which took place from
the yard of Messrs. P. Chaloner and Sons, was a ship of 776 tons
burthen, new measurement. She has been built, we understand, for
Messrs. Brown and Harrisons, and Messrs James Browne and Co.
The
second launch, of a still larger ship, took place in about quarter of
an hour afterwards from the building-yard of Mr. Clarke. She was
christened the Shand, the baptismal honours being performed by Mrs.
Francis Shand. Shortly after the launches, the vessels were floated
into dock, preparatory to receiving their fittings.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 18 January 1851]:
Adds: extreme length, 150 ft 2 in; breadth, 34 ft; and depth 22 ft 2in. ..
for the East India trade.
P>[from Liverpool Daily Post - Saturday 07 April 1877]:
LOSS OF A LONDON SHIP. RESCUE OF THE CREW. The Spanish steamer Mayaguez
arrived at Liverpool on Thursday, having on board the whole of the
crew (21 hands) of the London ship Shand. The Shand, while on a voyage
from New York to London, was sighted by the steamer about the 23rd ult, flying
signals of distress, and with a barrel of hemp burning as an
additional signal, The steamer at once bore down upon the vessel and
found that she had sprung a leak, and that the water had gained to the
extent that it was considered desirable, for the safety of life, to abandon
her. A boat was at once lowered from the ship. There was a heavy sea
on at the time, and the greatest difficulty was experienced in
reaching the steamer. Four trips of the boat were necessary before all the
crew were rescued. On one of the journeys the occupants of the boat had
scarcely landed when it was smashed to pieces by being driven against
the side of the steamer, and another boat had to be launched from the
Mayaguez to complete the rescue, The Shand had a general cargo, and
encountered very heavy weather almost from the time she left New York.
She was ship of 978 tons register, owned by Mr. J. Brodie, of London,
and was built at Liverpool in 1851. The crew were taken to the Sailors
Home. They lost all their effects. The greatest kindness was
shown to the unfortunate seamen by the Spanish captain.
Wooden gun-powder barges Liverpool and Mersey.
Both similar: 112 x 36.8 ft, 500-600 tons.
Liverpool built Clarke, Liverpool, 1852; ON 6039, register closed 1906.
More history
Mersey built Royden, Liverpool, 1852; yard no.55, ON 6038, register closed 1909.
More history
Intended to store gun-powder in the Mersey, safely.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 05 June 1852]:
Launch of the new powder ships. On Tuesday two new ships built for the
lessees of the notorious powder magazines, were launched from the
yards of Messrs. Royden and Clark, Baffin Street. The vessels are
perfectly alike, being built on the same mould; they are of equal
tonnage, and all respects duplicates of each other, with the exception of
Mr. Royden's vessel being a little sharper than her sister ship. Mr. Royden's
is called the Mersey. She is 112 feet 6 inches long, 36 feet 8 inches
beam, and 14 feet 4 inches deep. She is of 609 tons, measurement. Mr. Clarke's
vessel is called the Liverpool, and the foregoing remarks apply to
her, only that she is about two feet shorter than Mr. Royden's ship. The
vessels are framed of English oak. The bottoms are planted with
American elm, and the remaining planks are of pitch pine. The vessels
are bound with American oak; the fastenings are entirely of copper,
and not an iron nail is in any part of the vessels. The draught of
water, when launched, was 5 feet, and the load line will be about 7
feet 6 inches. These vessels are to be furnished with Man's lightning
conductor, and every care will be taken to give security to their
explosive contents, amongst the most important of which is the
introduction of syphons, by which the vessels can be flooded with
water instantaneously.
Wooden ship Deva, built Clarke, Liverpool, 1854.
ON 12543, 1039 tons, registered Liverpool, wrecked 9 May
1860, owned Shand, 31 crew.
[from Northern Daily Times - Monday 17 April 1854]:
LAUNCHES OF THE SHIPS DEVA AND JOSEPH STEEL. One of the most
interesting sights which have taken place for some time on the banks
of the Mersey was occasioned by launching of two merchantmen on
Saturday last, from the ship-building yards of Mr. Thomas Clark and
Mr. Joseph Steele, jun., Baffin-street. The day being beautifully fine
a large concourse of persons assembled to witness the ceremony. The
ship-building yards adjoin each other, and the vessels being gaily
dressed with flags and streamers, presented an animated appearance.
Shortly before one o'clock, the final preparations for the launching
of the Deva were proceeded with, and all being completed, it was found
that the vessel would not move. The excitement of the multitude became
great as every effort was being made to drive her down the launchways.
After ten minutes suspense, the vessel yielded to the labours of a
number of the machinists and a joyous shout greeted the first movement
of the vessel. Mrs. Clarke, jun., performed the ceremony of baptism.
The Deva is 200 feet long, over all. Her breadth is 34 feet 10 inches,
and she has 22 feet 6 inches depth of hold. She is 1038 tons new
measurement, and it is expected to carry upwards of 1600 tons of
cargo, and is classed for 14 years. The Deva has a beautifully executed
figure head of the Queen, by Allan, and her stern is richly
ornamented. The vessel will be commanded by Capt. Gifford, late of the
Euphrates.
Shortly after the Deva, the Joseph Steele was launched
and christened by Mrs. Steele jun. This ship has much finer lines than
the Deva with a sharper rise of flooring. Both vessels are good
specimens of naval architecture though not so sharp fore and aft as
the clipper ships of the present day. The object of the builders has
been strength combined with good carrying capacity. The length of the
Joseph Steele is: 172 feet between perpendiculars; 32 feet beam; 22
feet depth of hold; and she is 900 tons register. Her bow is
ornamented with a figure of Mr. Steele, and the likeness is striking.
Both vessels are intended for the East India trade. They were
ultimately taken into the Canning Dock, and during Saturday and
yesterday were visited by a large number of persons. Some interest was
shown in the Deva, as she has been built as a gunship, with ports and
every convenience for ammunition.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 05 June 1860]:
CALCUTTA The Deva, was wrecked off False Point 9th May; crew saved. [Mem. - The Deva,
sailed from Liverpool for Calcutta, 6th January.]
[Another report: June 2, The wreck of the Deva has been sold]
Wooden ship Georgiana, built Clarke, Liverpool, 1855, 445 tons,
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Saturday 26 February 1870]:
REGULAR LINE OF PACKETS FOR THE RIVER PLATE. Loading berth Prince's Dock. For BUENOS
AYRES, The very fine Liverpool-built clipper Ship, GEORGIANA, 445 tons
register; A 1 at Lloyd's for thirteen years and continued for nine years in May 1868, built by
Messrs. Clarke and Son, under special survey. For terms of freight or passage apply to
NUTTALL & Co.
Wooden ship Dora, built Clarke, Liverpool, 1856, 854 tons,
owned Potter, Liverpool, for trade to China.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Wednesday 20 August 1856]:
Shortly
after the Nauphante left the stocks, a large wood ship was launched from Mr. Clarke's yard,
Baffin-steet. This vessel, from her great dimensions, caused a large concourse of
persons to be present in the yard ...
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 25 August 1856]:
LAUNCHES. A new ship of 1,000 tons, called the Dora, intended for the
China trade, was launched on Tuesday, from the yard of Messrs. J. and
R. Clarke. The owners of the vessel are Messrs. Potter Brothers. The
Dora is one of the largest timber ships ever built in Liverpool.
Wooden ship Hoang-ho, built Clarke, Liverpool,
1857. LR has Hoang-ho, 594 tons, owned Currie, Liverpool.
ON 14683. In MNL to 1860. Another ship called Hoang-ho was built in Glasgow in 1864
and registered at Liverpool, owned Smith & Co.
Voyage Fuzhou to London, struck bar of River Min leaving Fuzhouo, 20 July 1860, leaky, and condemned.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Monday 27 April 1857]:
[After report of Victor launched by W. C. Miller].
About the same time, a vessel of above 700 tons was launched from
the shipbuilding yard of Messrs Thomas Clark and Son,
Baffin-street. She was named the Hongho[sic], and is the property of
Messrs. Currie, Newton, and Co., of this town. She is clipper
built, and is intended for the Calcutta trade.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 13 September 1858]:
Report of Mr. James, second mate of the brig Anglesea (196 tons), of
and from Liverpool for St. Thomas (manufactured goods and powder),
which came in contact with the ship Hoang-Ho, from London for
Liverpool, on the 1st inst., and sank immediately.
.. Position about 40 miles SSW of the Smalls. Crew saved by boarding the Hoang Ho.
[Court case - Hoang Ho to blame for collision]
[from Liverpool Daily Post - Monday 24 September 1860]:
For Sale. ... Also, Four Sixty-fourth Shares in the fine Liverpool-built Ship
HOANG-HO, 594 tons register, built at Liverpool in 1857, and classed 13
years A 1; copper-fastened and sheathed with yellow metal in 1858; now
on her passage from China to London. For further particulars apply to TONGE
and CO.
[from Saint James's Chronicle - Thursday 18 October 1860]:
CASUALTIES. Hoang-ho, Captain Fawcett, bound to London, which put
back to Foo-chow-foo on the 20th July leaky, after being on shore on
the bar of the river Min, has been condemned; her cargo (teas, only
800 chests of which were damaged), has been transferred to the Maida. Hong
Kong, Aug. 25.
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Caleb & James Smith, Liverpool.
Sailing Vessels (see List).
See History
of Smith family shipbuilders. After 1830, the builder was named James
Smith.
Quite a few of their vessels were owned by Bibby
Line. [Steam vessels].
Hector SV 1821
Ellen Jenkinson SV 1823 Bibby
Christina SV 1823
Wilsons SV 1823
Regular SV 1824
Betty & Jane SV 1824
Mary Bibby SV 1825 Bibby
Hopkinson SV 1825
Lydia SV 1825 Bibby
Amelia SV 1826 Bibby
Bispham SV 1826 Bibby
John Ormerod SV 1826
Fanny Connell SV 1827 Bibby
Margaret Highfield SV 1828 Bibby
Henry Hoyle SV 1829 Bibby
Brig SV 1830;
Barbadian SV 1831
Arethusa SV 1832
Wooden ship Hector, built Caleb & James Smith,
Liverpool, 1821, 392 tons, owned Sandbank [sic, Sandbach], Liverpool. Later owned
Close and rigged as a barque. Traded to Demerara, Africa and India.
Voyage Calcutta to Liverpool, became leaky and anchored off Terceira,
where she foundered on
17th February 1841, with the loss of Captain John Johnson, the mate
and steward.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 30 December 1833]:
For New Orleans, The British-built ship, HECTOR, Burthen 392 tons,
coppered; Apply to Messrs. W. A. & G. MAXWELL, or to AIKIN & HUGHES.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 15 March 1841]:
MELANCHOLY LOSS OF THE BARQUE HECTOR. We deeply regret to state, that
intelligence was on Thursday received, by the schooner Flora, Captain
Warren, from Terceira, of the total loss of the barque Hector, East
Indiaman, of this port, off that island, on the 17th of Feb., and of
the captain, the mate, and another man. The Hector recently underwent
a thorough repair here, and was considered equal to a new ship. On her
homeward voyage from Calcutta, with a cargo of sugar, she touched at
the island of St. Helena, and afterwards encountered a gale of wind,
which induced the captain, as she had become leaky, to make for the
island of Terceira, in the Azores. She came to anchor off the island
on the 15th February. The gale continued violent, and, as the leak
increased, the crew abandoned the vessel next day, in the long-boat,
leaving on board the captain and the mate, and, it is supposed, the
steward, both of whom were much attached to him, and resolved to
remain with him to the last. The leak at length defied all their
exertions, and the ship became in a sinking state. They did not,
however, leave her until the water had reached the deck, and there was
no longer a hope of saving her. They then took to the remaining small
boat, and the vessel went down in fifty fathoms of water, at her
anchors. The distance to the shore was but short, but the gale was
still severe, and the sea running high, and, lamentable to relate; the
boat swamped, and the three faithful fellows found a watery grave
together.
Captain John Johnson was a man highly respected by all who
knew him, and much beloved by his friends and intimate acquaintance,
for his manly disposition and general good qualities. He was but 38
years of age, born in England, and was an admirable and fearless man.
His father is an interpreter of this town, a respectable old man; and
his distress on learning the melancholy fate of his son, as may well
be conceived, was most poignant. He has left four sisters, two of whom
kept his house here, and two others are resident in Danzig, the
birthplace of his father. His memory will long be affectionately
cherished by a large circle of friends, who were strongly attached to
him as an excellent man and a cheerful and engaging companion.
The
Hector was a vessel of 365 tons burthen, the property of Mr. Close, of
Nottingham, whose agent here is Mr. James Aikin. We have not been
enabled to ascertain the names of the mate and steward, who perished
with their gallant commander.
Wooden brigantine Ellen Jenkinson, built Caleb & James Smith,
Liverpool, 1823, owned Bibby for trade to Lisbon, etc. 158 tons. Sold
1844 to Hatton, Liverpool. ON 7011. In MNL to 1865. Registered
Liverpool. Voyage Liverpool to Ostend, 16 May 1865, master Spooner,
foundered 15
miles north of Bardsey.
Advert for Bibby vessels 1823.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Wednesday 17 May 1865]:
Holyhead: May 16. The brigantine Ellen Jenkinson of Maldon [sic] from Liverpool
for Ostend, foundered 10 30am, 15 Miles north of Bardsey; crew saved and landed here.
Wooden ship Christina, built Caleb & James Smith,
Liverpool, 1823, 296 tons. Owned Lucas, Liverpool. Mainly traded to
Demerara. By 1840 owned Ward, London, and voyaged to Tasmania,
Sydney, China, rigged as a barque. Voyage Macao to Bombay, struck
West London Shoal, coast of Palawan, 1 July 1842, and wrecked. 18
lives lost. Said to be carrying much silver - as payment for her
inbound cargo.
Image from painting by Samuel Walters of Christina off the South
Stack [from Samuel Walters - A S Davidson]
[from Manchester Mercury - Tuesday 21 October 1823]:
On Tuesday se'ennight, a ship of 300 tons burthen, called the
Christina, was launched from the building yard of Messrs C & J Smith,
at Liverpool, the property of Messrs Lucas & Cook, and intended for
the West India trade.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 12 May 1828]:
To sail 14th May instant. - For DEMERARA, The Ship CHRISTINA, John Hogarth,
Master; A 1; 300 tons; has superior accommodations for Passengers.
Bedding found, and carries a Milch Cow. Apply to captain Hogarth,
King's Dock, to Lucas and Cook, or JOHN WINDER.
[from Morning Advertiser - Saturday 24 June 1837]:
Liverpool shipping: Thurs 22 June. Arrived Christina, Hogarth, Demerara.
[from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 06 December 1842]:
Bombay, 31 st Oct. The Christina, Birkett, from Macao to this Port,
struck on the West London Shoal (in about lat. 9. N. lon. 112. E.) on
the night of 1st July, and became a total wreck.
[from here]:
On the 8 June 1842, the British barque, Christina, left Macau with a large
quantity of treasure bound for Bombay, the payment for her inward cargo of opium.
On 1 July she was lost on West London Shoal. The ship broke up almost
immediately. The crew could not save the log book or anything else as
the waves were breaking over the vessel.
A Spanish treasure seeker found a considerable amount of silver on East London Shoal in
1844 - considered to be from the wreck of the Christina.
Wooden brig Wilsons (also Wilson), built Caleb & James Smith,
Liverpool, 1823, 245 tons, owned Jones & Co, Liverpool. Later managed
by Thomas & Henry Murray. Traded mainly to Demerara, from Liverpool
and also, later, from Bristol. In LR 1847 as owned Murray of
Liverpool, trading to Dublin. By 1849, LR reports owned Cork and still
trading to Demerara.
Voyage Demerara to Liverpool, Captain Donoghue, driven ashore and
wrecked. north
of Wicklow, 15th January 1851. Captain and 4 crew lost.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 13 March 1823]:
Entered for loading. West Indies. ... Wilsons, Campbell, 245, Demerara, Jones, Murray & Co.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 27 May 1834]:
For DEMERARA, the Brig WILSONS; H. WILLIAMS, master. For freight or
Passage apply to Thos. and Henry Murray, Rumford-street.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 10 May 1842]:
For DEMERARA, The Brig WILSON, THOMAS CAMPBELL, Master. For freight
or passage apply to the Master, or THOS. and H. MURRAY.
[from Bristol Mercury - Saturday 25 December 1847]:
Came in: The Wilsons, Campbell, from Demerara.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Friday 14 September 1849]:
Liverpool. Ships Loading. Demerara. Aug 31, Wilson, Davies, G Loxdale.
[from Freeman's Journal - Monday 20 January 1851]:
The brig Wilsons, of Cork, James Donohue master, from Demerara bound
to Liverpool with a cargo of rum, was driven on shore at Six-mile
Point [sic, some reports quote Five-mile Point] on the morning of the
16th inst., and immediately became a total wreck. The captain and four
of the crew were drowned; 78 casks of rum, part of the cargo, have
been saved, and were stored at Wicklow.
Wooden ship Regular (also Regulator), built C & J
Smith, Liverpool, 1824, 388 tons, owned by her master, J Bond,
Liverpool. For trade Liverpool to Berbice, Guyana. By 1839 owned Job & Co.
Service to China and to Bombay.
Voyage London to Bombay, leaky and abandoned off
Mauritius, 13 May 1843, captain Carter, with a valuable cargo. Crew
and passengers saved.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 12 August 1825]:
Regulator, Bond, hence at Berbice.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 29 December 1828]:
For BERBICE, The Ship REGULAR, John Bond, Master; Burthen per
register 388 tons. For freight or passage, apply to SALISBURY, TURNER & EARLE,
Brokers.
[from Sun (London) - Tuesday 26 February 1839]:
Liverpool Feb 25, Arrived ... Regulator, Bond, Berbice,...
[from Hull Advertiser - Friday 25 November 1842]:
Regulator, Budd, from Canton, arrived Falmouth
[from Lloyd's List - Saturday 28 January 1843]:
Entered Outwards, London:
Bombay: Regular, Budd, Lindsay, 550, Jan 12.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Saturday 16 September 1843]:
THE SHIP REGULAR. (From the Cape Shipping List). The ship Regular,
Carter, 560 tons, left London 22d February last, bound to Bombay and
China, with a valuable cargo of specie, iron, steel, copper, &c. The
passage was an ordinary one until the 8th May, when during a heavy
gale from the N. W., off the Cape of Good Hope, she sprang a leak,
which in spite of the continued exertions of the crew for the four
subsequent days and nights, gained upon them; on the second day the
water hourly gained upon both pumps three inches. The gale continuing
with unabating violence, and tremendous sea running, it was deemed
expedient to lighten the ship, and about 80 tons of cargo were thrown
overboard, but without any good resulting. The crew were then divided
into parties, and the pumps assisted by baling at the fore hatchway.
For the two subsequent days the weather continued nearly the same.
There was no alternative but to scud before the blast, which was done
under her foresail and close-reefed maintopsail. On the 13th the crew
became completely exhausted, the pumps never having been left during
four days and nights. The ship was then in lat. 37 38 S., long. 36
30E. The immense quantity of water in the hold rushing backwards and
forwards now affected her steering. The vessel now being full to her
lower beams, and the crew despairing to keep her afloat, they were
obliged to take to the boats at 8 p.m.
In the launch were
eighteen persons, including the chief and second officers and two
female passengers; in the pinnace were the third officer and ten
persons; in the gig Captain Carter and four persons; several days'
provisions and water were placed in each boat. They were now 900 miles
from the nearest land, scudding before a furious Cape gale directly
from the land; about ten the boats shipped a tremendous sea; from the
large boat everything was obliged to be hove overboard, water, food,
compass, clothes, &c.; everything was washed out of the gig, which
then pulled towards the launch and reached her at twelve. The crew
then removed from her to the launch, which now became too crowded for
any one to move in her; they had now lost sight of the pinnace. Thus
in despair, they drove the whole night through, without chart or
compass, the sea birds hovering close to them if only awaiting the
moment when their frail boat should be engulphed.
At dawn, to
their unexpressibe relief, two vessels were descried directly to
windward, running immediately towards them. A signal of distress was
made by hoisting a shawl, belonging to one of the lady passengers, on
the end of oar, which was providentially not unobserved. The vessels
proved to be the French frigate La Cleopatre, Captain Roy, and
Alemene, corvette, proceeding from Rio de Janeiro to China by way of
Bourbon. The commodore, on being made acquainted with the discovery of
the signal, gave orders for the ship to be steered in the direction of
the boat, and at eight, those in the launch were received on board the
Cleopatre. The sailors, after having been taken board, instantly
requested the commodore to go in search of their shipmates; their
request was immediately complied with, and after few tacks the missing
parties were discovered, and the poor wrecked were all reunited on
board the vessel, thanking heartily, and with tears in their eyes, the
French officers, who, through the means of God, had saved them.
The appearance of these vessels, on that day, seemed the more
providential, as for forty-two days previously they had not sighted a
single sail, nor did they fall in with any in the passage afterwards
to the Mauritius. It was also afterwards learnt, that on the previous
day the commodore had determined to alter his course, but had not
eventually done so.
The preparations made for recovering the
unfortunate sufferers from the boat on board the frigate could never
be surpassed, it displayed the skill of seaman, and at the same time
showed also that every head and heart on board the La Cleopatre seconded
the exertions of the excellent commodore; and when these had been
safely taken on board, found that every arrangement had been made for
their reception, which either humanity or medical skill could dictate,
and from that moment till the frigate's arrival at the Mauritius, the crew of the
Regular received such generous kindness from their deliverers, as will
never be effaced from their memory. The whole of the crew and
passengers of the Regular were saved, and the captain and officers are
proceeding to England in H.M.S. Belleisle, part of the crew having
previously been disposed of at the Mauritius.
[from Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 16 September 1843]:
It is said that the Regular, Budd [sic], from London to Bombay, which
foundered off the Mauritius on the 13th of May last, had on board
10,000 sovereigns, 5,000 dollars, £10,000 worth of copper,
and £1,000 worth of steel.
Wooden schooner Betty & Jane, built Liverpool
1824, reported as 65 tons, bringing cargo from Runcorn 1825. Not found
in LR. However, reported as missing on voyage Preston to Bardsea with
coal, December 1825. More
history, including builder Caleb & James Smith.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 11 April 1825}:
Betty & Jane, J Russell, from Ulverstone, 65 tons, Runcorn, with 30 qtrs
malt, to order.
[from Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser - Tuesday 27 December 1825]:
The Betty and Jane, Russell, of Duddon, sailed from Preston, with
coals, upwards of three weeks ago, for Mr. Robinson, Bardsea, near
Ulverston, and has not been heard of since. It is feared that the vessel has
foundered at sea, and all on board perished. Cant. Russell was married
and had a family.
Wooden ship Mary Bibby, built Liverpool, 1825, C and J Smith, Liverpool,
299 tons, owned Bibby, Liverpool. She was sold to Maryport in 1841.
ON 25898, registered Liverpool,
Voyage Honduras to Liverpool with timber, stranded
Matanilla Reef [north of Bahamas], 31 June 1860, 15 crew all saved,
owned R Crick.
Image from painting by Joseph Heard of Mary Bibby arriving in the Mersey.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 04 February 1825]:
On Monday next will be launched from the building-yard of
Messrs. C. and J. Smith, west side Queen's Dock, a fine new ship,
of 320 tons; for Messrs. John Bibby & Co
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 21 March 1825]:
For RIO DE JANEIRO, The remarkably fast-sailing Brig Albion. F. A.
Pattison, master, 203 tons per register, A 1, coppered and copper-fastened;
lies north side of the Old Dock. For terms of freight or passage, apply to
Thomas F. Dyson, Esq. or W & J. Tyrer.
Succeeds the above, The fine new
Liverpool-built Ship, MARY BIBBY, particularly constructed for fast sailing.
For sale 1840.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Thursday 16 August 1860]:
The Mary Bibby, Redmond, from Liverpool for Honduras, which was on
shore on Matanilla Reel 21st June, split open, and all the wood went
adrift. [some reports: from Honduras for Liverpool]
Wooden ship Hopkinson, built C & J Smith, Liverpool, 1825, 396 tons,
owned Hopkinson, Liverpool, for trade to Demerara. Later barque rigged, owned Wilson, Liverpool.
Voyage Miramichi to Liverpool, 13 November 1846, ashore at Point
Escuminac, New Brunswick, condemned and sold.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 14 May 1844]:
The well-known Liverpool-built Barque, HOPKINSON; Burthen 396 tons,
old measurement; lying in the Prince's Dock. Was thoroughly
repaired in 1838, having new topsides, new decks, and part new bends,
and re-fastened throughout; was coppered last voyage, and received
considerable repairs, with additional iron knees; is well found with
sails and stores of the best description, and could be got ready for
sea at a light expense. For inventory and further particulars apply to NICHOLAS
WATERHOUSE and SONS.
[from Saint James's Chronicle - Thursday 03 December 1846]:
MIRAMICHI, Nov. 13. The barque Hopkinson, hence to Liverpool, is
reported to be on shore on Point Escuminac. [other reports: master
Grebow, 8 feet water in hold, rudder unshipped, condemned and sold
with her cargo]
Wooden brig Lydia, built C & J Smith, Liverpool, 1825, 277 tons,
owned Nicholson, Liverpool, for trade to Jamaica. Armed.
Later owned by her master, Captain Petrie, and traded to Australia.
Voyage Sydney to London, via Port Fairy, ran aground 2nd February 1847 and wrecked on coast
of S Australia, Captain Petrie.
[from Royal Gazette of Jamaica - Saturday 15 October 1825]:
For Liverpool. The armed Brig, LYDIA, WILLIAM PROCTOR, Master, of
277 Tons; now on her first voyage, sails remarkably fast, has one half
of her cargo now on board, will positively be the first Vessel for
Liverpool, and will be an eligible conveyance for light Freight, with
which she will now fill up; she is in every respect a superior Vessel,
and will be found a comfortable conveyance to Passengers. For further
particulars please apply to the Captain on board, or to THOMAS FISHER &
Co.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 17 July 1828]:
ON SALE, the fine Brig LYDIA, burthen per register 2SO tons, launched
at Liverpool in July, 1825; built of the very best materials, under
the particular inspection of her present owner, purposely for the
Jamaica trade; she sails remarkably fast; is now being coppered with
heavy copper, in No. 4. Graving Dock, and will be made completely
ready for any voyage. Apply to Joseph c. Nicholson, Cooper's-row.
[from Glasgow Courier - Thursday 03 June 1847]:
The Lydia, Petrie, was wrecked at Portland Bay, N.S.W., [sic, now Victoria] on the Feb.
[Portland Bay is west of Melbourne, east of Port Fairy]
Wooden brig Amelia, built C & J Smith, Liverpool,
1826, 199 tons, owned Bibby, for Liverpool Oporto trade. In 1840 sold
to Jameson, Kirkaldy. Voyage Cronstadt to Britain, got ashore at Stava
Ness, Nesting, and was wrecked, 19th
December 1847. This is on Shetland, main island, north east of
Lerwick.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 17 January 1848]:
The brig Amelia, Douglas, of Kirkcaldy, from Cronstadt, with a cargo
of flax and hemp, struck a reef off Stava Ness, Nesting, at 2 p.m. on
the 19th ult., and still remains, the cargo is discharging and vessel
dismantling; should the weather continue fine, it is probable she may
be got off.
[Elsinore, 11 Dec, 1847, Amelia, Douglas, from Petersburg for England]
Wooden brig Bispham, built C & J Smith,
Liverpool, 1826, 215 tons, owned Bibby, registered Liverpool. Traded
to Mediterranean. Voyage Leith [also reported as Trieste] to
Liverpool driven on shore 11 August 1838, and wrecked, crew
saved.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 14 August 1838]:
Bispham, Lister, from Trieste, is on shore near Holyhead and likely to become
a complete wreck - crew saved. [Liv 11 aug]
[from Lloyd's List - Monday 13 August 1838]:
Liverpool, 11 th Aug. The Bispham, Lister, from Leith to this port, is
on shore near Holyhead; Crew saved.
12th. The hull of the Bispham has opened, and most
of the cargo washed out along the beach; a great number of the oil
casks are staved.
Wooden brig John Ormerod (also Ormrod), built C & J Smith,
Liverpool, 1826, 187 tons, owned Holliwell, Liverpool, for Oporto trade.
Delay trading to Oporto in 1833, because of a seige. Later sailed to Mediterranean, Grenada,
Australia, San Francisco, ... Seems to have been registered at London and
at Dartmouth.
Registered Sydney 1854, ON 31569, as John Ormerod.
Wrecked
24 October 1861, on voyage Adelaide to Sydney.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 06 May 1830]:
Line of packets for Oporto. To sail on the 12th of May. The JOHN
ORMEROD, W. H. Chapman, Commander; The undersigned have, at the
request of the shippers, formed a Line of Packets to sail every three
weeks. The vessels are all of the first class, and have good
accommodations for passengers, viz. Lusitania, Henry Hoyle, John
Ormerod, Oporto, and Camoens. The appointed days of sailing will be
strictly adhered to, wind and weather permitting. For terms of freight
or passage apply to Messrs. O. Heyworth and Co.; Messrs. Charles
Humberston and Co. or GEO. HIGHFIELD, Broker.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Tuesday 03 August 1852]:
PORT PHILIP direct. Will have quick dispatch, the fine fast-sailing Brig
JOHN ORMEROD; burthen 320 tons; A. G. Hartley. Commander; lying in the
West India Docks; presents an excellent opportunity for a limited number
of cabin passengers. For further particulars apply to J. F. CAMPBELL and
Co., 2, St. Peter's-alley, Cornhill.
b
Wooden schooner/barque Fanny Connell, built Caleb & James Smith,
Liverpool, 1827, 170 tons, owned Bibby, Liverpool, for service to Mediterranean.
For sale 1840, described as a barque. Later traded to Sierra Leone.
Voyage Sierra Leone to London, master, Kenny, 11 October 1848, stranded in Bay
of Authie [French coast, Chenal d'Authie], crew saved.
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Wednesday 14 February 1827]:
LINE of PACKETS for GENOA and LEGHORN, ... New Schooners FANNY
CONNELL, and ANN PALEY, nearly ready for launching ... John Bibby.
[May 1827, sailed Fanny Connell, Joy, for Leghorn]
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Tuesday 08 December 1840]:
LIVERPOOL THE following well-known, Liverpool- built vessels:
The Ship MARY BIBBY, burthen per register 200 89-94 tons (O.M.); Length 104 feet;
breadth 25 feet 10 inches; depth 16 feel 0 inches. Lying in Union
Dock.
The barque FANNY CONNELL, burthen per register 171 70-94 tons (O.M.); Length 83 feet 10
inches; breadth 21 feet 10 inches; depth 14 feet 2 inches. Lying in Union Dock.
The Brig ANN PALEY, burthen per register 166 90-94 tons (O.M.); Length 79 feet 7-10ths;
breadth 19 feet 3-10ths; depth 13 feet 7-10ths. Lying in Union Dock.
The Brig HARDWARE, burthen per register 152 10-94 tons (O.M.); Length 77 feet;
breadth 21 feet 9 inches; depth, 13 feet 8 inches. Lying in King's Dock.
The above
vessels are all coppered and copper-fastened, faithfully built of the
best selected English and African oak; in first-rate condition, and
abundantly found in sails, rigging, and stores of every useful
description. For Inventories or further particulars, apply to BOYES, BURRELL,
and Co., 2, Revenue Chambers, Canning-place.
[from
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 11 June 1847]:
For SIERRA LEONE direct. Under engagement to her Majesty's government, and
will sail immediately, THE fine first-class Barque FANNY
CONNELL, 172 tons per register, newly coppered and copper-fastened; W. H.
Froud, Commander; lying in the St. Katharine Docks. Has excellent
accommodations for passengers. [Also loading for Sierra Leone February 1848]
[from Lloyd's List - Friday 13 October 1848]:
The Fanny Connell, Kenny, from Sierra Leone to London, was stranded in
the Bay of Authie, between St Valery and Etaples, 11th inst., crew saved.
Wooden brig Margaret Highfield, built Caleb & James Smith,
Liverpool, 1828, 178 tons, owned Bibby, Liverpool, for service to Mediterranean.
Voyage St Jago de Cuba to Swansea, abandoned south of Bahamas, 12th September 1840,
and sank.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 19 May 1828]:
To sail on 10th June. For LEGHORN, Direct, The Brig MARGARET HIGHFIELD. Apply to JOHN
BIBBY & CO.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 13 November 1840]:
NASSAU, Sept.29, The Margaret Highfield, from St. Jago de Cuba to
Swansea, was abandoned by the crew to the southward of this island;
the master and mate previously died on board. The vessel was seen from
this port 12th instant, and several wreckers went off to bring her in,
but could not discover her, and it is feared she has foundered.
[also reported: deaths due to yellow fever, and 3 feet water in hold]
Wooden brig Henry Hoyle, built Caleb & James Smith,
Liverpool, 1829, 207 tons, owned Bibby, Liverpool, for service to Oporto.
For sale 1840, described as a brig, later owned London.
Voyage, master Griffiths, Algoa Bay to Cape of Good Hope, driven
ashore, 9 September 1842, and wrecked.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 23 March 1829]:
To sail on the 1st April, for Genoa & Leghorn, The Henry Hoyle,
William Holmes, master, A 1, Liverpool-built, 207 tons register,...
John Bibby & Co.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Thursday 29 October 1840]:
Sale ... Brig HENRY HOYLE, 207 tons register (O.M.); Length 88 feet 2 inches;
breadth 22 feet 10 inches; depth 15 feet 6 inches. Lying In George's
Dock. ... John Bibby & Son. [See also].
[from Morning Herald (London) - Monday 26 September 1842]:
Arrivals in Algoa Bay. Henry Hoyle, Griffiths, 14th July, from Table Bay....
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 14 November 1842]:
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, SEPTEMBER 10th. It blew a gale at N.W. 28th ult.,
and on the 8th instant it blew very fresh from the N.W., with a heavy
swell rolling into the bay, which increased on the morning of the 9th,
during which the following vessels were driven on shore, and not
expected to be got off: The John Bagshaw, Bedlington, from Calcutta to
London; the Henry Hoyle, Griffiths, from Algoa Bay, (with the crew and
passengers saved from the Sabina, from Manilla to Cadiz, wrecked on
Cape Recief [sic, Recife],) crew saved. The Hamilton, Ross, from
Fernando, also got on shore.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 19 November 1842]:
In addition to wrecks of the convict ship Waterloo and the Abercrombie
Robinson, the following vessels met with a similar fate during the
same storm: The John Bagshaw, crew all saved; the American packet-ship
Fairfield, valued at £20,000, crew saved; the Spanish schooner
Sabina, with a cargo worth £18000 at Algoa Bay; the brig Henry
Hoyle, of London; the Reform (a brig), the Ghika and Albatross,
schooners, all on the same coast, and within a few miles of each
other. Twenty one persons perished with the Sabina. The extent of loss
of the above vessels, including the Abercrombie Robinson and Waterloo, is
estimated at £300,000 to £400,000.
Wooden brig, built James Smith, Liverpool, 1830.
Possibly Gratitude which has the same dimensions.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 01 April 1830]:
SALE; On the Stocks, in Mr. James Smith's yard, Baffln-street, A very
superior BRIG, (May be launched in three weeks), with a poop-deck, of
the following dimensions, or thereabouts: Length for tonnage 89 feet 0
inches; Breadth 23 feet 4 inches; Depth 15 feet 10 inches. Particular
attention has been paid in the selection of the timber, and also in
the workmanship, she is thoroughly copper-fastened, and her decks
copper-nailed. Dimensions of her scantling and further particulars may
be had on application to JAMES SMITH.
Wooden barque Barbadian, built James Smith, Liverpool, 1831, 245 tons,
for Heyes, Litherland & Co, Liverpool. ON 13747. Registered Belfast 1851, London 1857,
Stockton 1862, in MNL to 1866.
Voyage Hartlepool to Cronstadt, with coal, captain Lawn, wrecked 11 May
1866 on Roscar, crew saved.
[from Liverpool Albion - Tuesday 14 October 1834]:
EXTRAORDINARY QUICK VOYAGES. The barque Barbadian, Captain Jeremiah Nagle,
belonging to Messrs. Heyes, Litherland, and Co., was launched on the
22d December, 1831, sailed for Barbados 15th of February, 1832, with a
full cargo, and, after having crossed the Atlantic sixteen times, she
has completed her eighth voyage in two years and seven months, to a
day! - despatch without a parallel.
[from Greenock Advertiser - Tuesday 04 April 1854]:
FOR SALE, The A 1, coppered and coppered-fastened Liverpool built
Barque BARBADIAN, 245 Tons Old, and about 280 Tons New Measurement,
now discharging a cargo of Guano at Leith, from Callao. The lowest
price asked is £2000, and should this sum not be obtained within
a few days, the Vessel will be sent on another voyage by her present
owners. Apply to the owners, Messrs W. C. Heron & Co., Belfast.
[from Shields Daily News - Saturday 13 January 1866]:
Lowestoft. The barque Barbadian, Lawn, from Dieppe for Hartlepool, with loss of
anchor and chain, and assisted in by harbour tug.
[from Morning Herald (London) - Monday 14 May 1866]:
WIBORG, May 11. The Barbadian, Lawn, from Hartlepool to Cronstadt with
coals, has been wrecked on Roscar; crew and ship's materials saved.
[now Vyborg]
Wooden barque Arethusa, built James Smith, Liverpool, 1832, 214 tons,
for Heyes, Litherland & Co, Liverpool. Trade to Canada. For sale 1844 and owned Seymour, Maryport,
and registered there 1844.
Voyage Quebec to Plymouth with timber, 6 December 1845, abandoned 30
miles NW of Magdalen islands, crew landed on Ile Brion, uninhabited,
but a shipwrecked crew were there which enabled them to survive.
[rom Liverpool Saturday's Advertiser - Saturday 29 September 1832]:
Launch. On Thursday, a fine barque called the Arethusa, built for Messrs
Heyes, Litherland & Co and intended for the Barbados trade, was launched from the building of Mr
James Smith, Baffin-street
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 08 October 1832]:
For BARBADOES. The new Liverpool-built Barque ARETHUSA, DAVID
HUTCHINSON, Master, Coppered, and now on her first voyage. For freight or
passage, apply to HEYES, LITHERLAND & CO.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Tuesday 26 March 1844]:
THE remarkably fine Barque ARETHUSA, 215 tons register O.M., coppered
and copper-fastened now lying in the St. Katharine Docks. This vessel
was built Liverpool, in 1832, under particular inspection, and is
classed in Lloyd's Register as A 1 for eleven years. She sails remarkably
well, and has always been considered an admirable model. For
inventories and further particulars apply to Mr. D. Tongue, Liverpool;
or to SUART and SIMPSON, 13, Birchin-lanc, London.
[from Greenock Advertiser - Tuesday 17 February 1846]:
Magdalen Islands, 9 Dec 1845. The ship Steadfast, John Adams, master,
belonging to Poole, England, from Quebec, bound to Bristol, timber
laden, was cast away on Brier Island (one of the Magdalen Islands [now Ile Brion]),
on the morning of the 8th December. The vessel and cargo will be
a total loss. The captain and part [5] of the crew remain there for the winter,
[to save the materials] but I am afraid their effort will be productive of little good.
I have also to report the loss
of the barque Arethusa, of Maryport, W. Lister, master, from Montreal,
bound to Plymouth; wheat and flour laden, abandoned by her crew in the
long boat, the evening of the 6th Dec when about 30 miles N.W. of the
Magdalen Islands. They likewise landed on Brier Island the following
evening.
I have also further to acquaint you that Brier Island is not
inhabited, and from the exhausted state in which the crow landed, and
being unable to save their boat, and without provisions, every soul
must have perished had they not fortunately fallen in with the former
crew. [They were severely frozen and will have to remain there during the winter]
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Sailing vessels built at Liverpool by Mottershead & Hutchinson and by
Mottershead & Hayes (also written Heyes).
[Steam vessels]
Baffin SV 1820, whaler.
Huskisson SV 1820
Boode SV 1823
Arabian SV 1825
Huddersfield SV 1825
Gipsey SV 1826
Sandbach SV 1828
Irlam (Pilot V) 1831;
Johnstone SV 1832
Glanmaleire SV 1832
Otterspool SV 1834
Cora SV 1834
Earl Powis SV 1836
Wooden ship (whaler) Baffin, built Mottershead & Hayes, Liverpool, 1820,
to specifications by William Scoresby, her owner and master. LR 1824 has ship Baffin, 321 tons,
built Liverpool 1820, owned Hurry & Co.
William Scoresby wrote a book:
Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-fishery: Including Researches and Discoveries
on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland, about his experiences and discoveries around
Greenland.
By 1820, Liverpool had few whalers - the James and the
Lady Forbes - besides the Baffin, and by 1823, Baffin sailed alone. She was later based
at Leith.
There was a big loss to the whaling fleet in 1830, and Baffin was
lost in the
Davis Strait.
[from Chester Chronicle - Friday 18 February 1820]:
On Tuesday last, a beautiful vessel for the Greenland Trade, was
launched from the yard of Messrs. Mottershead & Hayes; the only one
built at Liverpool during the last thirty years.
[from Lancaster Gazette - Saturday 28 September 1822]:
The ship Baffin, Capt. Scoresby, jun. arrived at Liverpool on Thursday
week, from Greenland, with 195 tons blubber, the produce of nine
whales. During the intervals of the fishery, Capt S. employed himself
in making observations on the geography and natural history of the
long lost eastern coast of Greenland, which was within sight for three
months. The result, we understand, is a survey of the eastern coast of
that almost unknown country, from lat. 75. N. to 69. comprising an
extent of coast, reckoning its numerous Indentations, of about 800
miles. Capt. S. discovered some extensive inlets, from the number of
which he is induced to consider the whole country a large assemblage
of islands. He landed on various parts of the coast, and on each visit
to the shore discovered recent traces of inhabitants, and obtained
fragments of their implements. It is important to geography to know
that the form of this land surveyed by Capt. S. is extremely unlike
what it is represented in our best charts, and that the error in
longitude, in most cases, was not less than 15 degrees. We understand
that he has made large collections of plants and minerals,
particularly of geological specimens. The Baffin left the coast of
Greenland on the 27th Aug. soon after encountering a tremendous
storm, in which the Dundee, of London, was dismasted. This vessel (the
Dundee) was afterwards towed out of the land ice by the Fame, Captain
Scoresby, sen. and attended by her until well equipped with jurymasts,
and put into a state considered fully capable of performing the
passage to Liverpool.
[from London Packet and New Lloyd's Evening Post - Monday 11 October 1830]:
DISTRESSING NEWS FROM THE DAVIS' STRAITS FISHERY. (From the Bull
Rockingham.) It is our painful duty this day to record the loss of 18
ships employed in this fishery, six of which belong to Hull. We do not
remember having ever witnessed a more melancholy sight than that which
our streets this morning presented. Hundreds of persons, particularly
females, were assembled in groups, anxiously impairing of each other
the news from the fishery, as a report was fast gaining ground that
some casualties had occurred, though no one could possibly form a
correct idea of their extent. This was about 9 in the morning, at which
hour, or a little after, the steamer arrived, amply confirming the
previous rumours. We have seen Capt. Dannatt, of the Progress, who has
favoured us with the following particulars. He left Cape Searle on the
21st Sept. and states, as a reason for the want of success, that the
ships were compelled to remain much too long in Melville Bay, as the
wind blew a strong gale from the south, and thus blocked up the
entrance to the bay. Here they were detained twelve weeks, and when they at
length were able to effect their departure and steer to the west, they
could discover neither fish nor ice. Capt. D. informs us that many
individuals have been deprived of life by excessive fatigue. We regret
this extremely; and while we lament the property thus destroyed, our
warmest sympathies are excited in behalf of those who have lost their
friends and relatives. Capt. D. has suffered much and bears about him
evident marks of what he has endured. He and others were forced to
travel a great distance over the ice, in order to effect their escape.
The Abram is coming up the Humber, but we do not imagine that any
additional information of consequence can be had from her arrival, as
Capt. D. was a passenger.
The following is a list of the lost ships,
and of the number of fish obtained by those that have been more
fortunate. We need not add that the fishery has proved a complete
failure; and the distress it will occasion in Hull, where numbers
have no other dependance, is almost without a precedent.
HULL Alfred, Brass, 3 fish; Abram, Jackson, 3 fish; Brunswick, Blyth, 1 fish;
Ellison, Jackion, 2 fish; Everthorpe, Johnston, 3 fish; Gilder,
M'Kenzie, lost; Jane, Maddison, 5 fish; Kiere, Martin, 3 fish, 20 tons;
Kirkella, Carlill, 2 fish; Laurel, Manger, lost; Lee, Lee. 5 fish;
Lord Wellington, Harrison, 1 fish; North Briton, Story, lost ;
Oxenhope, M'Intosh, lost; Progress, Damian, lost ; Venerable, Bennett,
3 fish ; Volunteer, Markham, 1 fish ; William, North, lost (master
dead); William Torr, Dannatt, 5 fish; Zephyr, Ash, 5 fish; Eagle,
Wright, 1 fish.
WHITBY Phoenix, Hallilee, 2 fish; William and Ann,
Terry, lost.
NEWCASTLE Cove, Palmer, 3 fish; Grenville Bay, Warhain, 2 fish;
Lady Jane, Fleming, 2 fish.
BERWICK NorfoIk, Harrison, 1 fish
KIRKALDY Caledonia, Todd, 7 fish, 90 tons; Egginton, 3 fish.
LEITH Baffin, Marr, lost; North Pole, Liston, 1 fish; Rattler,
Stodart, lost; Prince Orange, 1 fish; Ulverstone, 2 fish.
DUNDEE Achilles, Valentine, lost; Fairy, Welch, 3 fish;
Horn, Jeffers, 1 fish; Thomas, Thorns, 1 fish; Three Brothers, Stiven,
lost.
MONTROSE Eliza Swann, Fulton, 2 fish; Monarch, Davidson, 3 fish;
Spencer, Robertson, lost.
ABERDEEN Alexander, Allan, lost; Laetitia,
Clark, lost; Middleton, Mills, lost; Neptune, Ayton, 2 fish; Princess
of Wales, White, lost; St. Andrew, Reed, 1 fish.
PETERHEAD Eclipse, Penny, 2
fish;. Gleaner, Shand, 5 fish; Hope, Volum, lost; Resolution, Philip,
lost; Superior, Manson, 4 fish; Traveller, Simpson, 5 fish, 100 tons;
Resolution, Hogg, 2 fish.
Wooden ship Huskisson, built Mottershead & Hayes, 1820, 388 tons,
for Sir John Tobin. Traded Liverpool to Africa.
Voyage Bonny to Liverpool, with palm oil, ashore at Pembrey, Camarthen
Bay, and wrecked, 6th
April 1853.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 21 January 1820]:
Three remarkably fine vessels were launched in this port on Monday and
Tuesday last, viz. the Huskisson, of 388 tons, from the yard of
Messrs. Mottershead and Hayes, for the house of Messrs. Tobins and
Co; ...
[from Morning Advertiser - Friday 08 April 1853]:
Within a short distance of Pembrey, a large barque, called the
Huskisson, Mr. Bose[sic], commander, laden with palm oil, from Bonny, on
the coast of Africa, went ashore with all her masts gone, and is
reported to have become a wreck. This will prove very severe loss. The
crew, after great difficulty, contrived to reach the beach, but one of
them in doing so, got seriously hurt. The Huskisson was bound to
Liverpool, and was about 700 or 800 tons.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 26 April 1853]:
PEMRBEY[sic Pembrey] April 22. The wreck of the barque Huskisson, Ross, from Bonny, with
palm oil, has now broken up into pieces; but R. Dunkin, Esq., the
active agent to Lloyd's, lost not a moment in getting every assistance
in the neighbourhood, and also from Swansea and Carmarthen, and by
working night and day, he has been successful in saving every cask of
palm oil from the wild quicksands, just a few minutes before the
springtides reached the place they were deposited at first, and has
now got the whole into security. The last cask was heaved up into a
cart, three hearty cheers were given by the men employed, and the next
wave sent them all flying off the beach for security.
Wooden ship Boode, built Mottershead & Hayes, Liverpool,
1823, 418 tons, owned Sandbach, Tinne & Co for West Indies service.
Arrived Demerara, captain Gray, 21st July 1830, but posted
missing on return voyage to Liverpool.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 12 September 1823]:
A fine vessel, called the Boode, of 400 tons burthen, was launched on
Saturday last, from the yard of Messrs. Mottershead and Heyes. She
belongs to Messrs. Sandbach, Tinne and Co. and is intended for the
West India trade.
[from Lloyd's List - Friday 27 August 1830]:
Boode, Gray, from Liverpool, at Demerara [21st July]
[from Albion and the Star - Friday 10 December 1830]:
A missing vessel, the Boode, from Demerara for Liverpool, has put into
Bermuda, dismasted. [see below]
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 17 December 1830]:
The Boode, Gray, was not at Bermuda, as reported by the second mate of the Agnes
of Belfast.
[from Lancaster Gazette - Saturday 18 December 1830]:
Liverpool Dec 9. Waterloo, Cornish, from Pernambuco to Liverpool, reports:
On 14th November in lat 40 N long 43 W, picked up a water cask, marked
Boode.
The Boode, Gray, from Demerara to Liverpool, had not
arrived at Bermuda, prior to the sailing of the Intrepid, just
arrived, from thence.
Wooden ship Arabian, built Mottershead & Hayes,
Liverpool, 1825, 391 tons, owned J & R Mather. Service to Calcutta.
Armed. Later owned Acraman, Bristol. Sailed to Tasmania. In LR until
1860, barque, 391 tons. Last advertised voyage with master, Couch, was
October 1857, Clyde to Demerara. In MNL, ON 25981, 581 tons, [?] until
1860, described as of Liverpool,
[from Sun (London) - Friday 22 July 1825]:
On the same day, a fine vessel, called the Arabian, of 400 tons burthen,
belonging to Messrs. John and Robert Mather, was launched from the
yard of Messrs. Mottershead and Heyes.
[from
Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 15 October 1827]:
For CALCUTTA, - The fine Liverpool-built Ship, ARABIAN, H. S.
Thompson, commander; A 1 at Lloyd's, burthen 420 tons, she is a most
superior conveyance for goods and passengers, and carries a surgeon,
Apply on board, Prince's Dock, or to F. ASHLEY.
[from Worcester Journal - Thursday 16 August 1838]:
For LAUNCESTON, VAN DIEMAN'S LAND, with liberty to call at Hobart'a
Town, or Sydney. The armed first-class Passenger Ship ARABIAN, 400 Tons Register
O. M., J. H. Brown, Commander. To Sail from Bristol the first week in
September. The above Vessel is newly coppered, has the greater part of
her cargo engaged, and carries a Surgeon. For Freight or Passage, apply
D. E. & A. ACRAMAN, Bristol; or to BRIGGS, THURBURN, ACRAMAN, & Co.,
London.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 05 March 1852]:
THE Barque ARABIAN, 391 tons O.M.; built Liverpool, of the best
materials, and is classed on the Red Star; is copper-fastened, felted,
wood-sheathed, and yellow metalled; has had a new deck, topsides, and
other large repairs, and is well found in stores; has a poop, with
excellent heights 'tween decks for passengers, sails fast, carries a
good cargo, and shifts with little ballast. Lying in the St. Katharine's Dock.
For farther particulars apply to LACHLANS and MACLEOD, Sworn Brokers,
62, Cornhill.
Wooden ship Huddersfield, built Mottershead &
Hayes, Liverpool, 1825, 346 tons, owned Horsfall, Liverpool. Traded
mainly to Africa. Rescued survivors
of PS William Huskisson in Irish Sea on 12 January 1840, Captain Glegg
was awarded a gold medal [link has image]. In LR to 1842. Also in LR
1850-2, as a barque. Last newspaper report, Huddersfield, Cockcroft,
departed from Fernando Po for Liverpool Nov 1851.
[from Manchester Courier - Saturday 19 November 1825]:
On the 11th inst. was launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
Mottershead and Hayes, in Trentham-street, a fine ship belonging to
Charles Horsfall, Esq., intended for the Jamaica trade, and to be
commanded by Captain Corser.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 12 December 1825]:
For the North Side of JAMAICA, with liberty to call at Cork. The new
Ship HUDDERSFIELD, Captain Corser, 340 tons; will deliver goods at
Port Antonio, Annatto Bay, Port Maria, Rio Novo, and St. Ann's Bay,
and the adjoining Ports. For freight or passage, apply to Captain
Corser, or CHAS. HORSFALL & CO.
[from Dublin Evening Mail - Wednesday 16 January 1850]:
Kingstown, Jan 15. Ship News. Put into Kingstown the barque Huddersfield,
Cockcroft master, from Bonny and Cameroons, Africa, bound to
Liverpool. When off Tusker, blowing a gale, she took from the Isabella
of Cork, Drury master, coal laden, and then sinking, the crew
consisting of four persons. The vessel almost immediately sank.
[from Lloyd's List - Thursday 23 January 1851]:
Off Fernando Po, arrived, Nov 6. the Huddersfield, Cockroft, from Old Calabar.
[Reported sailed 7th November for Liverpool]
Wooden ship Gipsey, built Mottershead & Heyes, Liverpool 1826, 397 tons, owned
Tobin, Liverpool, for service to India. Later voyaged to S America, owned Moon.
Voyage Rio de Janeiro to northern ports, master Mitchell, ashore at
Coroa Grande [possibly Sao Jose de Coroa Grande], and arrived
Maranham [now Maranhao], 18 March 1852, very leaky - and condemned there.
In LR to 1852.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 13 July 1826]:
Launch at Midnight. On Saturday preparations had been made for launching, from the
building yard of Messrs. Mottershead and Heyes, situated on the west side of
the Salthouse Dock, a fine new ship named the Gipsey, belonging to Sir
John Tobin. Owing to some defect in the ways, the vessel stuck fast
when about one-third of her length had got into the water. Two of the
large and powerful steamers belonging to the City of Dublin Steam
Packet Company were immediately sent to endeavour to draw her off; but,
although they were assisted by third steamer, they failed in the
attempt, after persevering in it for some time, and breaking two
hawsers. The attempt was now given up as hopeless, at least for Saturday's tide,
and preparations were recommenced to ensure its success during the
next tide. As the water rose in the river, the stern of the Gipsey
floated; this caused the bows to press on the ways, and, half-past
eleven o'clock, which was nearly two hours before high water, the ship
went spontaneously off in fine style, to the no small surprise of the
shipwrights, who, not expecting her to go off so soon, and least of all
without their aid, were comfortably regaling themselves. So sudden and
unexpected, indeed, was the launch, that not more than four or five
men were on board the vessel the moment when she plunged into the
river. Boats immediately put off to her assistance, and she was soon
brought safely into Dock.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 28 August 1826]:
For BOMBAY, The new Ship GIPSEY, WILLIAM QUIRK, Commander, Burthen 400
tons, Liverpool-built, coppered and copper-fastened, and intended to sail 1st September. This
vessel is an excellent conveyance for dry goods, and her accommodations for
passengers are elegant and commodious. For freight or passage apply to the Muter, on
board, Princes Dock; Mr. GEO. QUAYLE, 1, Exchange-buildings, or JAS.
AIKIN, Broker.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 01 February 1841]:
For RIO DE JANEIRO, The fine Ship GIPSEY, F. F. Creswell, Master;
Burthen per register 378 tons; coppered and copper fastened, and sails fast. For
freight, &c apply to Messrss. Moon Brothers, or to RICHARD TANTON.
{from Liverpool Albion - Monday 11 February 1850]:
LISBON, JAN.30. The Gipsey, Mitchell, from Liverpool for Maranham, put
in here, 27th instant, with loss of topmasts and topsails, and much
strained.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 08 June 1852]:
MARANHAM, April 10. The Gipsey, Mitchell, which arrived 18th March from
Rio Janeiro, very leaky, having been ashore on the Coroa Grande, has been surveyed
and condemned.
Probably different vessel [from
Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 17 September 1855}:
Para. Aug. 2. The Gipsey from Liverpool to this port, was lost on the banks of the Salinas
12th July, Crew arrived here [Captain Wilson, brig]
Wooden ship Sandbach (also Sandbatch), built Mottershead & Heyes,
Liverpool, 1828, 435 tons, ON 39757, owner Sandbach, Tinne & Co,
Liverpool, until 1874. Ashore on Jordan's Bank,
then on Mockbeggar, two crew lost, but refloated on 3 January 1837,
repaired, and put back in service. In MNL to 1878, from 1875, owned
Parker Liverpool. Appears to have been broken up late 1874.
Image, from a painting by Samuel Walters, of Sandbach picking up a pilot
off Great Orme from Pilot Boat no.10, Town of Liverpool.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 29 August 1828]:
On Tuesday a fine vessel, of about 430 tons burthen, was launched from
the building-yard of Messrs. Mottershead and Heyes. The day was
brilliant, and the sight attracted a number of spectators, amongst whom
were many elegantly dressed ladies. The vessel is built for Messrs.
Sandbach, Tinne, and Co., and in its graceful transit from the cradle
to its new element, received the name of "Sandbach." She is, we
understand, intended for the Demerara trade.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Monday 16 February 1874]:
The well-known Liverpool-built Ship, SANDBACH, 435 tons register.
Built for the present owners, under the most particular inspection, in
1828, of the very best materials. Is entirely copper fastened. sheathed with
yellow metal, and partially doubled. This vessel has always
been most expensively taken care of, and is favourably known in the
West India trade, for which she was specially built. Dimensions:
Length, 114.8 feet; breadth, 29 feet ; depth, 19.5 feet Lying in the
Prince's Dock. ...
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Tuesday 22 September 1874]:
Sandbach. The Hull of the ship Sandbach .. will be sold as it now lies, in
the West Float, Birkenhead,..... [Not subsequently found in newspapers]
Wooden pilot vessel Irlam, built Mottershead &
Heyes. Liverpool, 1831, 53grt, 49.3 x 16.3 x 8.3 feet, Pilot Boat no.
6, sold 1852. Driven ashore and wrecked at Lee
Stone Point, E of Kilkeel, on 12 November 1852, crew saved.
Image, from a painting by Samuel Walters, of Pilot Boat no.6, Irlam.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 16 November 1852]:
WARRENPOINT Nov 13. ....
The late Liverpool pilot-boat Irlam, No. 6, was driven on
shore last night, at Lee Stone Point; crew saved.
[Lee Stone Point is ENE of Kilkeel; Sea Stone Point in some reports]
Wooden ship Johnstone, built Mottershead, Heyes &
Son, Liverpool, 1832, 434 tons, owned Sandbach, Tinne & Co, for
service to Demerara. ON 24234, in MNL 436 tons, to 1867. Voyage
Demerara to Liverpool, 4 Feb 1867, ashore at Ballyteige and wrecked, crew
saved.
[from Liverpool Saturday's Advertiser - Saturday 30 June 1832]:
On Thursday a fine new ship of 434 tons belonging to Messrs
Sandbach, Tinne and Co and intended for the Demerara trade, was launched
from building-yard of Messrs Mottershead, Heyes and Son,
Trentham-street. A crowd of visitors enlivened the scene. Mr Tinne,
jun, performed the ceremony of naming the vessel "The Johnstone", and
she went off in gallant style,
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday
24 January 1834]:
To sail on the 11th February next. For DEMERARA, the Ship
JOHNSTONE, M'Pherson, Master; lying in the Prince's Dock. For freight or
passage apply to SANDBACH, TINNE, and, Co.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Wednesday 06 February 1867]:
The Johnstone, homeward bound from Demerara to this port, with a full
cargo of rum, before reported ashore at Ballytiegue[sic], near Wexford, has
become a total wreck. The crew were saved, and it is expected that the
greater portion of the cargo will be saved. The Johnstone was built at
this port in 1832, and, therefore, had done good service before she
came to grief. She was owned by Messrs. Sandbach. Tinne, and Co., of
this port.
[from Wexford Independent - Saturday 09 February 1867]:
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, (For account of whom it may concern), TUESDAY,
12th FEBRUARY, 1867. ON THE BURROW OF BALLYTEIGUE, (County of
Wexford), Portions of the Hull of the Ship Johnstone, of Liverpool,
436 tons Register, Copper Fastened, and Sheathed with Yellow Metal,
lately wrecked on her voyage from Demerara. Also, Spars, Sails,
Blocks, two Hawsers, Ropes, Long Boat, Rigging, quantity of Copper and
Yellow Metal, Empty Casks, &c., &c. Terms - Cash. Sale at Twelve o'clock. WALSH
& SON, Auctioneers. Wexford.
Wooden barque Glanmaleire (Glanmoleire in LR,
also Glanmaliere or Glanmalier in newspapers), built Mottershead & Son, Liverpool,
1832, 199 tons, owned Dempsey, Liverpool, for trade to S America. In
LR until 1841, named Glanmoleire, barque, 199 tons, master Brown,
owned Dempsey, Liverpool.
Voyage Liverpool - Hobart - Valparaiso, ashore near San Antonio, 13
July 1841, and wrecked.
Image from painting by Samuel Walters of Glanmaleire off the Great
Orme [from Samuel Walters - A S Davidson]
[Liverpool Albion - Monday 24 September 1832]:
Launch. This forenoon, about ten o'clock, a fine vessel will be launched from
the building-yard of Messrs. Mottershead and Son, in
Trentham-street, the property of Messrs. Dempsey and Co.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 24 July 1834]:
For VALPARAISO. The fine Liverpool-built Barque GLANMALEIRE, Brown,
commander; 192 tons register; coppered and copper-fastened, sails
fast, and will have immediate despatch, the principal part her cargo being ready to ship.
For freight or passage, apply Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co.
Merchants, or to GEORGE HIGHFIELD, Broker, Oldhall-street.
[from Morning Herald (London) - Thursday 17 September 1840]:
Liverpool. Ships entered for loading: Glanmaliere, Brown, Hobart Town
and Sydney. [having arrived August 1840 from Valparaiso, W Brown,
122tons, 22 men, Cotesworth & Wynne, with 31 tons bar copper, 50 tons
regulus,...]
[from Colonial Times (Hobart] - Tuesday 30 March 1841]
March 26 1841, arrived the barque Glanmaliere 192 tons, Domfrey, master, from
Liverpool, 26th November, with pork and sundries, Passenger - J Formby Esq.
[Later: April 27 1841, Sailed the barque Glanmaliere 192 tons, Wheeler, master, for Sydney, with
sundries.]
[May 22 1841, cleared Sydney for Valparaiso]
[from Morning Herald (London) - Friday 10 December 1841]:
Valparaiso, Aug 4. The Glanmalier [sic], Wheeler, from Sydney to this
port, on shore near San Antonio, July 13, has been surveyed and is
advertised to be sold by auction, there being no possibility of
getting her off.
Wooden ship Otterspool, built Mottershead & Heyes, Liverpool, 1834,
402 tons, first owner Taylor, Potter & Co, Liverpool. Initial service to Calcutta.
Voyage Montreal to Liverpool, gales, 1st Dec 1854, driven ashore at
Red Island, Newfoundland, and wrecked.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 07 July 1834]:
Launch. To-morrow will be launched from the yard of Messrs. Mottershead, Heyes, &
Sons, in Trentham-street, a ship 400 burthen, belonging to Messrs.
Taylor, Potter & Co. to be called the Otterspool, intended for the East India
trade; the launch will place at half past eleven o'clock.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 02 January 1854]:
Quebec Dec 1. The ship Otterspool is on shore on Red island [Newfoundland] and part
of her cargo is discharging. [Voyage Montreal to Liverpool]
Wooden barque Cora, built Mottershead & Son,
Liverpool, 1834, Second voyage Liverpool to Buenos Ayres, wrecked on
English bank (off coast of Uruguay) on 18th September 1835. Not found
in LR.
[Liverpool Albion - Monday 11 August 1834]:
On the same day a fine new barque was launched from
the building-yard of Messrs. Mottershead, Heyes, and Son, Trentham-street.
She is intended for the River Plate trade, for Captain
Whitley.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 31 October 1834]:
Tuesday Oct 28. Sailed. Cora, Whitley, Monte Video.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 21 December 1835]:
Monte Video, Sept 26. Cora, Whitley, from Liverpool to Buenos Ayres,
was wrecked on the English bank on the 18th inst [Sept]. Crew and about 250
packages (loose) saved.
Wooden barque Earl Powis, built Mottershead,
Liverpool, 1836. 274 tons, 99.6 x 21.3 x 15.3 ft, ON 17524, initially
owned Dutchman, Liverpool, for service to Calcutta. Later owned and
registered at Dundee from 1847. In MNL to 1870, when sold foreign - to Riga.
[from Liverpool Telegraph - Wednesday 12 October 1836]:
SHIP LAUNCH. A fine barque, of 350 tons burthen, was launched from the
building yard of Mr. John Mottershead, in Trentham-street, on Tuesday
morning, at half past eleven o'clock.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 27 October 1836]:
For CALCUTTA, The fine new Liverpool-built Barque, Earl Powis, David
Spittle, Commander; Burthen 300 tons; coppered; has superior accommodation
for passengers, and is all respects most desirable conveyance. For terms of
freight or passage, apply to ASHLEY BROTHERS.
[from Dundee Courier - Friday 07 January 1870]:
Sale of a Barque. The barque Earl Powis, of Dundee, has been sold, by private
bargain, to a gentleman from Riga. The Earl Powis is 279 tons
register, and was built in 1847 [sic].
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Thomas Bland & Peter Chaloner, Liverpool. After 1830,
when Bland retired, known as Peter Chaloner, Sons & Co; then as Peter
Chaloner, Sons, & Cato. In 1838, Peter Cato left
to set up independently, so named Peter Chaloner, Son & Co again. They
also built a number of sailing vessels. All wooden.
Royal Mail 1822
Shamrock 1824
Thunderer 1841
Sailing vessels built by them:
Un-named SVs; Lalla Rookh or Marmion SV 1823;
Smyrna Packet SV 1824;
Children SV 1824; Rachel SV 1826?;
Nandi SV 1827;
Mary SV 1827;
Bland SV 1829;
Frank SV 1831; Reindeer SV 1832;
Isis SV 1835; Dorothea SV 1836; Isabel SV 1836; Elizabeth Wood SV 1839;
Mary Ellen SV 1839; St Vincent SV 1840;
Albert (Lightship) 1840; Panope SV 1841;
Achilles SV 1844; Favourite SV 1845;
Georgina SV 1846; Endymion SV 1847;
Empress SV 1847; Monarchy SV 1851;
Eclipse SV 1851; Lancashire SV 1853; West Derby SV 1855;
Peveril of the Peak SV 1856;
Grace Peile Bk 1858;
Geologist S 1859;
Talca Bk 1859;
Fiery Cross SV 1860;
Lalla Rookh and Marmion [from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 01 August 1823]:
We understand that two fine new vessels, to sail regularly in
conjunction with the Corsair to and from Charleston, will be
launched, the one from the building-yard of Bland and Chaloner,
on Thursday next, the 7th instant, and the other from the yard of
Wilson and Gladstone, on the 9th instant. These vessels are of superior
construction, combining the qualities of fast sailers with
convenience of stowage, and are elegantly fitted up for passengers.
Wooden ship Lalla Rookh, built Liverpool 1823,
369 tons, for Liverpool - Charleston service. Built either by Bland &
Chaloner, or by Wilson & Gladstone. Aground off Pondicherry, and wrecked, on 6
March 1828. More
history.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 07 August 1823]:
(To succeed the Corsair) For CHARLESTON, The fine new Ship LALLA ROOKH, Burthen 380 tons.
constructed and intended for regular trader, is particularly adapted for dry goods, and has
excellent accommodation for passengers, and will sail on the 1st of September.
Application to be made to Capt Hugh Stewart or to Bagott & Parr.
PARR.
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Wednesday 04 July 1827]:
Immediately for PENANG, SINGAPORE and MANILLA, THE beautiful Ship LALLA
ROOKH, Regular Trader. Burthen 400 tons. Hugh Stewart, Commander.
Lying in the West India Export Dock. The extraordinary sailing
qualities of this Ship (having performed her last voyage from London to
Madras and Penang, against the N.E. Monsoon, thence to Singapore, and
back to Penang and London in 10 months, four of which she was in India),
combined with her elegant accommodations, offer to a limited number of
Passengers, a most desirable opportunity of proceeding with dispatch
to the above places. For Freight or Passage apply to Messrs. DOUGLAS,
ANDERSON, and Co. Broad-street; to J. H. ARNOLD and WOOLLETT, 1,
Clements-lane, Lombard-street; to WM. REDHEAD, jun. Riches'-court,
Lime-street.
[from Globe - Thursday 11 September 1828]:
We regret much to hear of the total loss of the ship Lalla Rookh,
Capt. M'Cullum, off Pondicherry, at which port she touched to take in
a few bales on her way to Penang. From what we can collect, we learn the
Captain went on shore, leaving orders for the ship to stand on and off
the land; that having approached too near the surf, in endeavouring
to tack, she missed stays, got aground, and, being fir-built, soon
went to pieces. We hear considerable property has been lost, but that
the passengers and crew are all safe.
Wooden ship Marmion, built Liverpool 1823, 380
tons, for Liverpool - Charleston service. Built either by Bland &
Chaloner, or by Wilson & Gladstone. Voyage Liverpool to Calcutta, abandoned 15
February 1827, crew and passengers saved.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 04 September 1823]:
(To succeed the Lalla Rookh and to sail positively on the 25th inst.)
For CHARLESTON. The beautiful new ship, the MARMION,
Peter Petrie, Commander; 380 tons, has been built expressly for the Charleston trade,
to combine the qualities of comfort with quick sailing; the cabin is
handsomely fitted up so as to afford every convenience to passengers. For terms of
freight or passage, apply to Captain Petrie, on board, or to BAGOTT and
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Thursday 04 January 1827]:
For CALCUTTA, THE well-known, fast-sailing, Liverpool- built,
armed Ship MARMION, A 1, 360 tons register, Peter Petrie, R. N. Commander.
This Vessel, being built after the same Model as the Lalla Rookh, Stewart,
and the Corsair, Petrie, which Ships are acknowledged to be the
fastest sailers out of the United Kingdom; she will be found a most
eligible conveyance for goods, and has elegant accommodation for
Passengers, to whose comfort every attention will be paid; carries a Surgeon.
For terms apply to Messrs. T. and R. PETRIE, Union-court, Liverpool; or to
Messrs. DOUGLAS, ANDERSON, and Co. London.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 05 March 1827]:
The Marmion, Petrie, hence for Calcutta, was abandoned on the 15th
instant [February], lat. 42 0, long. 11 0, having started a butt. The captain,
crew, and passengers were saved by the Garland [Capt Wright], of this port, and
arrived here in the Zante [Capt Radgley], from Smyrna.
[from Liverpool Saturday's Advertiser - Saturday 10 March 1827]:
Extract the log book of the Cecilia states: 16th Feb, at half-past eight pm, Fell in with 3
boxes and, shortly after, with 23 bales, which he took on board, also discovered part of the
stern of a ship but could not make out her name. [This is supposed to be the Marmion hence for
Calcutta, the loss of which vessel we noted last week].
Wooden brig Smyrna Packet, built Bland and Chaloner, Liverpool, 1824,
169 tons, owned Captain Dale & Co. By 1833, owned Whittle, London.
Traded to Brazil, left Maranham for Liverpool, master Haddon, on 25th August 1833, and
posted missing.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 07 May 1824]:
Ship Launches. - On Saturday last, two fine vessels were launched from
adjoining shipyards, west side of the Queen's Dock, one called the
William Salthouse, built by Messrs Fisher; the other called the
Smyrna Packet, built by Messrs. Bland and Chaloner.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 24 June 1833]:
To have immediate despatch. For MARANHAM & PARA, The fine
Liverpool-built Brig, SMYRNA PACKET, Captain H Haddon, A 1 at Lloyd's,
registers 169 tons, coppered and copper-fastened, and well known as
one of the swiftest vessels out of the port, having made her last
passage to Maranham in twenty nine, and home from Para in twenty-six days.
For terms of freight, &c. apply to Messrs., Jas. Haddon & Co.; W.
Ker. Imrie & Co. or JOHN HOLLIWELL, 70, Castle-street.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 13 January 1834]:
Smyrna Packet, Haddon, sailed from Maranham, for this port, 25th August, and
has not since been heard of.
Wooden brig Children (also Childrens), built
Bland, Liverpool, 1824, 254 tons, Voyaged to Jamaica, New Zealand,..,
owned Liverpool. On return from Calcutta, in late 1836, was for sale at
London. Left for Launceston in May 1837. Registered at Launceston, and
wrecked on the coast
of Victoria on 15th January 1838, with loss of 16 lives.
[from Records on New Zealand Whaling...]
On 11th March 1835 the brig Children, 254 tons, Durocher, sailed for New
Zealand. She had been chartered to convey stores to Otago, intending
to call at another part of the country for a cargo of flax.
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Tuesday 07 March 1837]:
Brig CHILDREN, 255 tons register, built by Mr. Bland, at Liverpool,
under contract; copper-fastened and coppered; is a handsome-moulded
brig, flush deck, with bust bead, of good capacity, and sails fast:
in excellent order, well found in stores, and may be outfitted for any
voyage at moderate expense. W. Durocher, commander. Now lying the St.
Katharine Dock. For inventories and further particulars apply WM.
WOOLCOMBE, 1. Freemans-court, Cornhill.
[from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 23 May 1837]:
Deal, 22 May, Children, Durocher, arrived from the river and sailed for: Launceston.
[from Lloyd's List - Friday 21 June 1839]:
Hobart Town, 23rd Feb. The Children, Browne, from Launceston to Port
Adelaide, struck on Lady Julian Percy's Isles on the night of 15th January,
and became a total wreck; the Master and 15 persons drowned; 22
saved.
Wooden ship Rachel (also Rachael), built Liverpool, 1826, 383
tons, first owner Gibson, Liverpool. LR 1838 quotes owned Chaloner,
Liverpool, so possibly built Chaloner. Later rigged as a barque.
Voyage Callao to Queenstown, leaky, put into Talcahuano, prior to 21st
June 1853, and was later condemned there,
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 03 August 1826]:
For Savannah, the fine ship RACHEL, R. J. Potter, Commander; Built for
the Trade, coppered, sails fast, and in every respect a first rate conveyance for goods and
passengers; will be despatched about 20th August. For freight or passage, apply to
Captain Potter; to Wm. Gibson, Oilhouse, or N. HURRY and SON, Brokers.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 06 March 1828]:
For BATAVIA and SINGAPORE, The fine British-built Ship RACHEL,
Captain R. J. Potter; Burthen 388 tons, coppered, only one year old,
and in all respects an eligible conveyance; lying in the Prince's
Dock. For freight or passage, apply Messrs. Murray, Syme and Co. or to
ASHLEY BROTHERS.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 08 September 1836]:
First Ship to clear positively on the 10th instant. For CHARLESTON,
The fine Liverpool-built Ship RACHEL, James Moffatt, 353 tons
register; coppered and copper fastened; sails remarkably fast, and
will be punctually despatched. Apply CHAPMAN and WILLIS.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 04 September 1854]:
Thursday Aug 31. Rachel, Brown, from Callao for Queenstown put into Talcahuana, leaky,
and was discharging.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Saturday 12 May 1855]:
Liverpool. May 11. The Rachel, Brown, from the Chinchas for
Queenstown, which put into Talcahuano prior to 21st June leaky, has
been condemned there; her cargo has been brought home by the Charles
Napier, arrived here.
Wooden brigantine Nandi, built Bland & Chaloner, Liverpool, 1827, 315 tons.
Owned W F Porter, registered Liverpool. In LR as brigantine.
Voyage Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Bishop, struck Arklow Bank
on 12 August 1834, wrecked.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 18 May 1827]:
On Saturday last a fine new ship, called the Nandi, belonging it to
Mr. W. F. Porter, was launched from the yard of Messrs. Bland and
Chaloner, Baffin-street. The vessel went off in fine in style, and the
yard was crowded with spectators. After the launch, the friends of
the owners, along with a great number of ladies and gentlemen, were
invited, by the builders, to partake of an elegant cold collation,
and several appropriate toasts were drunk, amongst which were the
following:- "Success to the Nandi," "The Owners of the Nandi," "Mr.
W. F. Porter," with three times three. The vessel is commanded by
Lieutenant W. Ramsey, and is intended to sail immediately for the
East Indies.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 21 August 1828]:
For CALCUTTA, - The fine Liverpool-built Ship NANDI, Captain Walter Ramsey; A 1 at Lloyd's,
coppered and copper fastened, and in all respects a very superior conveyance. For
freight or passage, apply to Mr. W. F Porter or to ASHLEY BROTHERS.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 12 August 1834]:
Nandi Bishop for Rio sailed 9 Aug
[from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 19 August 1834]:
Arklow, 13th Aug. The Nandi, Bishop, from Liverpool to Rio Janeiro,
on shore on Arklow Banks, is full of water. 16th. The Nandi has sunk. A small
part of the cargo and some of the materials saved.
Wooden ship Mary, built Bland & Chaloner,
Liverpool, 1827, 308 tons, for Bamber, Liverpool, for service to
Calcutta. Later Fairhurst, master, voyaged regularly to Berbice and
Trinidad until March 1836. In LR until 1838, with minimum information.
Voyage Liverpool to Berbice, captain Hogarth, ashore at Rossall Point,
31 March 1836, and wrecked, crew
and passenger saved.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 17 May 1827]:
Saturday last.....launched from the yard of Messrs Bland and Chaloner [Nandi]...
And this day another fine vessel, belonging to Captain Bamber, is
intended to be launched from the same yard, at a quarter after one, pm.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 17 September 1827]:
Warranted first vessel. To sail immediately. For Calcutta direct. The
beautiful new Liverpool-built Ship MARY, J. Bamber, commander,
burthen per register 308 tons, coppered and copper-fastened, a most
desirable conveyance for fine goods, and carries a surgeon. For
freight or passage, having elegant accommodations, apply to W. & J.
TYRER or M'NAIR & BREBNER.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 09 October 1835]:
Ships Loading: West Indies: Mary, Fairhurst, 308, Berbice, J Crossthwaite & Co
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 14 March 1836]:
Tuesday March 8. Arrived: Mary, Fairhurst, Berbice, sugar, molasses, coffee and cotton.
[from Lancaster Gazette - Saturday 02 April 1836]:
LOSS OF THE MARY OF LIVERPOOL. We have received the following
communication from our active correspond at at Poulton-le-Fylde, dated
Thursday night:
I have just heard of two disasters at sea, but cannot
give any particular account. The first, that a vessel (brig) was seen
to sink about eight this morning off Lytham, and all hands perished.
The second that a large ship, or barque, came on shore at Rossall
Point about noon, this day [31 March 1836], but as far as I can learn the crew is
safe.
A subsequent communication from our correspondent informs us,
that the vessel on shore at Rossall Point is the ship Mary of
Liverpool, 380 tons burthen, commanded by our townsman, Capt.
Hogarth, and bound for Berbice with a general cargo. We are rejoiced
to learn that all hands on board are safe. There was only one female
passenger, Miss Jane Ness, of Edinburgh, a young lady about eighteen
or nineteen years of age. She arrived at Poulton on Thursday evening.
The Mary sailed from Liverpool on Wednesday morning about nine
o'clock.
[from Lancaster Gazette - Saturday 09 April 1836]:
TO BE SOLD, by auction, On Wednesday, the 13th day of April, FOR THE
BENEFIT OF WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; THE Hull, Masts, Yards, Boats, and
other Materials of the Barque Mary, 308 tons, as they now lie on the
Beach at Rossal, near Poulton-in-the-Fylde. Also part of the Cargo of
the said Vessel, consisting of Puncheons of Ship Bread, Salted
Provisions, Puncheons of Oats, Hoop and Bar Iron, a Gig, and quantity
of Harness, 2 Horses, about 20,000 Bricks and a number of empty Lime
Puncheons and Hogsheads; Also (subject to Duty, being Cabin Stores), a
quantity of Loaf Sugar, a Piece of Brandy, and 2 Cannisters of Tea;
And such other Property aa may be offered at the time of Sale. Sale to
commence at "Cleveleys", near Rossall, at 12 o'clock precisely. F.
KEMP, J. HOGARTH, J. FAIRHURST, agents For the Ocean Assurance
Company.
Wooden ship Bland, built Bland & Chaloner,
Liverpool, 1829. 573 tons. Owned Ashley, Porter & Bland, registered
Liverpool. Service to Calcutta and to Sydney. For sale 1837.
Registered Liverpool, owned J Bonus & Co. Left Callao, 5 Sept 1854,
master Robertson, for Queenstown [Cobh], spoken 12 February 1855, and
posted missing with all
aboard lost.
Image from painting by Samuel Walters, after 1840, of Bland off Cape Town. [Walker
Art Gallery]
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 08 January 1829]:
Launch of the Bland. An extremely fine ship called the Bland, after the
respectable ship-builder of that name, was launched yesterday from the
building yard of Messrs. Bland and Chaloner. The Bland is one the
largest vessels that has been built here for some years; she registers 573
tons, and is intended for the East India trade. Immediately after the
launch, a very large and highly respectable company of ladies and
gentlemen, consisting of about 250, sat down to an elegant collation in the
moulding-room, prepared by the munificence of the owners, who were
unremitting in their attentions to their numerous guests. "Success to the Bland" was
drunk, of course, with all the enthusiasm befitting the occasion. To this we
cordially respond. We believe she is owned conjointly by Mr. Francis
Ashley. Mr. W. F. Porter, and Mr. Bland.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 20 June 1837]:
ON SALE, The well-known Ship BLAND; 573 tons, old register; as she now
lies, in the Prince's Dock. For further particulars apply to Messrs.
Ashley Brothers; or to Messrs. W. F. Porter & Son; or to JONES, MANN, and
FOSTER.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 23 February 1855]:
Callao: Bland Robertson [Sept] 5 England. [Baticola, Lyon left on Sept 15]
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Saturday 14 April 1855]:
LIVERPOOL April 13: The Bland, from Callao for Queenstown, was spoken about Feb.
12, in lat. 38 N., long. 34 W., by the Baticola, Lions, arrived at Lisbon,
which lost rudder in gale three days after speaking the Bland.
A bale of
cotton, marked "T174" was picked on the 6th April, in lat. 48, long. 11
[from Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Saturday 09 June 1855]:
Lieutenant-Colonel Robertson, of Bath, has received the sad
intelligence of the loss of the ship Bland, commanded by his son Capt.
R. D. Robertson, in the southern ice. The Captain, his wife and all
on board perished.
Wooden schooner/brig Frank, built Chaloner, Liverpool,
1831. Described in LR as schooner, 187 tons, owned W Porter,
Liverpool, registered Liverpool. In LR to 1838. Traded to South
America, South Africa and Jamaica. Voyage Jamaica (Morant Bay on SE
coast) to Liverpool, master Jones, departing 31st May 1838 and posted
missing.
[from Liverpool Albion - Tuesday 26 July 1831]:
LAUNCH. On Wednesday next, about twelve o'clock, a brig, to be called the
Frank, and intended for the Lima trade, will be launched from the
building-yard of Messrs. Chaloner, Son, and Co., in Baffin-street.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 11 March 1833]:
For LIMA & GUAYAQUIL, The beautiful A 1 Liverpool-built Schooner,
FRANK, Edward SEARIGHT, master, burthen 167 tons; now on her second
voyage, sails remarkably fast, and is in every respect well calculated
for the trade, lying in the Prince's Dock,. For freight or passage,
apply to Mr. W. F. PORTER, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright & Co. or to ASHLEY
BROTHERS.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 02 October 1835]:
Frank, Searight, from Singapore at China 4th April.
[from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 22 August 1837]:
Liverpool. Frank, Seawright, arrived from Jamaica. 21 Aug.
[from Morning Chronicle - Saturday 01 September 1838]:
Liverpool Aug 30. The Frank, Jones, sailed from Morant Bay, Jamaica,
on the 31st May for Liverpool, but has not since been heard of.
Wooden schooner Reindeer, built Chaloner,
Liverpool, 1832, owned Hugh Owen, 172 tons, 84 x 21.2 ft, maiden
voyage to Buenos Ayres. Registered Liverpool, voyages to Valparaiso,
etc. Voyage Liverpool to Danube, 31st March 1843, ashore near Sulina
[port in Romania, at one of the mouths of the Danube], and sold.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 24 May 1832]:
A New BRIG, now building at the Yard, in Baffin-street, the following
dimensions; length 84 feet, Breadth 21 ft 2 inches. Depth of hold 14 ft, And
will measure about 170 tons register, now planked with African Oak; a small
poop; her frame of English and African Oak, well seasoned; and could be
finished in two months; she is well adapted for the Mediterranean, or
the West Coast Trades.- For further particulars, inquire of the
Builders. P. CHALONER, SONS and CATO, Queen's Dock, Liverpool.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 03 September 1832]:
LAUNCHES. On Monday last a fine new brigantine, intended, we understand, for
the Mediterranean trade, and built for Captain Hugh Owen, master and
owner, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Peter Chaloner,
Sons, and Cato, Baffin-street. She went off the stocks in gallant
style, amidst the cheers of a numerous body of gratified ...
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 01 October 1832]:
Warranted fast vessel and will sail in a few days.
For BUENOS AYRES Direct. The beautiful A 1 Liverpool- built schooner
REINDEER, HUGH OWEN, Master, Burthen 172 tons, coppered and copper-fastened, now on
her first voyage, and is expected to sail remarkably fast: She can
discharge the entire of her cargo in the Inner Roads, and is in every respect, a
most eligible conveyance for both goods and passengers; lying in the
Prince's Dock. For terms, &c. apply to ASHLEY BROTHERS.
[from Lloyd's List - Monday 08 May 1843]:
Constantinople, 17 April, The Reindeer, Kemp, from Liverpool to the
Danube, which went on shore near Sulina, 31st ult., will be sold, as
there is no chance of getting her off.
Wooden barque Isis, built Chaloner, Liverpool 1835, 298 tons, owned
Holt & Co, registered Liverpool, trading Liv-Jamaica [from LR 1845]. Owned and
registered Maryport from 1848. ON 26396. Last MNL listing 1867.
Last voyage reported: Cronstadt to Bristol, cargo shifted, 20 th October 1866,
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 02 March 1835]:
On Saturday there was launched, from the building-yard of Peter Chaloner,
Sons, and Co., Baffin-street, Queen's Dock, a fine ship, of 300 tons
burthen, for Messrs. T Holt and Co., intended for the Jamaica
trade.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 14 February 1839]:
For KINGSTON, Jamaica, The fine A 1 armed Barque ISIS, J. Graham,
Master, For freight or passage, apply to Thomas Holt, Benjamin
Simpson, or TORY, HOLT and Co.
[from Carlisle Patriot - Saturday 07 November 1857]:
BARQUE ISIS FOR SALE. TO be SOLD, by AUCTION, on Monday the 16th of
November, at the Savings Bank, Workington, Cumberland, at Six o'clock
in the Evening, (unless previously disposed of by Private Contract).
The fine substantial barque Isis, 325-348 Tons, 5-6 th Class, in
French Lloyd's to the end of 1856. She has just delivered a Cargo of
Greenheart Timber, is well found in Stores, shifts without Ballast, is
a large Carrier, and well worthy of the attention of buyers. Her
Dimensions per register are: Length 102 Feet, Breadth 24 5-10ths Feet,
Depth 16 Feet. For Particulars and Inventories, and for Inspection,
apply to Mr. C. Lamport, Shipbuilder, Workington.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Tuesday 23 October 1866]:
Southampton, Oct 22. Capt. Kemp, of the Europa, arrived here, reports
having spoken off the Start, at Noon 20th inst., the barque Isis, of
Maryport, from Cronstadt for Bristol, with cargo shifted.
Wooden barque Dorothea, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1836, 305 tons,
LR 1840 confirms built April 1839, Liverpool, 305 tons, owned Laidmans, for Jamaica trade.
Wrecked on
1st May 1847 in Auckland Channel at Mud Point, in the Hooghly river
entrance, when leaving, one man drowned.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 22 January 1836]:
A fine new SHIP of 305 tons, nearly ready for launching, built
of the best materials, and intended for the West India trade, for further particulars
builders P CHALONER, SONS, & CATO, 3, Baffin-street.
NB A register has been taken out under the old system of measurement.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 04 April 1836]:
LAUNCH. Today there will be launched, from the building-yard of P.
Chaloner, Sons, and Co., Baffin-street a fine new ship of 305 tons,
for Messrs. J. Crosthwaite and Co. She is intended for the West
India trade. [Another report - for Berbice]
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 08 October 1846]:
For CALCUTTA, The fine Liverpool-built Barque DOROTHEA, Captain J.
Harrison; A 1 twelve years, 305 tons, and a well-known eligible conveyance:
loading in the Prince's Dock. Apply COTESWORTH, WYNNE and LYNE.
[from Hull Packet - Friday 02 July 1847]:
The Dorothea, Harrison, of Liverpool, was totally lost on Mud Point,
in the river Hooghly, on 1st of May; one man drowned.
[Another report states in Auckland Channel - which is one of the entrance channels to the Hooghly]
Wooden barque Isabel, built Chaloner, Liverpool,
1836, 215 tons, owned Laidman, London. For trade to S America. Later
traded to West Indies. Voyage Kingstown, Jamaica, to Liverpool, wrecked on
Castle Island, 15 June 1847.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 24 October 1836]:
LAUNCH. A fine barque, to he called the Isabel, will be launched tomorrow, at
eleven o'clock, from Mr. Chaloner's building-yard in Baffin-street. She
is intended for the South American trade.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 24 November 1836]:
LINE of PACKETS for BUENOS AYRES, To sail on the 15th December, and will
receive no Goods the entries of which are not passed on or before the 13th.
The line Liverpool-built Barque ISABEL Captain David Smith, A 1;
220 tons; coppered; sails remarkably fast, and will be found in every
respect a first-rate conveyance both for goods and passengers. For terms, &c. apply
Mr. Worrall, to the Captain, board, west side George's Dock, or to W. and J.
TYRER.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 02 August 1847]:
NASSAU, JUNE 23. The Isabel, Atkinson, from Kingstown, Jamaica, for
Liverpool, was totally lost on a reef near Castle Island, 15th June:
part of the cargo saved.
[probably Castle Island, Bahamas, 22 7.87N, 74 19.18W.]
Wooden brig Elizabeth Wood, built Chaloner,
Liverpool, 1839, 240 tons, owned J. M. Wood. Registered Liverpool for
trade to Barbados. LR states launched Liverpool April 1839. In MNL,
ON 24130, to 1857. Voyage Sunderland to Elbe, abandoned, crew
saved, 11 September 1857.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 01 April 1839]:
Ship Launch. There will be launched from the building-yard of Messrs. P. Chaloner
and Sons, Baffin-street, this day, at twelve o'clock, a vessel, burthen
250 tons, intended for the West India trade, the property of James M.
Wood, Esq., of this town.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 17 November 1854]:
THE fine Brig ELIZABETH WOOD. 246 tons N.M., and 240 tons O.M., built at
Liverpool, in 1839, under particular inspection, by Messrs. Peter
Chaloner, Sons, and Co., for her present owner, classed A 1 for twelve
years, and continued in 1850 A 1 for four years, sheathed with yellow metal,
and everything she required done to her in May, 1853. Her sales require
no outlay, and she has always been kept in excellent order. Flush
decked, with an excellent round-house; her beams are placed for sugar
cargoes, and she is well known in the Barbadoes trade for fast
passages and good delivery. Length, 89 8-10 feet; breadth, 21 9-10
feet; and depth, 15 7-10 feet. Now lying in the London Docks. For
inventories and further particulars apply SUART and SIMPSON, 9, Clement's-lane.
Lombard-street. [LR 1857 gives owner G. Peverall, Liverpool, trading Brs.London]
[from Glasgow Chronicle - Wednesday 23 September 1857]:
HARBURG, September 10. - Captain Schroeder, of the Danish galliot Johannes,
just arrived here, reports that on the 11th instant at 6 30 a.m.,
Heligoland bearing E.S.E., distant about 80 miles, he fell in with a
boat containing the master and crew (in all eight hands) of the English
brig Elizabeth Wood, of Sunderland (coals), for Hamburg. That vessel
had foundered at two on the same morning, and the crew had taken to
the boat, having only saved their clothes.
[Capt Robinson; landed at Cuxhaven, also 70 miles from Heligoland]
Wooden barque Mary Ellen, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1839,
211 tons, owned G Yates, Liverpool, for Mediterranean trade. ON 26940, registered Belfast 1854,
but Liverpool by 1860.
For sale 1848 and bought Poole. Voyaged to Mauritius and to Demerara.
Voyage Liverpool to Surinam, ashore at Ballyteigue (west of Kilmore),
and wrecked,
16 October, 1861, crew saved.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 22 October 1839]:
LAUNCH. A fine new barque will be launched on Thursday next, at about
half-past eleven o'clock, from the building yard of Messrs. P.
Chaloner, Sons, and Co., Baffin-street, Queen's Dock, for Captain Joy,
and intended for the Mediterranean trade.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 07 November 1839]:
For MALTA snd SMYRNA, With leave to call at Gibraltar, The fine new
Liverpool-built Barque MARY ELLEN, R. Joy, Master; A 1 at Lloyd's; 200 tons
per register, and coppered....
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 08 July 1848]:
Also, the fast-sailing Barque MARY ELLEN; Built Messrs. P. Challoner
and Son, in 1839, and classed at Lloyd's A 1 for 12 years ; burthen per
register 227 tons, carries 300 tons dead weight, was new sheathed with
metal, and had a new main-mast in August 1846; is now on her passage
home from Barbadoes, (daily expected,) and is a well-known vessel in,
and peculiarly adapted for, the West India trade. For further particulars,
apply to Mr. Charles Turner, Official Assignee, 53, South John-street.
[sold to James Poole & Co, Liverpool for £1550.]
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 24 August 1848]:
For MAURITIUS, Direct, the fine Liverpool-built Barque MARY ELLEN,
Captain Porter; 226 tons, A 1 for twelve years, and a remarkably fast
sailer. For terms &c, apply to Messrs. Boyd and Brown, or JAMES AIKIN,
SON and Co.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Wednesday 16 October 1861]:
Wexford, Oct. 15. The Mary Ellen, from Liverpool for Surinam, is on shore
at Ballytigin [sic]. Crew saved. Part of cargo and materials will be saved.
Vessel most likely to be a wreck.
[from Wexford People - Saturday 19 October 1861]:
WRECK SALE. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, (for account of whom it may
concern,) on THURSDAY. the 24th OCTOBER. 1861, on the STRAND OF
BALLYTEIGUE, (near Kilmorej the Hull as it will then lie of the Barque
"Mary Ellen" of Liverpool, 204 Tons Register, lately wrecked on her
voyage from Liverpool to Surinam. Also, a large portion of her
Materials and Stores, comprising about Thirty-five Sails, (some of
which are new); Anchors, Chain Cables, Small Chains, Side Lights,
Rigging, New Manilla Ropes, Long Boat, Spars, Timber, 4 Casks of Meat,
Preserves, Large Water Tank, &c. Also, a quantity of Coals, some
Staves, Rice, Hoop-Iron, Wood Hoops, Roman Cement, &c. Terms - Cash.
Sale to commence at 12 o'clock. WALSH & SON, Auctioneers Wexford,
October 18th, 1861.
Wooden brig St Vincent, built Chaloner,
Liverpool, 1840, 274 tons, owned J Cropper, Liverpool, registered
Liverpool. Trade to St Vincent and Demerara. LR1842 has St Vincent,
Brig, 255 tons, built Liverpool 1840, owned J Cropper. In MNL, ON
24680, until 1864.
Voyage Cardiff to St Thomas with coal, abandoned,
sinking, 3 August 1863, crew rescued.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 17 March 1840]:
LAUNCH. On Thursday next will be launched, from the building yard of Messrs.
P. Chaloner, Sons, and Co., Baffin-street, a fine new vessel, for John
Cropper, Esq., intended for the St. Vincent trade.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 25 September 1840]:
St Vincent, T Sheperd, 274, Madeira & St Vincent, J Cropper.
[from
Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Friday 07 August 1863]:
The brig St Vincent, of Liverpool, from Cardiff for St. Vincent was abandoned on the 3rd
of August, in lat 49 N, long 9 W; crew landed at Falmouth.
[Another report: crew landed by Hannah Secor at Falmouth. St Vincent,
of Liverpool, cargo coal, for St Thomas]
Wooden Lightship Albert , built Chaloner 1840, for
MDHB. 85 tons. 74.5 x 17.6 ft. ON 76370. Later converted to steam and in service
at Liverpool to 1940.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 28 August 1840]:
THE "ALBERT" LIGHT-SHIP. The CHAIRMAN requested the committee to
give a name to the new light-ship which would be launched from the
yard of Messrs. Chaloner and Co. on Saturday next. Messrs. Chaloner
and Co., the Chairman added, had applied for leave for the vessel to
remain upon the stocks till the 12th October, in order that they might
be enabled to finish the joiner's work more conveniently, but the
committee could not consent to the application. On the suggestion of
the Chairman the new vessel was ordered to be called "the Albert."
Wooden ship Duke of Cornwall, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1842,
In LR 1844, Duke of Cornwall, is a steamship, built Liverpool 1842,
owned British & Irish S N Co., 425 tons- see here.
So possibly name changed after launch.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 29 April 1842]:
LAUNCH. On Tuesday was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. P. Chaloner,
Sons, and Co., a splendid vessel called the Duke of Cornwall, suitable
for the China, East India or West India trade. She went off in grand
style, without the least stoppage, in the presence of an immense
concourse of respectable spectators, who were extremely delighted. She
is calculated to carry a very large cargo, and sail fast. She stands A
1, we understand, at Lloyds for 12 years ; and we have no doubt, from
the well known character of vessels built by this firm, she will
extend their celebrity as builders.
Irrelevant? [from Liverpool Albion - Monday 02 March 1846]:
The ship Duke of Cornwall. which arrived on Thursday in the East India
Docks, from St. Helena, has brought home the crew of the brig Lady
Sale, of Liverpool, which was seized on the coast of Africa by a
Portuguese man-of-war, on suspicion of being fitted out for the slave
trade. .....
Wooden schooner Panope, built Chaloner,
Liverpool, 1841, 136 tons, owned Liverpool & London Shipping Co, for
London - Liverpool service. Lengthened 1852, rigged as a barque, 190
tons. By 1853 owned W D Chellew, St Ives, for service to
Mediterranean. ON 12785. Abandoned 15
February, 1861, 100 miles SW of Cape Clear, carrying coal from
Liverpool to Gibraltar, 9 crew, crew saved.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 10 May 1841]:
LAUNCH. A beautiful schooner, called the Panope, was launched from the yard
of Messrs. P. Challoner, Sons, and Co., at eleven o'clock, on Thursday
forenoon last. She glided into her native element amidst the
acclamations of a numerous company of spectators. We understand she is
the property of the Liverpool and London Shipping Company, to be put
on the line with their other fast-sailing schooners, which, by the
remarkable expedition of their voyages, have afforded so many
facilities to the shippers of goods between the two great ports of
Liverpool and London.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Thursday 21 February 1861]:
SHIP'S REPORTS. - Report of Captain D.
Cathcart, master of the Panope of St. Ives, from Liverpool for Gibraltar.
Feb. 8.
Sailed from Liverpool, 1 p m, pilot left, fresh gale from NE, with
rain. 5 p m., second reef to topsails. At 11 p m, carrying a strong
press of canvas to clear Holyhead, split foresail and jib, wind about NNE. Feb. 9.
Running down channel, gale increasing with heavy seas, washed away
part of bulwarks and other things off the deck. Hove ship to under a
close-reefed maintopsail. until weather moderated; pumps attended to.
Same evening weather moderated a little; bore away down channel again.
Midnight, sighted Tuskar Light, still blowing heavy with cross sea.
10th - a.m., a sea struck the ship, and stove the longboat; Noon, weather
moderated; repaired bulwarks, etc., and proceeded. Pumps attended to.
11th, p.m., wind veered to SE, with a fresh gale. 12th; A strong gale from SW.
with heavy sea, ship labouring and straining very much, and making a
considerable quantity of water. Midnight, shipped a heavy sea, knocked
away more bulwarks and boats on the lee scuppers, Hove fragments of
longboat overboard to ease the ship, and secure the jollyboat and
spars. Heavy cross sea running. 13th; p.m., a sea struck the ship, lifting
the jollyboat as high as the rail, and stove it to pieces. Still
making a considerable quantity of water, hove jollyboat over to ease the ship; mate
and one of the crew disabled in doing this. Weather moderated for a few hours; but
owing to such a tremendous sea running was unable to run for a port. A
heavy gale came away again from SSW. Kept the pumps constantly going.
14th; Increasing gale with a heavy sea, hove overboard everything on the
decks of any weight, to ease the ship, and at 2 pm, bore up for
Cork. The master went down to the forehold and found the decks had
opened forward, and water running down amongst the coals; and ship
sprung a leak, making water at the rate of three feet per hour; crew
constantly at the pumps, and could scarcely keep her free. 15th; a.m.,
Norwegian barque Patria hove in sight; we made a signal of distress,
and she bore on us. And after all our exertions to keep the vessel
afloat, and to save our lives, we were obliged to abandon the Panope,
having at the time six feet of water in the hold, about 100 miles SW of
Cape Clear, and crew arrived at Cork harbour on the 16th,
Wooden ship Achilles, built Chaloner, Liverpool,
1844, 500 tons, 112.5 x 28.7 ft, owned Cotesworth & Co. Liverpool.
Voyage Calcutta to England, caught fire and abandoned, 24th
April 1846. Crew and passengers saved.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 13 February 1844]:
LAUNCH. On Wednesday last, about one o'clock, a fine ship of 500 tons
burthen, called the Achilles, was launched from the building-yard of
P. Chaloner, Sons, and Co., Baffin-street. Her length is 112 feet 6
inches, and breadth 28 feet 9 inches ; she was built under the
inspection of Lloyd's surveyor, and will stand A 1 twelve years. Her
model is one of the finest we have seen, and apparently well adapted
for the East India trade.
[from Weekly Chronicle (London) - Saturday 01 August 1846]:
CONFLAGRATION AT SEA. By letters received at Lloyd's on Wednesday, dated
the Mauritius, April 18, intelligence of the total loss of the ship
Achilles by fire is communicated, but happily unattended with loss of
life. The Achilles was a first class vessel, 437 tons burthen, the
property of Messrs. Colesworth[sic], Wynn, and Lyon[sic], merchants, of
Liverpool, who, we are given to understand, are fully insured. The
Achilles sailed from Calcutta for Liverpool in the early part of
April, with several passengers on board, her cargo comprising indigo,
saltpetre, jute, sugar, &c. The cause of the fire is not
satisfactorily known; but there is every reason to believe that it
arose from spontaneous combustion amongst the cargo in the hold. That
it had been smouldering for several days prior to the outbreak of the
flames there is little doubt, but the weather being exceedingly hot
prevented its discovery until the 24th of April, when the fire burst
from the hatchways. In vain did the crew exert themselves to subdue
the destructive element, which gained upon them so rapidly that the
only chance left was for them to take to the boats with all
expedition. Having seen the passengers safe, the crew followed, and
abandoned the ship to her fate, the master, Captain Goth [sic, LR gives Goble], being the
last person to leave her deck. In a short time flames issued from
every part of the ship, and she burned with great fury for many hours,
when she disappeared in deep water. The crew and passengers were
picked up, near the Rodrigues, by the Ariel, Captain Parsons, which,
singular to state, had been sent to rescue the crew of the Iris, that
had been wrecked on the Island. Both crews have since reached the
Mauritius. The Achilles was destroyed in lat. 21 S., long. 71
E.
Wooden brig Favourite, built Chaloner, Liverpool,
1845, 277 tons. LR 1846 gives Bg, 277 tons, built Liverpool 1845,
owned Barton & Co, Liverpool. Registered Liverpool 1848, ON 1134, in
MNL to 1866. Voyage Sierra Leone to Liverpool, driven ashore near
Blackpool and wrecked, with
loss of all 10 crew, on 22 November 1865.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 15 April 1845]:
Launch. On Thursday last, a beautifully-modelled barge [sic, barque] called the
Favourite, was launched from the ship-building yard of Messrs.
P. Chaloner and Sons, Baffin-street. The ceremony of christening was
performed by Mr P Chaloner, junr. The Favourite is upwards of 277 tons burthen,
builders new measurement, and is, as yet, the property of the builder.
[from Manchester Courier - Friday 24 November 1865]:
THE GALE. SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF ALL HANDS AT SOUTHPORT. The barque
Favourite, Captain Hinds, from Sierra Leone to Liverpool with palm oil
and seeds, was driven on shore near Southport during the gale on
Wednesday evening, and became total wreck, her cargo being strewed
along the coast. Nothing has been heard of the crew, and there is only
too much reason for supposing they have all been lost. She was owned
by Mr. J. Thompson, of Liverpool. A lifeboat put out twice but could
not reach the vessel. Two bodies were picked up yesterday morning.
A later report: The Favourite's crew consisted of ten men. She left England
the 12th of May last, and on her return voyage was bound for
Liverpool, from Sherbro, Sierra Leone, with cargo palm oil and seeds,
she was 19 years old. Three years ago she was fully repaired and
re-classed A red for eight years. William Hinde, of Whitehaven, was
her captain. The first mate name was William Nixon, who came from the
same town. The steward was named Stephenson, he was a native of
Whitehaven.
Wooden ship Georgina, built Chaloner, Liverpool,
1846, 600 tons, owned Worral, Cotesworth,.. of Liverpool. Voyage to
Valparaiso for guano which was discharged at Valencia - then wrecked east of
Gibraltar on 10th December 1855.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 27 June 1846]:
LAUNCH OF THE GEORGINA. ... On Wednesday last, the ship-building yard
of Messrs. Peter Chaloner, Sons, and Co., Baffin-street, presented a
scene of this description, consequent upon the launching of a splendid
ship belonging to Messrs. John Worrall and Co., and Messrs. Cotesworth
and Wynne... The Georgina is a beautiful model, about 600 tons
burthen. She is built of English oak and teak, and is intended for the
Calcutta trade. Captain Williams, late master of the Robert Finne, will
command her.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 05 September 1854]:
LINE OF PACKETS FOR THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. Will sail with
or before any other vessel. For VALPARAISO, The splendid
Liverpool-built Ship GEORGINA, - Captain WILLIAMS; A 1 at Lloyd's for
twelve years; and well-known as a vessel of great speed: loading in
Salthouse Dock.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 25 December 1855]:
STORM AT GIBRALTAR. The screw-steamer Orontes, Capt. Haram, which arrived here
from Constantinople and Smyrna on Tuesday, brought intelligence of a
very violent storm, which swept through the straits of Gibraltar, on
the 10th instant. On that night the ship Georgina, Captain Parfitt, of
this port, which had been discharging a cargo of guano at Valencia,
and was returning here in ballast, was wrecked on the eastern beach
near Tunara. Four or five other vessels were lying in the same
position, and the storm has done much damage to the shipping at
Gibraltar. [one report says 1 man lost from Georgina]
Wooden barque Endymion, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1847,
619 tons (later 541 tons), ON 26069, registered Liverpool. In MNL to 1877.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Tuesday 31 August 1847]:
On Saturday, at noon, a splendid vessel, called the Endymion, was
launched from the building-yard Messrs. Chaloner and Sons,
Baffin-street. .. the ceremony of baptism being performed by Miss
Maria Cotesworth, a young lady about twelve years of age, daughter of
one of the owners. Her burthen 600 tons; length over all, 150 feet;
breadth of beam, 29 feet 9 inches, and depth of hold, 19 feet 10
inches. ... Messrs. Chaloner and Sons have now on the stocks,
nearly completed, a very handsome vessel, intended by Mr. Cotesworth for
the Pernambuco trade; and it is fully expected she will rival the
Swordfish for speed.
[from Morning Journal (Kingston) - Tuesday 21 May 1872]:
FOR CHARTER, To any Port in the United States, or the United
Kingdom, the British Barque ENDYMION, 541 Tons register, Ferguson, Master.
Application for the above Vessel is requested to be made to NUNES
BROS.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Thursday 23 November 1876]:
[from] PHILADELPHIA. Endymion, Ferguson [July26] for Cronstadt - put into Arendal leaky; cargo
will have to be discharged. (Christiansund Nov 20)
Wooden ship Empress, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1847, 333 tons,
owned Cotesworth & Co, for trade Liverpool - Brazil. Owner changed 1853. In LR1848. Not in MNL.
Voyage Liverpool to Mazatlan, wrecked 19
January 1854, on Altamura shoal [Isla Altamura] north of Altata,
Mexico.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 23 November 1847]:
A handsome ship, to be commanded by Captain Marden, will be launched
from Messrs Chaloner's building-yard, to-day at 11 o'clock. She is
intended for the Pernambuo trade, and has been built for Messrs
Cotesworth, Wynne and Lyne.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 01 January 1848]:
Line of PACKETS for PERNAMBUCO. The splendid new Liverpool
clipper-built Ship EMPRESS, William MARDON, Commander; 361 tons
register, A 1 at Lloyd's for twelve years, built expressly for the
Brazil trade, and is expected to be one of the fastest afloat - she
has superior cabin accommodation, her state rooms being large and airy.
Loading in the Queen's Dock. Apply to COTESWORTH, WYNNE, and LYNE....
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 12 May 1853]:
Line of Packets for Rio de Janeiro. ... Will sail next .... The
splendid Liverpool built clipper Ship EMPRESS, Captain Scott; 333
tons. A 1 at Lloyd's for twelve years, and one the fastest ships
afloat: loading in Salthouse Dock. Apply to to COTESWORTH, WYNNE and
LYNE. [Did not sail - presumably sold to new owner]
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Thursday 11 August 1853]:
Salthouse: Empress 332 Llanglois[sic] Thompson & Co.
[A later report: Rio de Janeiro, 18 Oct 1853, Empress, Langlois, sailed for Sandwich Isles]
[from Lloyd's List - Wednesday 08 March 1854]:
The EMPRESS, Langlois, struck near Altamira [sic], 3 miles from land, and
about 10 miles North of Port Altata. By the last accounts from
Mazatlan, dated 19th Jan., the vessel was full of water, and it was
supposed that 5-6ths of the cargo would be lost.
[Another report: Culiacan: Empress, Liverpool for Mazatlan,
wrecked on Altamura shoals, near Allata [sic], previous to 19 Jan..]
Wooden ship Monarchy, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1851,
776 tons, owned Browne, ON 15876. For sale 1880. Later barque, registered London, owned Hull.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 23 January 1851]:
On Saturday two beautifully-built ships, for the East India trade,
were launched from the building-yards in Baffin-street, on the west
side of the Queen's Dock. Eleven o'clock was high tide, and at that hour, a vast
assemblage of persons, including many ladies, had collected in the
building-yards and within view of the scene of the launches, desirous
to obtain a sight of the interesting ceremony. The weather proved most
propitious for the occasion, being bright as a May morn, whilst not a
ripple ruffled the surface of the magnificent river which was to
receive the two noble ships.
The first launch, which took place from
the yard of Messrs. P. Chaloner and Sons, was a ship of 776 tons
burthen, new measurement. She has been built, we understand, for
Messrs. Brown and Harrisons, and Messrs James Browne and Co. ...
[Another report - named Monarchy]
Wooden ship Eclipse, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1851,
425 tons, for service to Bahia, owned Darbyshire. Registered Liverpool. ON 1099.
By 1872 barque, 393 tons, owned Friend, Liverpool. Not in MNL 1873. Sold foreign 1872.
[from Morning Herald (London) - Thursday 25 December 1851]:
LAUNCH AT LIVERPOOL. On Monday last was launched, from the yard of Messrs. P.
Chaloner and Sons, Baffin-street, a clipper ship, for Benjamin
Derbyshire, Esq., intended for the Bahia trade. The model of the
vessel is the same as the Empress, also built by the Messrs. Chaloner,
and whose performances have been the theme of admiration. The new ship
is called the Eclipse, and she differs from the Empress in an
additional length having been given to her, which will no doubt give
her an advantage in sailing qualifications. The tonnage of the Eclipse
is 425 tons, carpenter's measurement; she has a full female
figure-head, and is in every respect a first-class ship. The vessel
was christened by Miss Derbyshire, a very young lady, who performed
the ceremony in a satisfactory manner. The morning was fine, and the
vessel, which was profusely decorated with new flags, made a beautiful
launch.
Wooden ship Lancashire, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1853,
855 tons, 149.3 x 32.2 x 21.1 ft, ON 16351, in MNL to 1864, when 751 tons.
In LR to 1863, when marked LOST, 719/855 tons. Loss advised to MNL 1864. Last newspaper voyage
found is from Akyab [now Sittwe, Burma] for Liverpool, leaving 13th May 1858.
Posted missing.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 28 February 1853]:
INTENDED LAUNCH. Owing to the very boisterous state of the weather on
Saturday, Messrs. P. Chaloner and Sons were unable to launch the new
vessel which they have just completed for Messrs. James Browne and Co.
She is intended for the Calcutta trade, and will class A 1 at Lloyd's
for thirteen years. Her length over all is 150 feet, breadth of beam
32 feet 3 inches, depth of hold 21.5 feet, registered tonnage 855 tons. The
vessel is expected to be launched on Monday; but we learn that great
difficulty is experienced in getting hands. No less than 12s. per day
has been paid by Messrs. Chaloner to ship-carpenters for the purpose
of getting this vessel finished, and, even at this very high wages,
sufficient men could not be had.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 07 March 1853]:
On Monday the new ship Lancashire, intended for the Calcutta trade,
was launched from Chaloner and Sons' yard, Baffin-street, for James
Browne and Co. and Brown and Harrisons, merchants, of this town. The
length of the vessel over all is 150 feet, breadth of beam 32 feet 3
inches, depth of hold 21 feet, and registered tonnage 855 tons
[from Dundee, Perth, and Cupar Advertiser - Tuesday 08 May 1860]:
DEATHS. ... Lost, at sea, Mr William Patterson, second officer of the ship
Lancashire, of Liverpool, and eldest son of the late Mr Charles
Patterson, spirit-dealer, Dundee. The vessel sailed from Akyab, in the
East ladies, on her homeward passage, in May 1858, and has not since
been of. Friends will please accept of this intimation.
Wooden ship West Derby, built Chaloner,
Liverpool, 1855, 821 tons, owned James Browne, Liverpool, ON 1350. In
MNL to 1876, when owned T Harrison, barque. In LR to 1876. Service to
Mobile, ashore on Tortugas but repaired at Key West 1873. Crew refused
to sail to Ascension as vessel unseaworthy, in 1875, - though crew
found guilty as survey showed vessel was sound. Crew stated that they
preferred to go to prison than risk their lives aboard. Found leaky at
Ascension 1875. Then for sale 1876 - not reported after that.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 26 March 1855]:
On Monday Messrs.
P. Chaloner and Sons launched a handsome vessel, of 914 tons, from
their yard, Baffin-street, for Messrs. J. Browne and Co., and T. and
J. Harrison, of this town. The vessel is called the West Derby, and is
intended for the China trade.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Monday 28 June 1875]:
OBSTINATE SAILORS. Nine sailors, named Peter Thompson, Daniel Donoghue,
George Gallagher, John Hanlon, Denis Crone, John McMullin, George
Luxley, John Blair, and John McLean, were charged with refusing to
proceed to sea in the ship West Derby, bound to Ascension. The captain
(Wren) stated that when the vessel was ready to proceed to sea the
previous day the prisoners refused duty, alleging that she was
unseaworthy, and at their request they were given into custody. There
was no foundation, however, for the allegation, as the ship had just
been caulked, and did not make more water than sufficed to "sweeten" her.
One of the prisoners here remarked that she was an old ship, and made
two feet of water in twenty-four hours. This statement was denied by
the captain, who observed that, even if it were true, it was only an
inch per hour. Another of the prisoners said he could pick away the
rotten timber from the bows: and the others made similar complaints.
A shipwright who had recently repaired the vessel in graving
dock stated that she was perfectly tight and sound. Upon hearing this
evidence Thompson and Donoghue expressed their willingness to return
to the vessel and fulfil their contracts, and they were discharged. The seven
others, however, asked for a survey, and the magistrate acceding to
the request, they were remanded till Monday.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Tuesday 12 October 1875]:
ASCENSION. Sept. 10: The barque West Derby, Wren, which arrived here 30th Aug.
from Liverpool, reports that on the 3rd July she encountered a NW gale,
causing the vessel to strain and to make 4 inches water per hour,
which rate of leakage continued until her arrival. When standing in
for the anchorage during a thick squall she touched the ground and hung
about ten minutes, knocking away part of her false keel. Sept. 14:
The barque West Derby was surveyed on the 10th Sept, and was found to
be making about an inch and a half of water per hour. Her hull
appeared to be generally in a sound state, but the seams, butts, and
waterways required caulking. Another survey was held this morning
after more cargo had been discharged, and it was recommended that her
bottom should be examined by divers.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Thursday 28 September 1876]:
The well known Liverpool ship West Derby, 821 tons, classed A 1 thirteen years,
continued nine years from 1868, yellow-metalled, stands without ballast, just
opened out and passed Lloyd's special survey. W M Corner & Co, London
[not mentioned in newspapers after this]
Iron brig Peveril of the Peak, built Chaloner, Liverpool, 1856.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 07 April 1856]:
SHIP LAUNCH. At eleven o'clock, on Saturday, Messrs. P. Chaloner, Sons, and
Co. launched, from their yard in Baffin-street, the Peveril of the
Peak, a splendid new vessel of 750 tons, old measurement. The launch
was quite successful, the vessel being christened by Miss Caroline
Smith. The Peveril of the Peak, one of the strongest and most
substantial vessels we ever saw, is intended for the East India and
China trade, will carry a large cargo, and is expected, from her
excellent model, to sail very fast. This vessel has been examined by
some of our eminent shipowners, and has been much admired. After the
launch, the company assembled partook of a dejeuner in the mould room.
Wooden barque Grace Peile, built Chaloner, Hart & Sinnott, Liverpool,
1858, 321 tons, ON 22039,
Voyage Monte Video to Natal, cargo mules, stranded Natal 30 July 1872, all 13 crew saved, owned
Griffith Williams.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 17 May 1858]:
On Saturday a beautifully-modelled barque, 357 tons, o.m., was
launched from the yard of Messrs. Chaloner, Hart, and Sinnott. This
vessel is owned by Mr. Sawyers, of Whitehaven, and is the first vessel
sold at Liverpool from the stocks into that port. Mrs. Chaloner
christened the vessel Grace Peile.
[from Lloyd's List - Saturday 05 October 1872]:
NATAL. 16th Aug. The Grace Peile (barque), Pugh, from Monte Video, with mules, the
Trinculo (barq.), Way, from Cape Town, in ballast, the Pcss. Alice
(3-masted schr.), Sim, and the Breidablik (schr.), Somme, last two
from Gothenburg, with deals, parted their anchors, and drove on the
beach here, during a heavy Easterly gale, the Grace Peile on the 30th
July, and the three other vessels on the 31st. They have all four
since been condemned.
Later: The cargo of the Grace Peile, with the exception
of two mules, which were drowned, has been landed in safety. The
Breidablik came ashore with her rudder carried away and sails torn, and
her main keel, apparently damaged by bumping on rocks, was washed up
further down the beach. The Trinculo, which has been sold also, is said
to be afloat; two anchors have been taken out from her, and it is
hoped that she will be got off with the next spring tides. The Grace
Peile, Princess Alice, and Breidablik, have also been sold, fetching
£450, £370, and £115 respectively.
Wooden ship Geologist, built Chaloner, hart & Sinnott, Liverpool,
1859, 854 tons, owned Harrison, Liverpool. ON 27937
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 05 September 1859]:
On the same day Messrs. Chaloner, Hart, and Sinnott,
launched a fine, timber-built ship, named the Geologist, 853 tons,
intended for the Calcutta trade. She is named after Hugh Miller, the
emident geologist, of whom she has a portrait as figure-head, which
has been effectively carved by Messrs. Allan and Clotworthy. Her
owners are Messrs. Thomas and Joseph Harrison and Co. and Messrs.
James Brown and CO.
Iron clipper Fiery Cross, built Chaloner & Co. Liverpool, 1860.
689 tons, to replace wrecked vessel of that name. ON 29165.
More history.
Voyage, then called Ellen lines, Fredrickstadt to London with timber,
aground, 20 November 1893, on Red Sand near Whitstable, and abandoned,
crew saved. Vessel moved to Medway and advertised for sale 1893, then
later for demolition in January 1896, lying in Stangate Creek,
Medway.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 17 December 1860]:
LAUNCH OF THE FIERY CROSS CLIPPER-SHIP. MESSRS. CHALONER, HART, and
SINNOTT launched from their yard, on Thursday last, the 13th instant,
a thirteen years A 1 ship, built by them for the owners of the late
celebrated clipper Fiery Cross, which was wrecked in the China Seas in
March last. The loss of that ship was much regretted in Liverpool, for
it was a source of just pride to the citizens of the good old town
that she, the only Liverpool-built clipper in the annual race with the
new teas, had so frequently distanced her competitors as to command a
higher rate of freight than any other ship in the trade. That ship was
designed and built by Messrs. Rennie, Johnson, and Rankine, and
launched from their yard here in 1855;...
[from Shields Daily News - Tuesday 17 December 1889]:
AN OLD CLIPPER. The Norwegian sailing ship Ellen Lines, at present
lying in the New Quay pier, was 28 years ago known as the celebrated
Liverpool China clipper "Fiery Cross" which on more than one occasion took the prize
for the fastest passage of the season. She was a competitor with the fine fleet of
China racers owned by our townsman, Mr J. R. Kelso.
[from Shields Daily Gazette - Tuesday 21 November 1893]:
WRECK AT WHITSTABLE. The Ellen Lines, Norwegian, from Skellettes,
stranded on the Red Sands near Whitstable; crew saved.
[from Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 25 November 1893]:
The Ellen Lines, an old tea clipper, until recently sailing under tha
name of the Fiery Cross, owned Messrs. Lines Bros., timber merchants,
of Hope Wharf, bound from Frederickstadt for London, with a cargo of
timber, mistook a light and ran ashore on the Red Sand during the gale
on Monday night. The deck cargo was thrown overboard, but the vessel
did not move. Signals of distress were given, which were seen at
Whitstable, and the cutter Star, in charge of E. Foad, went out to the
Girdler, where they ascertained the position of the vessel and bore
down to her and rescued the crew of captain and twelve hands. They
were landed in safety at Whitstable at 7 on Tuesday morning and taken
to Mr. Brannan, by whom they were provided with all that was necessary
in the shape of food and clothing. Beds were also procured for them at
the Temperance Hotel, and on Wednesday they were forwarded to London
by train, a special carriage being placed at their disposal by the
kindness of the station master, Mr. Wakeford. The distress signals
were also seen at Margate, and the lifeboat went out to render
assistance, but was unable to find the vessel. Owing to the fury of
the gale, the lifeboat could not get back to Margate, and she came on
to Whitstable. The crew, in charge of Mr. Troughton, were taken to the
Bear and Key Hotel, where a sumptuous supper was provided for them at
his expense. They remained in the town that night and left at
half-past eight on Tuesday morning. Just as they were leaving, the
crew of the vessel whom they went out to succour, were brought in.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Monday 27 November 1893]:
ELLEN LINES. The Anna, previously reported incorrect, should be Ellen Lines,
of Fredrikstad, assisted in waterlogged; now anchored Saltpan Reach.
(Sheerness, Nov 24.)
[from Lloyd's List - Thursday 14 December 1893]:
SALE: THE Norwegian Barque ELLEN LINES (formerly the FIERY CROSS) as she
lies afloat, waterlogged, in the river Medway, off Port Victoria,
together with her cargo, consisting of about 185 fathoms of deal and
batten ends, and about 30 fathoms of board ends. The Ellen Lines is
about 693 tons register; was built at Liverpool of oak, teak, and
greenheart in 1860, and originally classed 15 years A 1 in Lloyd's
Rook, is partly copper-fastened and sheathed with yellow metal. The
cargo originally consisted of 199 fathoms of deal and batten ends, and
47 fathoms of board ends. The deck load has been practically lost,
and it is believed at present there are about 210/215 fathoms on
board. Apply to LACHLAN and Co., 72, Cornhill, London.
[from Lloyd's List - Friday 07 February 1896]:
MEDWAY CONSERVANCY ACT, 1881. THE "ELLEN LINES".- TENDERS are invited
from persons willing to undertake the work of blowing up or otherwise
destroying, the remains of the above vessel, Ellen Lines, so as to be
able to clear the river therefrom.
The vessel lies in Stangate
Creek, opposite Port Victoria. ....
Sailing vessels reported in newspapers as launched by
Bland & Chaloner, but un-named.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 22 October 1824]:
Yesterday were launched from the building yard of Messrs Bland and
Chaloner, Queen's Dock, two fine vessels intended for the Brazil and
Mediterranean trades.
The vessel intended for the Brazil trade may well have been the
ship Brazilian. While that intended for the
Mediterranean trade could have been the brig Zante.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 10 January 1834]:
Launch. - This day, (Friday) about eleven o'clock, a fine new ship, of
350 tons burthen, intended for the West India trade, will be
launched from the building yard of Messrs. P. Chaloner, Sons, and
Co. Baffin street.
[no candidate found]
J Rathbone, Liverpool.
(Steam vessels)
William & Richard Haselden, Liverpool & Ellesmere Port.
(Steam vessels)
Hellespont SV 1824
Wooden brig Hellespont, built Haselden, Liverpool,
1824, 190 nrt, owned Harrison, Liverpool. LR1826 gives Bg, 193t,
Rolston, owned Harrison, Liverpool. LR1830 has master Wade, owned Tindell &
Co., captured. LR1833 has master Ward, owned Tindale, Li.Naples. LR1834 - not in.
In a voyage to S America, because of the conflict between Buenos Ayres and the
rest of Argentina, Hellespont was captured by the blockading Brazilian force on 15th September 1828.
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[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 04 June 1824]:
Launches: On Saturday last ... from Messrs Haselden's yard, the brig Hellespont, ...
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 25 March 1825]:
...Report of Captain Rolston, of the Hellespont, which vessel arrived her on
Tuesday last, from Smyrna, after a remarkably quick passage. ...
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 27 August 1827]:
LINE OF PACKETS FOR VERA CRUZ, To sail on the 1st of every month during
the season. The remarkably fine A 1 Brig HELLESPONT, Parker,
Commander; of 180 tons; Liverpool built expressly for the fruit trade, and is known
to be one of fastest sailing vessels out of the port; she is a very
desirable conveyance for dry goods, and has superior accommodations for
passengers... Edwards & Poole ...
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Friday 12 December 1828]:
The Hellespont, Wade, from Liverpool for Buenos Ayres, was captured within
sight of Buenos Ayres, September last. [Lloyds List gives 15th September]
[From Hansard] He alluded to the illegal captures of British ships,
by the Brazilian squadron blockading the river Plate. ...the
Government of Brazil had declared the Rio de la Plata in a state of
blockade, in the years 1826 and 1827, and in consequence of that
declaration, a number of British vessels were captured, which were
ultimately condemned. .... The next cases were those of the
Hellespont, and the Unicorn, whose cargoes were valued at £100,000.
These were also captured by the squadron, under circumstances not
authorised by the law of nations, and were condemned by a petty Judge,
who ordered them for immediate sale, though this was as contrary to
the Brazilian law, as to the law of nations; for, by the former, no
ship could be condemned without an appeal from the minor to the
superior court at Rio Janeiro. ....
Later report: With regard to the Hellespont, a vessel seized and
detained for adjudication, it was plundered, before the period of
adjudication had arrived, to such an extent that it was no longer
possible to restore it to its owner, possessing the same value.
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Wilson & Gladstone; J Wilson; T Wilson, Liverpool, later Birkenhead.
(Steam vessels).
Note Wilson built what was the largest wooden ship built at Liverpool -
Havannah in 1811, a fifth rate frigate, burthen 948 tons, more
history, and yet more.
Duke of Lancaster 1820
Happy Return (Pilot V) 1822
Lalla Rookh / Marmion SV 1823
Camoens SV 1824
Royal Saxon SV 1829
Berbice SV 1831
Euphrates SV 1834
John O'Gaunt SV 1835
Athlone SV 1836
Duke of Wellington SV 1842
Victoria (Pilot V) 1843
Duke of Lancaster SV 1844
Wooden ship Duke of Lancaster, built John Wilson,
Liverpool, 1820, 565 tons. Considered (in 1835) as one of the 10
finest hardwood-built ships belonging to Liverpool. Owned Gladstone, Liverpool.
A new vessel of the same name was built in 1844 by Wilson, and the report of that launch states that the 1820 vessel
was built by the late Mr Wilson. There is a report of a launch in early 1820 of a large vessel,
by Wilson, 562 tons, for Gladstone - named at the time as Helen Jane. Since the name Helen Jane
is not recorded in LR, most probably renamed on registry as Duke of Lancaster.
Reported for sale at Liverpool, in May and July 1843, by Gladstone, 565 tons, 123 x 32 x 22 ft.
Presumably broken up subsequently - see advert for materials from her.
Image
of Duke of Lancaster off Table Bay around 1830s by Walters & son.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 21 January 1820]:
Launches .... and the Helen
Jane, of 562 tons, from the yard of Messrs. Wilson and Co. for the
house of Messrs Gladstone and Co. The Huskisson and the Helen Jane
are intended for the East India trade.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 21 July 1840]:
To sail To-morrow, and warranted first vessel. For BOMBAY, The
well-known fast-sailing Ship DUKE OF LANCASTER, JAMES HARGRAVES, commander;
burthen 565 tons. For passage, having most superior Cabin accommodations, apply
on board, west side Prince's Dock; to Messrs. John Gladstone and Co.;
and for freight, to Messrs. FINLAY, ALSTON, and Co., or to W. and J.
TYRER.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 10 September 1844]:
TO FLAT AND BOAT BUILDERS, TIMBER DEALERS. CHEMISTS, and OTHERS. By
Mr. GREGSON, TOMORROW, the 11th instant, and following days, until
all is disposed off, at Twelve o'clock, at the Yard of Mr. Thomas
Wilson, Ship-builder, Barrack-street, North-shore. Liverpool, who is
leaving the Premises in consequence of the extension of the North
Docks.
A Large quantity of Small OAK and other TIMBER, (part of
which is suited for Building Vessels of 170 tons,) Knees, Flitches,
Slabs and Offal Wood; the above is cut from new but well-seasoned
Timber.
Also, a large quantity of old Ship Timber, suitable for
Repairs, Strong Beams, Posts, Rails, &c.; Floors, Futtocks, Kelsons,
Stringers, Beams, Planks, &c., &c., old Iron Knees, the Materials of
the late Ship "Duke of Lancaster." For further particulars apply to
Mr. GREGSON, North end Queen's Dock, Liverpool,
Wooden pilot vessel Happy Return, built Wilson & Gladstone,
Liverpool, 1822, 53grt, 49.2 x 15.11 x 8.6 feet, Pilot Boat no. 4. Sold 1849, registered Dundee,
Image from painting by Samuel Walters of Pilot Vessel no.4, Happy
Return, off the South Stack [from Samuel Walters - A S Davidson]
Wooden brig Camoens, built Wilson, Liverpool, 1824, 160
tons, for owner T Martin and with captain Benjamin Haram, for Liverpool - Oporto
service. Registered Liverpool. Later voyaged to Nassau and to
Trinidad. In March 1844, sailed for Africa, captain Tanner. Wrecked at New
Calabar, 30 August 1844.
Note confusion with Camoens, Sw,
168 tons, built Chester 1824. LR has ony one vessel - called Camoens -
which is described as built Liverpool 1824 until 1833, then from 1834
as built Chester 1824, with a change of owner. So report of place of build is
ambiguous. See discussion below.
Note that there were other
vessels called Camoens/Camoena - built 1837 and 1843. [Camoena was a Greek
goddess associated with childbirth and singing; Camoens was the English spelling
of the name of a Portuguese poet].
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 02 July 1824]:
On Tuesday morning last, a fine brig, called the Camoens, burthen 150
tons, was launched from the yard of Messrs Wilson; built for Messrs T and R Martin
for the Oporto trade and commanded by Captain Benjamin Haram, late of the Douro.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 24 September 1824]:
Camoens, Haram, hence at Oporto.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 02 May 1825]:
For Oporto, the new brig, Camoens, Benj. Haram, master, burthen per register, 168 tons,
having the greater part of her cargo engaged, she will be despatched immediately. For
freight or passage, apply to the captain on board, King's Dock, or to Thomas Martin,
Liver-street.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 02 July 1840]:
For TRINIDAD, The AE 1 British-built Brig CAMOENS, W. Wilson. Master;
Registers 168 tons, coppered and copper fastened, sails fast, and
having a great part of the cargo engaged, will be quickly despatched:
loading in George's Dock For freight, &c. apply to IMRIE and
TOMLINSON.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser, Thursday 21 March 1844]:
Sailed Tuesday, March 14. Camoena, Tanner, Africa
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 23 November 1844]:
Camoens, Henry Winch, and Panope, in coming out of New Calabar River,
30th August, got on shore on the Bar; the two first became total
wrecks, but the Panope was got off 1st September, and taken into Bonny
without much damage. The captain, mate, and one seaman of the Henry Winch
were drowned.
Wooden ship Royal Saxon, built Wilson, Liverpool, 1829, 510 tons,
Registered Sydney by 1851, ON 32561. In MNL to 1864. In LR to 1857, when a new larger
Royal Saxon was advertised sailing to Australia. This vessel was then to be offered for
sale in 1862 at Calcutta, Singapore, Batavia,..
More history.
Image
of Duke of Lancaster and (to left) Royal Saxon, off Table Bay around
1830s.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 09 February 1829]:
LAUNCH OF THE ROYAL SAXON. There has seldom, perhaps never, in Liverpool,
been witnessed a finer launch than that of this beautiful vessel,
which took place on Thursday, from the building-Yard of Messrs. Wilson
and Sons, amidst a large concourse of highly gratified spectators. The
Royal Saxon registers between 500 and 600 tons, is intended for the
East India trade, and is to be commanded by Captain D. W. Petrie,
formerly of the well-known ship Corsair. The class of vessels between
this port and the East Indies has, till lately, been considered
inferior, in point of accommodations, to the London ships in that
trade; but the Royal Saxon, in every respect, will be found inferior
to none of the 800-ton ships belonging to the port of London, and is
likely to assist in giving a much higher character to the East India
traders from this port.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 01 May 1829]:
To sail early in May, FOR MADRAS AND CALCUTTA, The superior new Ship,
ROYAL SAXON, DAVID WAUGH PETRIE, Commander; 600 tons, built expressly
for the India trade, under the particular inspection of Captain D. W.
Petrie, (late of the Ship Corsair,) and will be found, on examination,
equal if not superior to any ship that has yet sailed from the United
Kingdom; every attention having been paid to combine the two very
necessary properties of strength and fast sailing. The accommodations
for passengers are spacious, having a lofty poop and between decks, and
will carry an experienced surgeon. Plans of which, and other
particulars, may be had on application to the Captain, on board, in
the Prince's Dock; in London, to Messrs. RICHARDS. MACKINTOSH, and
Co.; or Mr. EDMUND READ, Riches-court, Lime-street; ...
Wooden barque Berbice, built Wilson, Liverpool,
1831, 282 tons, owned Crosthwaite, for service to Berbice. In LR to
1838. For sale 1846, 1850. In MNL, ON 39588, latterly owned William
Burnyeat, Whitehaven, registered Liverpool. Voyage Quebec to Swansea
(Briton Ferry) with timber, abandoned on
Sept 1 1972, in 46 N, 58W. All 11 crew saved.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 07 February 1842]:
DEATHS. On the 19th of December, after a few days' illness, of fever, Captain Robert
GRAYSON, of the barque Berbice, who had command of a vessel trading
to that colony for the last twenty years.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 23 July 1846]:
For SALE, The Barque BERBICE, Isaac Blackmore, Master; Built by Messrs.
Wilson, in this port, and now lying in the Waterloo Dock. Apply to
JOHN CROSTHWAITE and Co.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Tuesday 19 March 1850]:
At LLOYDS CAPTAINS ROOM, ROYAL EXCHANGE, On WEDNESDAY. MARCH 27 1850, at Half-past Two
(Unless previously disposed of private contract), The good
copper-fastened Barque BERBICE, 282 tons O.M.; built at Liverpool, in
1831; has a flush deck, is sheathed with copper, which is in good order,
carries a very large cargo, and requires but a small quantity of
ballast. Length, 102 feet; beam, 25 feet; depth, 17 feet 7 inches. Now lying the
West India Export Dock, north side....
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Saturday 28 September 1872]:
Berbice. Report of Thomas Naile, Master of the barque Berbice, of
Liverpool, 283 tons, from Quebec for Swansea, with cargo of timber,
and a deckload. Left Quebec Aug. 17, p.m., wind S.E., moderate, fine.
Proceeded, and on Sunday, the 1st of September, at 1 a.m., weather and
wind S.E. by E., heavy gale, with rain, the ship took in the
foretopmaststaysail. At 1 30 took in the foretopsail and mizentopsails
and lay to; then pumped the vessel out as dry as possible. Pumps kept
going till 4 A.M.; gale at its height, with a heavy sea. Wind backed
into N. of E. Shipped a heavy sea on change of wind, which lifted the
fore end of the deckload on the starboard side. Immediately after
shipped another sea, which caused vessel to fall over to starboard,
with rails under water. Tried to get vessel before the wind, but would
not answer his helm. Made an effort to get the deckload off, but
unable to so. At 5 a.m., fell over on her broadside to starboard,
masts and yards in the water. Cut away the lanyards of the main and
mizen rigging. Mizenmast went by the board, mainmast broke off at the
foothook shrouds, taking away the foretopmast and jibboom and the
longboat. Began to right, starboard deckload having been washed away;
the after cabin house washed away, taking along with it all nautical
instruments and provisions; main deck broke up and vessel filled;
masts and spars still hanging to the vessel, being under water could
not be cut away. On the 2d, at 10 30, the German barque Robert Wendt
came to the rescue of deponent and Crew. Sent a boat to take them off,
which was accomplished in two trips. When deponent left the vessel she
was fast breaking up, several planks having started from round the
bows. After being on board of the German 22 vessel days, during which
time they were kindly treated and lodged, were landed at Dublin on the
evening of the 24th.
Wooden ship Euphrates (Thetis), built Wilson, Liverpool, 1834, 730 tons,
188 x 33 ft. Owned M'Cracken & Jamieson for trade to China.
Launched as Thetis; not found in LR or MNL. Probably renamed. LR
1834 has Ship, Euphrates, master Hannay, built Liverpool 1834, 617
tons, owned Jamieson, Liverpool, for Liverpool - Calcutta service.
This is almost certainly the vessel launched as "Thetis".
ON 25520, registered Liverpool, 617 tons, 128.3 x 32.6 x 21.8 ft, in 1865 owned Brenner, London;
In 1868 owned Roberts, London. In LR.
Wrecked 21 January 1868, foundered
off Holyhead, all aboard lost. Hull was washed ashore at Trwyn Euphrates, near Rhosneigr.
Image of ship
Euphrates by Samuel Walters, circa 1835.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 20 May 1834]:
Ship Launch. On Thursday next there will be launched firm the
building-yard of Messrs. Wilson and Sons, in Trentham-street, a
magnificent vessel, 730 tons register, 188 feet keel, and 33 feet
beam. She is to be called the Thetis, and is intended for the China
trade. The owners are Messrs. M'Cracken, Jamieson, and Co. This is
the largest vessel that has been built in Liverpool since the Havannah
frigate was launched from the same yard twenty years ago; and she is
also first vessel built at this port expressly for the China trade.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 24 July 1834]:
For CALCUTTA, The fine new Frigate-built Ship EUPHRATES, A. Hanny
(late of the Duke of Lancaster), commander; 721 tons. This ship has a
splendid poop, her cabin accommodations in other respects are or a
superior description, she carries an experienced surgeon. - For
freight or passage, apply to Messrs. M'Crackan, Jamieson and Co.; to
the Commander, on board. Prince's Dock, or to ASHLEY BROTHERS.
[from Liverpool Weekly Courier - Saturday 25 January 1868]:
ATKINS. Drowned at sea, 15 miles from Holyhead, through the foundering of
the ship Euphrates, Thomas Atkins, master, native of Dartmouth, Devon;
his wife and all hands perished.
[from Brecon County Times, Saturday 25 January 1868]:
LOSS OF A SHIP AND ALL HANDS OFF HOLYHEAD. Another sad and melancholy
sea disaster was reported in the London papers on Thursday evening.
The barque Euphrates left Bonny for Liverpool on the 1st October with
a full cargo of palm oil and nuts. The vessel had a tedious and
exhaustive voyage, and on entering the English Channel encountered a
series of very heavy easterly and westerly gales. On Tuesday afternoon
[21 January 1868], the Euphrates, labouring under a tremendous sea,
and evidently waterlogged, was sighted by the Braganza (s.s.), from
Oporto to Liverpool, about sixteen miles southwest off Holyhead. The
Braganza at once hove to, and her boats were lowered. One or two of
the boats approached the sinking vessel, and a line was thrown on
board the Euphrates, which was seized by two men, but their exhausted
condition did not admit of their retaining hold of the rope. The
vessel sank with all on board. The Braganza lay to for several hours,
but did not succeed, though every effort was made, in saving a life.
Wooden ship John O' Gaunt, built Wilson, Liverpool, 1835, 449 tons,
owned Gladstone, Liverpool, for trade to East Indies. Regarded in 1835 as one of
the finest hardwood-built vessels of Liverpool.
Voyage Whampoa to Liverpool, on 17th January 1854, wrecked on back
of Holyhead Mountain, crew and passenger saved.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 14 April 1835]:
SHIP LAUNCH. A very fine vessel, burthen 450 tons, will be launched this
morning at half-past ten o'clock, from the building yard of Messrs
Wilson and Sons, Trentham-street.
Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 01 May 1835
To sail on the 25th instant. For BATAVIA and LINTIN, the new
Liverpool-built Ship JOHN O'GAUNT, JOHN ROBERTSON, Commander; burthen 449 tons. For
freight or passage, having a most superior poop cabin, apply to JOHN
GLADSTONE and Co.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 21 January 1854]:
Loss of the Ship John O'Gaunt. The splendid clipper, ship John
O'Gaunt, belonging to this port, and well known in the China trade,
was totally lost on Tuesday morning last, on the coast of Anglesea.
The John O'Gaunt was the property of Messrs. Gladstone and Co., of
this town. It appears that at three a.m., on Tuesday, the vessel went
ashore at the back of Holyhead Mountain (Port Griffiths [sic - possibly Porth Rhufydd]). Five of the
crew with Mrs. Macdonald, widow of the commander, who had died on the
homeward voyage, left the wreck in a boat, and were landed in safety.
The remainder of the crew scrambled from the wreck to a rock, where
they remained until the afternoon, when they were taken off by means
of a boat and life buoys. The ship struck on a rock, and afterwards
went down in deep water. A great portion of her cargo floated out of
her seaward, and the only articles cast ashore where some broken
chests. The loss of property will, therefore, be very great. At the
time of the accident the weather was very bad; a snowstorm prevailed,
accompanied with a dense fog, the crew being scarcely able to see each
other standing on the deck; no blame, therefore, attaches to the
commander and crew, the disaster being purely accidental. Land had
never been seen since the vessel left St. Helena, neither had the men
been able to discern a light.
The John O'Gaunt sailed from London on
the 25th September, 1852, for Bombay, under the command of Captain
M'Donald, who was accompanied by his wife. From India she proceeded to
China, and sailed from Whampoa for this port on the 10th of August
last. On the 25th of October, Captain Donald. who was suffering from
dropsy, died, and the ship was taken charge of the chief mate. She had
on board a valuable cargo of silks and teas, which was partially
insured. The principal consignees were Messrs. Thomson, Finlay, and
Co., of this town. The John O'Gaunt was built by Mr. Thomas Wilson, in
1837; her burthen was 449 tons, and she was 13 year's ship. Her
extraordinary performances under the command of Captain Robertson,
subsequently of the Stornaway and now of the Cairngorm, first
attracted attention to the Chinese "clippers", and ultimately led to
the extensive construction of vessels of that class, especially the
Aberdeen clippers. As a Liverpool built vessel, she always reflected
the highest credit on this port, and was the favourite ship of her
talented builder.
Wooden pilot vessel Victoria, built Wilson, Liverpool, 1843,
43grt, 50.2 x 14.5 x 9ft, ON 6034, Pilot boat no. 5, served to 1856. Then
owned and registered Liverpool, but owned Amlwch from 1882.
In MNL to 1888, as a sloop.
Wooden ship Athlone, built Wilson, Liverpool, 1836, 434 tons,
for sale 1857. ON 2320, in MNL to 1860. lost advice 12-1871 ?
[from Liverpool Daily Post - Wednesday 18 February 1857]:
SALE: On Thursday, the 28th inst, at one o'clock, at the Sale room,
Walmer-buildings, Water-street. The Liverpool built ship ATHLONE 434
vtons register, built by Thomas Wilson, in 1836, and now *A in red; she
had large repairs in 1845, including sister kelsons, coppering over
felt, &c. This vessel carries a large cargo without ballast, sails
fast; and she is well found in stores, and is now lying in the
Prince's Dock, where she has just delivered a cargo of rice from
Madras. Apply to CURRY & Co.
Wooden ship Duke of Wellington, built Wilson, Liverpool, 1842, 428 tons,
owned Palmer, Liverpool for trade to India. For sale 1857, as 724 tons, so presumably
extended. ON 6048. Initially 428 tons, but
by 1860 724 tons. By 1865 owned Jones, Palmer, Liverpool. In MNL to 1874.
On return voyage from Onega (Russia), master Watson, became leaky and put in to Bowmore (Islay),
then towed to Liverpool. Last reported in Liverpool Docks, October 1874.
[from Liverpool Mail - Tuesday 01 February 1842]:
SHIP LAUNCH. A fine ship, of 450 tons, was launched on Saturday last,
at the Messrs. Wilsons yard. The announcement, as usual, drew an increase influx
of visitors, to whom sights of this kind are more than ordinarily
agreeable. A few minutes before one, when everything was in readiness,
the ship began to move slowly, and in the most majestic manner glided
into the bosom of the noble river, her native element.
... Success to the "ship, the Duke of Wellington" ...
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 24 April 1843]:
To sail in a few days. For BOMBAY, The Liverpool built Ship, DUKE OF
WELLINGTON, James Hargreaves, Commander; burthen per register 478
tons, For freight or passage, having a very superior poop
accommodations, apply to Messrs Gladstone & Co. or to BOLDS & STARKEY.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 31 December 1857]:
On Thursday, at one o'clock, at the Brokers sale room.
Walmer-buildings, Water-street. The well-known Liverpool built Ship
DUKE OF WELLINGTON; 834 tons o.m. 724 tons n.m.; built Liverpool,
in 1840[sic], and then classed A 1 at Lloyd's twelve years; continued in 1854 for
four years; in May last was restored in Birkenhead Graving Docks A 1 for
eight years: is copper fastened and sheathed with yellow metal.
Dimensions Length 165 feet, breadth 32 feet 8 inches, Depth 19 feet 3 inches; lying in
Wapping Dock. Apply to CURRY. KELLOCK and CO. Broken.
[from Hour - Friday 16 October 1874]:
The Duke of Wellington, from Onega, has become waterlogged in
latitude 56 N, longitude 8 W, bulwarks damaged, mainsail on starboard
side carried away, vessel leaking badly. [put in to Bowmore, Islay,
then towed by tug Fiery Cross to Lverpool]
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 26 October 1874]:
Canada Dock, Liverpool. Duke of Wellington, 724, Watson, French & Co.
[inbound from Onega, leaky, damaged, towed from Bowmore]
Wooden ship Duke of Lancaster, built Wilson,
Liverpool, 1844, 600 tons, 124 x 20 ft. LR 1844 gives Ship, Bulley,
510 tons, built Liverpool 1845, owned Stringer & Co. Voyage Liverpool
to Shanghai, ashore on reef near Namoa, east coast of China, and lost, 21 July
1846. Crew saved. [Now Nanpeng islands, offshore of Nan'ao]
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 10 June 1844]:
LAUNCH ... The Duke of Lancaster, a splendid
wooden ship, also built by Mr. Wilson, will be launched next spring
tides. [sic, see below]
[from London Evening Standard - Wednesday 29 May 1844]:
Launches. On Saturday, the 1st of June, at a quarter before eleven, and on
Monday, the 3d June, will be launched, from Messrs. Wilson's yard,
North Shore, a ship of 500 tons old measurement, an improvement on the celebrated
ship John o' Gaunt, built by the same builders, to be called the Duke of
Lancaster, after the distinguished ship of that name built by the late
Mr. Wilson. She is copper-bolted through and through, including all
the lower deck bindings, in short neither skill nor expense have been
spared on this ship, and the builders pronounce her superior to any of
their former works.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Monday 13 January 1845]:
On Thursday at noon, a ship, called the Duke of Lancaster, was
launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Wilson, North Shore,
Liverpool. The Duke is 124 feet long, broad, and 20 deep, 600 tons
burthen, and intended for the China trade. She belongs to Messrs.
Stringer and Mann, and will be commanded by Mr. Bulley, late of the
Thomas Lowrey.
[from Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 14 February 1846]:
Arrival from China. The fine ship Duke of Lancaster, belonging to Messrs.
Stringer and Mann, John Dudley, commander, arrived in this river [Mersey] on
Sunday morning, after passage of 94 days, from Canton. She sailed from
Liverpool on the 28th May last, discharged her cargo in China, took on
board a full cargo there, consisting of upwards of 860 chests of tea,
and completed the voyage in eight months and ten days, being the
shortest time on record.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 30 October 1846]:
Hong Kong. Aug. 22. The Duke of Lancaster, Bulley, from Liverpool to Shanghae [sic],
was totally wrecked near Namoa, 21st July, crew saved.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 03 November 1846]:
SHIPWRECK. That fine vessel, the Duke of Lancaster, belonging to Messrs. Stringer
and Mann, of this town, was wrecked on the 21st of July, on the reef
near the Lammock Islands, a few miles south of Namao, on the east
coast of China. Captain Bulley and the crew got safe away in the
boats after the vessel had sunk in deep water, she having been carried
over the reef by the force of the current, and from Namoa they were
conveyed to Hong Kong. Before quitting Namoa, Captain Bulley revisited
the wreck, but nothing could be saved.
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Sailing vessels built at Liverpool by Joseph Steel (also Steele), Queen's Dock. All wooden
Joseph Steel (1780-1854), a Cumbrian, established a shipbuilding
yard with two partners at Queens Dock, Liverpool in 1831. He was later
joined by his son Joseph. Several of the vessels built were owned
by Steel and seem not to have been classed at Lloyds, so they do
not appear in LR.
Cordelia SV 1831
Imogen SV 1832
Thomas Leech SV 1832
Faerie Queen SV 1833
Mary Somerville SV 1835
Maia SV 1839
Livingstone SV 1840
Buenos Ayrian SV 1840
Viscount Sandon SV 1842
Hannah Salkield SV 1845
Anna Henderson SV 1846
Helen Wallace SV 1848
Jhelum SV 1849
Tinto SV 1852
Joseph Steel SV 1854
Agra SV 1858
Wooden ship Cordelia, built Steel, Liverpool, 1831, 378 tons.
Owned Taylor, Liverpool. Trade to India.
ON 15688. Registered London 1856, in MNL to 1886, 407 tons.
[from Liverpool Albion - Tuesday 12 April 1831]:
A fine new ship, of 400 tons register, intended for the East India
trade, and to be called the Cordelia, will be launched on Thursday
next, at half past eleven o'clock, from the yard of Messrs. Steele and
Co., Baffin-street.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 04 April 1831]:
To sail early in May. For CALCUTTA, The new ship CORDELIA, GEORGE WEAVER,
Commander; has excellent accommodations for passengers, and carries a surgeon....
Apply to TAYLOR, PORTER & CO.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 19 November 1849]:
A SHIP ON FIRE. On Wednesday evening a fire was discovered in the ship
Cordelia, in the King's Dock. It originated in the after part of the
vessel. By the great personal exertions of Lieut. Maxwell and the
fire-police it was confined to that part, but contrary to Mr.
Maxwell's recommendation, the vessel was ultimately scuttled. The
fearless and judicious labours of Mr. Maxwell and the firemen were
very praiseworthy. The cargo consisted of four hundred tons of salt
and a few bales of sundries, all of which, we understand, is
destroyed. Messrs. Taylor, Potter, and Co. are the owners of the
vessel, and she was commanded by Captain Caddick.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 24 March 1853]:
Filling up and will sail immediately. For MADRAS, Direct. The
Liverpool built Ship CORDELIA, James Partridge, Commander;
378 tons, coppered and copper fastened, sails fast, and is well known in
the East India trade as a first rate conveyance. For freight or passage apply to
JAMES AIKIN, SON and Co.
Wooden Ship Imogen, built Steel, Liverpool, 1832,
350 tons, owned Andrew Taylor & Co. Voyage Liverpool to St
Petersburg, Jacques, master, struck
Neckmansgrund, off Kõpu, on 21st August 1845. Captain and 7 men
lost, 7 saved.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 20 January 1832]:
Launch. Yesterday, a fine vessel, intended for the Calcutta trade,
was launched from the ship-building yard of Messrs Steels, near
Cornhill, and went off in a most gallant style: Capt. Jackson
besprinkled her "with a bottle of the best". amd named her the Imogen.
She is the property of Messrs. Tayler, Potter, and Co,, who
entertained a party ....
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 05 March 1832]:
For CALCUTTA, The fine new Liverpool-built armed Ship IMOGEN, J
Richardson, master, burthen 330 tons. coppered and copper-fastened,
and has superior accommodation for passengers; lying in the Prince's
Dock. For terms of freight or passage, apply to Messrs. TAYLOR,
POTTER & CO. or to ASHLEY BROTHERS.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 31 March 1843]:
THE Barque IMOGEN, 330 tons per register O.M. This fine vessel was
built at Liverpool in 1832, and was classed A 1 for ten years; she sails
remarkably fast, and is well found, and in good order in every respect.
Now lying in the West India Import Dock. For further particulars apply to
STUART and SIMPSON. 19, Birchin-lane.
[from Lloyd's List - Friday 05 September 1845]:
St. Petersburg, 26th Aug. The Imogene[sic], Jaques, from Liverpool to this
port, struck on Nickman's Ground 21st inst., and went to pieces the next day;
Master, Mate and six men drowned; seven men picked up by the Integrity,
Cockburn, arrived here. [Nickman's Ground, in Swedish, Neckmansgrund, is off the end of the
Kõpu peninsula in Hiimaa Island, Estonia; Dagerort in Swedish]
[described as of London]
Wooden brig Thomas Leech, built Steel, Liverpool, 1832, 188 tons,
owned Taylor, Potter, Liverpool for trade to S America.
Voyage from Guano Islands to Liverpool, driven ashore and wrecked, 7 Jan
1846, on coast of Patagonia.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 03 September 1832]:
A fine brig, named the Thomas Leech, was launched on Tuesday
last for Messrs. Taylor, Potter, and Co., from the building-yard of
Messrs. J. Steel and Co., Queen's Dock. She is built expressly for the
trade between this port and the western coast of South America.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 09 August 1832]:
For VALPARAISO, Intermedios, & LIMA, The fine new Liverpool-built brig THOMAS
LEECH, - Master, Burthen per register 185 tons, coppered and copper-faMened, built
expressly for the trade, and expected to sail remarkably fast. For
freight or passage, apply Messrs. Taylor, Potter and Co. or to GEORGE
HIGHFIELD, Drury-lane.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 02 May 1846]:
Pernambuco, March 13. The Melvina is wrecked on the coast of Patagonia. 18. The
Severn, for Liverpool, is wrecked on the Bar of Anicati. The Acapulco,
Harrison; Stewarts, Fisher; Thomas Leech, Goulding; and Nightingale,
Hunter, with several other vessels, are reported to be lost on the
coast of Patagonia.
[from Lloyd's List - Wednesday 29 April 1846]:
The Thomas Leech, Slaughter, of Liverpool, drove on shore on Long
Island in Seabear Bay, Coast of Patagonia, 7th Jan, with 200 tons guano on board.
[Seabear Bay, 54km S of Puerto Deseado: Bahia Oso Marino]
Wooden barque Faerie Queene (also Faery Queen),
built Steel, Liverpool, 1833, 313 tons, owned Taylor, Potter,
Liverpool. In LR to 1838. For sale 1839. Reported as calling at Hong
Kong, Manila, Batavia, Singapore, Sydney and Hobart. Voyage Batavia
to Sydney, 21 June 1840, struck a reef in Straits of Lombok and
abandoned.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 17 July 1835]:
For LINTIN and CANTON. the fast-sailing Barque FAERIE QUEENE, Wm
HOLMES, Commander. For freight or passage apply to TAYLOR, POTTER,
and Co.
[from
Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 29 March 1839]:
ON SALE, The Barque FAERIE QUEENE, 312 tons, old measurement. Length
104 feet 7 inches, Breadth 25 feet 8 inches, Depth 17 feet 6 inches.
This vessel was built in Liverpool, by Mr. Steel, of the best
materials and launched in August, 1833; she is well known as one of
the fastest sailing vessels out of the port and has always delivered
her cargoes in good order, was coppered last voyage with heavy copper;
is abundantly found in stores and may be sent to sea at a moderate
expense. She is well adapted for the Pacific, or any other trade
requiring despatch. ... Taylor, Potter & Co.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 16 May 1839]:
For BATAVIA, LINTIN and MANILLA, The Liverpool-built Barque FAERIE QUEENE,
P Hickman, Commander; 312 tons register; coppered and copper-fastered, and is well
known as a remarkably swift-sailing vessel, and in all respects a most
eligible conveyance for goods or passengers, loading in Prince's Dock, Apply
to Brodie & Hamilton or Charles Cotesworth.
[from Witness (Edinburgh) - Wednesday 19 February 1840]:
Arrivals at Hong Kong. Faerie Queene October 11 from Liverpool and Batavia.
[from Morning Advertiser - Wednesday 19 August 1840]:
HOBART TOWN, VAN DIEMENS LAND. Arrived .... March 29th, Faerie Queene,
Hickman, from Manilla and China.
Sydney Newspaper [1840] May 23. Sailed. The barque Faerie Queen, Hickman, for Singapore, in ballast.
[Liverpool Albion - Monday 12 October 1840]:
Singapore July 16. The Faerie Queene, from Batavia for Sydney, struck on a reef near
Antelope Islands on the 21st June and was abandoned after being plundered by the natives.
[another report: Straits of Lombock]
Wooden ship Mary Somerville, built Steel,
Liverpool, 1835, 408 tons, owned Taylor, Potter, Liverpool, for trade
to Calcutta. Voyage Calcutta to Liverpool, left St Helena on
9-10-1852 and missing.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 05 January 1835]:
LAUNCH OF THE MARY SOMERVILLE. - On Wednesday, at eleven o'clock, the
fine ship Mary Somerville, built by Messrs. Steel and Co., for Messrs.
Taylor, Potter, and Co., merchants, of this town, was launched from
the builders' yard, in Baffin-street, Queen's Dock.
[from
Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 10 October 1837]:
Under engagement to sail on the 15th instant. For CALCUTTA, The fine
British-built Ship, MARY SOMERVILLE, JOHN ROBERTS, Commander; Burthen per
register 408 tons, A 1, coppered and copper-fastened, and is a
remarkably fast sailer. For freight or passage apply to
Messrs. TAYLOR, POTTER, and Co., or to BOLD and STARKEY.
[from Morning Post - Friday 18 February 1853]:
The Mary Somerville, from Calcutta to Liverpool, sailed from St.
Helena 9th Oct. [1852], and has not since been heard of. The front of a
clothes chest, marked Mary Somerville, was picked up at St. Michael's
Mount, 10th Jan. last.
Wooden barque Maia, built Steel, Liverpool, 1839, 277 tons, owned
Mondell, Liverpool, for trade to Australia.
Burnt and lost at Maceio, Brazil, on 3 January 1862.
Image from painting by Joseph Heard of Maia, riding out a tropical
storm at anchor [from MMM].
[from Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser - Tuesday 28 May 1839]:
A handsome new barque, of 270 tons register measurement, called the
MAIA, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. Steel and Son,
Liverpool, on Tuesday last. The Maia is the property of J, Mondell,
Esq., merchant, Liverpool, and Capt. Benjamin Sproule, son of the late
Captain Sproule, R. N.. of Richmond Hill, near this town. She will
shortly sail for Sydney, New South Wales, under the command of Capt.
Sproule.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 24 February 1862]:
MACEIO Jan. 23. Only bales of cotton wool were saved ex Maia, Robinson, burnt
at this port in the night of Jan. 3. Parts of this wreck, together
with the cotton, were sold at public auction, realising gross 1.9858000 rs.
Wooden ship Livingstone (also Livingston), built
Steel, Liverpool, 1840, 467 tons, owned Steel, for trade to Sydney.
Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser Tuesday 28 January 1840
LAUNCH. - On Thursday a beautiful barque, of about 400 tons
register, called the Livingston, intended, we believe, for the East
India trade, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. Joseph
Steele and Son ...
Wooden Barque Buenos Ayrian, built Steel, Liverpool, 1840, 324 tons,
owned Steel, Liverpool, for trade to Montreal.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 04 August 1840]:
LAUNCH. On Thursday, the Buenosayrian, a beautiful new barque of 320 tons
burden, was launched from the building yard of Mr. Joseph
Steel, Baffin-street. The Buenosayrian dashed into her native element
in gallant style, amidst the shouts of hundreds of delighted
spectators.
Wooden ship Viscount Sandon, built Steel, Liverpool, 1842,
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 28 February 1842]:
LAUNCH. The new ship "Viscount Sandon", a vessel of about 550 tons register,
was launched from the building. yard of Mr. Joseph Steel,
Baffin-street, on Saturday last. She is, we believe, the property of
Messrs. Taylor, Potter, and Co., merchants, of this town. The symmetry
of her model, the beauty and superior style of her workmanship, and
her adaptation to carry and sail well elicited the cheers of an
admiring, respectable, and influential multitude of highly gratified
spectators. She went off the stocks in gallant style, and dipped into
the bosom of her destined element with the good wishes of each
individual present.
Wooden vessel Hannah Salkield, built Steel, Liverpool, 1845,
553 tons, owned M'Govern, Liverpool, for trade to China.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 29 March 1845]:
On Wednesday, fine new vessel, called the Hannah Salkield, intended
tor the East India trade was launched from the building-yard of
Messrs. Steel and Sons, Baffin-street.
Wooden ship Anna Henderson, built Steel, Liverpool, 1846,
587 tons, not found LR.
In MNL ON 26037, 587 tons, registered Liverpool. By 1865 owned
Robert Grey, Moulmein, Burma. By 1869 registered Moulmein, Bk, 531 tons.
In MNL to 1876. Last newspaper report seems to be spoken 5 May 1873, heading North
at 34 S, 75 W. [Moulmein is now Mawlamyina]
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 03 April 1846]:
On the same day, and about the same time, a very fine vessel of 600
tons burthen was launched from building-yard of Messrs. Steel and
Son, Baffin-street. Her intended commander, Captain Coull,
performed the ceremony of christening, and named her the
Anne Henderson. She is the property of the builders, and
is intended for the Calcutta trade.
[from
Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 21 May 1846]:
For CALCUTTA, The remarkably fine new Liverpool-built Ship ANNA
HENDERSON, J. W. Coull, Commander; 520 tons per register. For freight or
passage apply to BOLDS and Co. or HUGHES, COWIE and Co.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 22 June 1848]:
Warranted first ship. Takes neither salt nor
coals; has a considerable portion of her cargo on board and in course
of shipmeent, and will be despatched forthwith. For CALCUTTA. The
splendid Liverpool-built Ship ANNA HENDERSON, W. Coen,, Commander; A 1
at Lloyds for twelve years, 587 tons per register, copppered and
copper-fastened, only two years old, sails remarkly fast; presents an
eligible opportunity to shippers, and has excellent accommodations for
passengers. For freight or passage, apply Joseph Steel. Esq. or to
GEORGE B. WAINWRIGHT, 13, Rumford-place. Will be succeeded by the
splendid new Ship HELEN WALLACE.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Tuesday 07 May 1872]:
Rangoon, April 5. ... Anna Henderson, 530, teak, Moulmein for Kurrachee, Rs 30 per ton. ...
Wooden ship Helen Wallace, built Steel,
Liverpool, 1848, 642 tons, not found early LR but LR 1870: Bk, Stanton, 572t,
130.4 x 30.4 x 21.1 ft, built Steele, Liverpool 1838, owned Stanton,
Liverpool. In MNL, ON10526, 641 tons, registered Liverpool. Leaky
and called at Mauritius, August 1872, voyage Cocanada [now Kakinada,
India] to Liverpool, owned Thomas Stanton, Liverpool, all 15 crew
saved. Salvaged, condemned, sold and repaired. Registered Port Louis,
Mauritius, 1875-7, then Rangoon, owned Moulmein, 1878-80, barque.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Tuesday 06 June 1848]:
LAUNCH. - On Saturday, at noon, a splendid new ship, built for the
East India trade, was launched from the building-yard of Mr.
Joseph Steel, Baffin-street. She was named Helen Wallace, by Miss
Brice, the accomplished daughter of Mr. Brice, of this town. She
will measure about 650 tons, is a most beautiful model, and a
fine specimen of the perfection of British naval architecture.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 03 August 1848]:
For CALCUTTA. The splendid new Liverpool-built Ship HELEN WALLACE,
William Robertson, Commander; A 1 twelve years, 642 tons per register,
coppered and in copper-fastened, and is expected to prove herself one of the
swiftest sailing vessels out the port; she presents most superior
opportunity to shippers, and has excellent cabin accommodation. For freight or
passage apply to Joseph Steel, Esq. or to GEORGE B. WAINWRIGHT. 13.
Rumford-place.
[from
Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 22 June 1848]:
Warranted first ship. Takes neither salt nor
coals; has a considerable portion of her cargo on board and in course
of shipmeent, and will be despatched forthwith. For CALCUTTA. The
splendid Liverpool-built Ship ANNA HENDERSON, W. Coen,, Commander; A 1
at Lloyds for twelve years, 587 tons per register, copppered and
copper-fastened, only two years old, sails remarkly fast; presents an
eligible opportunity to shippers, and has excellent accommodations for
passengers. For freight or pasage, apply Joseph Steel. Esq. or to
GEORGE B. WAINWRIGHT, 13, Rumford-place. Will be succeeded bv the
splendid new Ship HELEN WALLACE.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Saturday 05 October 1872]:
MAURITIUS. (Via Aden, Oct. 3): The Helen Wallace barque has put in here leaky,
and is discharging. Mem.: The Helen Wallace, Stanton, left Cocanada
28th June for Liverpool. [spoken 4 August, 25 S, 50 E]
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Friday 01 November 1872]:
Helen Wallace barque, which put into Mauritius, leaky, &c, has been
condemned and sold for £100, cargo transhipped into the brig Pennine.
Wooden ship Jhelum,
built Steel, Liverpool, 1849, 428 tons, owned Steel, for trade to the
west coast of S America, later barque rigged. In MNL as Ihelum,
ON 10600, 428 tons,
More
history with image of wreck. She was abandoned,
damaged, on the Falklands around August 1870, where she was used
for harbour storage, before disintegrating.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 28 May 1849]:
A splendid vessel of 500 tons, named the Jhelum, which will be commanded by
Captain Bell, a gentleman well-known lo the East India trade, was
launched from the building-yard Mr. Joseph Steel, jun., on Friday. A
number of ladies and gentlemen witnessed the launch.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 29 April 1850]:
For ARICA and ISLAY, The fine Liverpool built Ship JHELUM, Captain Bell;
A 1, being only ten moothe old, and a very swift sailor. ...
[from Birmingham Journal - Wednesday 15 April 1857]:
REGULAR LINE OF PACKETS TO WEST OF SOUTH AMERICA. FOR VALPARAISO direct, the fine
Liverpool-built ship JHELUM, 428 tons register, Walter Crawford, commander,
This well-known ship was built in Liverpool in 1848, of the best selected materials
under the careful inspection of the Owner, Mr
Joseph Steel, the celebrated ship-builder; and although never classed, her
cargoes have always been discharged in first-rate order, so that insurances
continue to be effected by her on the very best terms. She has just delivered a full
cargo of Nitrate of Soda without damage....
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Tuesday 27 December 1870]:
HAVRE. Dec. 22: Accounts from Monte Video, dated Nov. 15, state that
the Pelham ship has been chartered to go to the Falklands to take on
board the cargo of the Jhelum, from Callao for Dunkirk, which put into
Stanley Aug. 18. [she had suffered damage passing Cape Horn and
was deserted by her crew who considered her unsafe]
Wooden barque Tinto, built Steel, Liverpool, 1852, 477 grt, sold foreign.
More history.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Tuesday 24 August 1852]:
Ship Launch. - On Thursday last, Mr. Joseph Steel launched from his
building-yard, Baffin-street, a first-class 13 years' ship of about
500 tons register, which went off the blocks in gallant style. She was
named the "Tinto," after the justly-celebrated and magnificent
mountain in the neighbourhood of the far-famed Falls of the Clyde.
The day being delightfully favourable, an immense multitude was
present.
Wooden ship Joseph Steel, built Steel, Liverpool, 1854
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 15 April 1854]:
The Joseph Steel, an East Indiaman, will be launched to-day from the
shipbuilding-yard of Mr. Joseph Steel, jun., Baffin-street. A vessel,
called the Deva, will launched at the same time from the yard of
another shipbuilder.
[see also Deva launch for more details of Joseph Steel].
Wooden ship Agra, built Steel, Liverpool, 1858,
853grt, owned Steel, Liverpool, ON 21050, More
history.
Wrecked 16/11/1891;
Stranded at Cananea when on passage Port Bouc-Santos (Salt). She subsequently broke up
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Page & Grantham, Liverpool.
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Davenport, Grindrod & Patrick, Liverpool.
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Hodgson, Liverpool.
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Barque Richard Cobden 1844
Iron barque Richard Cobden, built Hodgson,
Liverpool, 1844, One of the earliest iron sailing vessels, owned
Darby, Coalbrookdale. Lloyds Register 1846 as 461 tons, Iron; MNL ON
25779, included to 1876, registered Liverpool. LR 1864 as 136.5 x
27.6 x 19.1 ft. Ashore at Drogheda in March 1870 - refloated and for
sale in Graving Dock at Liverpool, "as she lies". Not found in
newspaper reports after that date.
An article
by J Grantham in the Journal of Arts, April 7, 1871, states than she
was built at Bristol in 1844, and broken up in 1870, as it was too
expensive to repair her. LR and Liverpool newspapers, state built Liverpool, however.
Possibly she was designed at Bristol, but built at Liverpool.
excerpts [from Bolton Free Press - Saturday 27 July 1844]:
LAUNCH OF THE IRON BARQUE, RICHARD COBDEN. On Thursday week, a
beautiful barque, constructed of iron, was launched from the yard of
Messrs. Jas. Hodgson and Co., North Shore, Liverpool. It was called
Richard Cobden, after the distinguished gentleman of that name, who
is the acknowledged champion of the principles of free trade. ..
The vessel,
which is one of half a dozen to be constructed on similar principles
by the same firm,...
The Richard Cobden is intended to
sail immediately for Chusan, with a valuable cargo of cottons, &c, &c.
She is the property of Messrs. Darby and Co., of Liverpool. Her extreme
length from figure-head to taffrail is 150 feet, breadth of beam 28
feet 8 inches, depth of hold 19 feet 6 inches, and she is provided
with two water-tight bulkheads. The bottom plates are 3/4inch thick.
The cabin is to be fitted with eight state rooms and a handsome
saloon.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 03 November 1846]:
THE IRON BARQUE RICHARD COBDEN. This vessel, which sailed from Liverpool, in
July last, arrived out at Bombay after a short passage of ninety-four
days, although she was becalmed, on the Line, fourteen days; and as
doubt has arisen about the fouling of iron vessels on long voyages, it
is proper to mention that she had no coating when she left the port of
Liverpool, except good oil red paint, and although she did foul a
little, on the Line, while she was becalmed, when she arrived at
Bombay she was as clean as when she left the port of Liverpool. The
Richard Cobden is 140 feet long, 28 feet 8 inches beam, and 20 feet
depth of hold, and great rise of floor, with a fine run fore and aft,
and was built by Messrs. James Hodgson and Co., iron shipbuilders, of
this town, and launched on the 18th July, 1844.
[from Illustrated London News - Saturday 27 January 1866]:
Liverpool Pilot boat leading 12 vessels into the Mersey during the late storm. One of
these vessels is the barque Richard Cobden from Bombay, with foretopmast gone, - image below:
[from Lifeboat Magazine Archive]:
March 4, 1870. The barque Richard Cobden, of Liverpool, stranded on the North
Bull, near Drogheda Bar, during a strong gale from the E.N.E. and in a
heavy sea. The Drogheda life-boat went out and brought safely ashore
13 men, the master and the two mates refusing to leave their vessel.
The flood tide, however, began to make with a very heavy sea, and the
three men then hoisted a signal of distress, whereupon the life-boat
proceeded out a second time, and with great difficulty and danger
rescued the 3 men.
[from Shields Daily News - Friday 08 April 1870]:
The lifeboat, Old George Irlam of Liverpool, at Drogheda, Ireland, was
happily the means saving the whole of the crew, numbering 16 men,
from the barque Richard Cobden, of Liverpool, which, while on a voyage from
that port to Monte Video, with a valuable cargo, went ashore on the Irish
coast in a strong gale and heavy sea.
[from Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser - Saturday 19 March 1870]:
FLOATING THE RICHARD COBDEN. We are glad to state that this fine old iron
ship, built at Liverpool years 26 ago, is once more afloat. The Liverpool
Underwriters yesterday received the following despatch relating to her:
"Richard Cobden, Liverpool to Monte Video, ashore near Drogheda.
There was discharged from this ship on the 16th, 1,280 bars iron,
32 bundles iron, 11 crates, and 3 casks. The vessel is being put in order
for an attempt to float her mid-day today. The steam pump will be put to work
this morning, if the weather permits, to assist the operation." The vessel
has since been got off and taken alongside the quay at Drogheda,
preparatory to being towed to Liverpool.
[from Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser - Wednesday 09 March 1870]:
Loss of Richard Cobden. .... In 1857 the late Mr. Hodgson published a pamphlet, Remarks on Iron
Ships, which, speaking to this vessel, and contrasting her with heavier ships,
which at that date weighed 15 cwt. per builder's tonnage, he says:
I am not aware that
the heavier ships are any better than the lighter ones. In a mechanical
point of view, I am decidedly of the opinion that the ship Richard Cobden
is a superior vessel to any of them, is a better, sounder, and more seaworthy ship,
and will last longer although much lighter. She has been on trial now
for nearly fourteen years, and has given the most complete
satisfaction, so that we may safely conclude that she is everything that
can be desired. She was built for the Coalbrookdale Iron Company, for the purpose of
testing the capabilities of iron material for shipbuilding. She has not
had the slightest repair done to her, has taken out an entire cargo of
iron from London to the East, has never made a drop of water, and she is
apparently as good and sound now as the first day she sailed. She obtains
the highest freight in Bombay, and was insured on the most favourable
terms: but the owners now have so much confidence in her that they do not
effect any insurance on her. This vessel was built long before Lloyd's
recognised iron ships.
[from Liverpool Daily Post - Thursday 12 May 1870]:
The renowned iron barque, RICHARD COBDEN, 522 tons B. M., 461 tons
register. Built Mr, James Hodgson, at Liverpool, in 1844, and is now
the most celebrated iron vessel afloat. In 1867 her class of A 1 for
20 years in Liverpool Underwriters Registry was continued. She is at
present in Messrs Clayton and Bayley's Graving Dock and will be sold
as she there lies. Dimensions: Length, 136.7 feet; breadth, 27.6
feet; depth, 19.2 feet.
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Thomas Royden, Liverpool.
Yard
numbers: mostly sailing vessels - all wooden - some sailing pilot vessels - from 1824 on.
(Steam vessels).
Mersey 2; Rocket 3; Alecto 4;
Dyson 7; Chatham 8;
Robert Finnie 9; Judith 10;
Charles Eyes 11; Sir John Beresford 12;
Annie Baldwin 13; John Brooks 14;
William Rushton 15;
Mary Worrall 16;
Frederick Huth 17; Tapley 18;
Eliza Sanders 19; Ranger 20;
Argentina 21; Agnes 22;
Isabella 23; Hermes 24;
Earl of Liverpool 25;
Town of Liverpool 26; Jane 27;
John Bull 28; PS Thomas Royden 29; PS Pernambucana 30;
Abbots Reading 31; Creamore 32;
Devon 33; Seagull 34;
Chimbrazo 35;
James Graham 36;
Perseverance 37; The Duke 38; Joshua Waddington 39; PS Dreadnought 40;
Barkhill 41; Lima 42; Mary Woods 43; Albert Edward Prince of Wales 44; Seraphina 45;
Countess of Sefton 46; Mersey 47; PS Affonso 48; Lancastrian 49; Auspicious 50;
Geraldine 51; Ismyr 52; Annie Worrall 53; Trojan 54; Mersey 55;
Thomas Royden 56; Rosamond 57; PS Cisne 58; Chilena 59; Netherton 60;
Anne Royden 61; Frankby 62; Chili 63; Sir John Lawrence 64; Japanese 65;
Our Queen 66; La Zingara 67; Pride of Liverpool 68; Ceara 69; Inca 70;...
Wooden ship Mersey, built Thomas Royden , Liverpool, 1824,
yard no 2, 327 tons, for Birch, Liverpool. Traded Liverpool to Jamaica,
On 25 August 1852, was damaged by a hurricane at Mobile, and sold - hull used as
a floating seaman's hospital.
[from Globe - Tuesday 21 September 1852]:
The Mersey (British ship), loaded at Mobile, had to cut away her
masts during a hurricane there on the 26th Aug to prevent her going on shore.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 16 October 1852]:
New York, September 25. The ship Mersey, of Liverpool, wrecked during the
gale last month at Mobile, was sold by auction at that port on the
14th inst, for 2500 dollars. Fifty-nine bales of cotton were also
sold for 2713 dollars. The Mersey is twenty-seven years old, and yet
in staunch condition, and is to be appropriated as a bethel hospital for
seamen.
Wooden brig Rocket, built Thomas Royden ,
Liverpool, 1823, yard no 3, 237 tons, for Hatton, Liverpool, for trade
to Jamaica. Later owned Horsfall, Liverpool, for trade to Africa.
After suffering damage in a gale, condemned 4th September 1842, at St
Helena.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 21 September 1835]:
For KINGSTON, JAMAICA, The fine A 1 Brig, ROCKET, H. D. SAGE, Commander, New coppered,
and will have immediate despatch. Apply to THOS. HATTON. jun. 34, South
John-street, Canning-buildings.
[from English Chronicle and Whitehall Evening Post - Thursday 03 November 1842]:
St Helena. Sept 4. The Rocket, Bishop, from the coast of Africa, has
been condemned, having received considerable damage in a gale on the
coast.
Wooden brig Alecto, built Royden, Liverpool, 1825, 266 grt,
yard no.4, owned Hatton, Liverpool, for service to Jamaica.
Later owned Prowse, Liverpool, 321 tons. Traded to China, Tasmania,.. In LR until 1856.
In 1856 was for sale, as a barque, described as lengthened in 1841.
Possibly became Norwegian barque, Alecto, captain Moller, of Fredrikstad, that
was wrecked in 24th April 1859 at Winterton.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 29 December 1828]:
For KINGSTON, Jamaica, The armed Brig ALECTO, Myles Jas. Ayshford,
Commander; Will have immediate despatch; Apply to THOS. HATTON, ...
Liverpool 1st February, 1850, Alecto, Grace, arrived from China, leaky.
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Saturday 20 January 1855]:
Deal: 19th January 1855, Alecto, Evans, sailed for Moreton Bay.
[from Montrose Review - Friday 07 September 1855]:
At Moreton Bay, May, Alecto, from London.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 18 April 1856]:
THE ... barque ALECTO, belonging to Messrs. J. Prowse and Co., Liverpool, 321 tons OM ;
built at Liverpool in 1825; copper fastened, and was sheathed with yellow
metal in 1854, was lengthened and restored in 1841 for six years;
specially surveyed in 1853, and classed *AE (in red); she has delivered 440 tons of guano
from the West Coast; has always been well kept up, and is now abundantly
found in stores. Now lying the St. Katherine's Dock. ...
Possibly the same vessel.[from Morning Chronicle - Saturday 30 April 1859]:
WINTERTON, Norfolk. During the gale of the 24th inst., the new
lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat institution, on this
station, put off very early in the morning to the stranded
Swedish barque Alecto, of Fredericstad [sic]; her mainmast was hanging
over her side. The poor foreigners were assembled in the forecastle, and
the sea was making a breach over the after part of the vessel. it was
blowing very hard from E.S.E. The lifeboat's crew, however, persevered,
and safely brought on shore the wrecked crew of nine men.
[when her cargo of timber was for sale on the beach at Winterton, vessel described
as Norwegian barque, Captain B Moller]
Wooden barque Dyson, built Royden, Liverpool,
1826, 267 grt, yard no.7, owned Tyrer, Liverpool. ON 869, Registered
Dumfries from 1854, Liverpool 1862-5, then Whitby 1866-7. More
history. Stranded on the Bar at Archangel and sold as a wreck, 28 July
1867.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 20 July 1826]:
This day, a fine new vessel, to named the Dyson, and intended for the
Brasil trade, will be launched from the ship-building yard of Mr. Royden,
Queen Ann-street South, beyond the Queen's Dock.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Thursday 09 April 1857]:
THE BARQUE DYSON. The following letter was posted in the
Underwriters' Rooms: Liverpool, April 8, 1857, Thos. Court, Esq. Secretary
to the Underwriters' Association.
Sir my attention having been directed
to a report in the Liverpool Telegraph, Lloyd's List, and Shipping
Gazette of the 6th last, relative to the barque Dyson, under my
command, which gives a very exaggerated statement of what occurred
on the late passage from Rio de la Hacho to this port, I beg to
furnish you with the correct particulars, and trust you will be good
enough to give it the same publicity - as the report in question conveys an
incorrect impression of the damage actually done. We undoubtedly
experienced heavy weather in the month of March, but instead of the
port quarter being stove in, it was only the after panel of the mock
quarter gallery, the quarter-piece not being in the least shaken.
One stanchion only was started, and that so slightly as merely to
crack the pitch around it, while the loss of bulwarks amounted to two
pieces of plank about 5 feet each in length. No sails were lost, and
the accident to the foremast was in consequence of its being struck by
lightning on the 16th ult. The vessel sprung a leak on the port side,
which we were able to keep under with the pumps. When on the larboard
tack she made scarcely any water, and knowing the locality of the
leak, I anticipate little difficulty in discovering it, when the
cargo is discharged. I am, Sir, your obedient servant David Graham.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Saturday 25 May 1867]:
Lerwick. Put into Cullivoe 12 May, The Dyson of Whitby, Gibson, from Shields
for Archangel.
[from Shields Daily Gazette - Tuesday 13 August 1867]:
The Dyson, Gibson, from Archangel (oats), which was stranded on the
outer bar during a heavy gale that prevailed there, July 28 and 29, is
considered a complete wreck, and will be sold with the cargo on board.
About 300 chetwts of oats that remained in the lighter, from which she was
loading, were saved.
Wooden barque Chatham, built Royden, Liverpool,
1827, 354 grt, 105.5 x 27.4 x 19.0 ft, yard no.5, owned Watson,
Liverpool. ON 1633, in MNL to 1865, registered Liverpool. Voyaged to
China 1860. By 1862 in Liverpool Docks. Sold foreign 1865. More
history.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 01 August 1837]:
WEST INDIES. To sail immediately. For DEMERARA, The Barque CHATHAM,
J. Gill, Commander; Burthen per register 351 tons. For freight or
passage, having very superior cabin accommodations, apply to JOHN
GLADSTONE and Co.
Wooden barque Robert Finnie, built Royden,
Liverpool, yard no.9, 1829, 255nrt, owned Worral, Liverpool, then
Nicholson, Liverpool. ON 26017. Registered Dumfries 1854-62. For sale
at Dundee 1862. Later registered Dundee. In MNL to 1865. More
history.
Voyage Dundee to Archangel, in ballast, Captain
Robert Dron and 9 crew, lost among ice
in White Sea, during May/June 1865, crew saved.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Saturday 29 November 1862]:
Sale. ... THE A 1 (Red) Barque ROBERT FINNIE, of Dundee. 260 tons N.N M..
built at Liverpool, and originally classed twelve A 1, has always been
well kept up. Is now in good order, and is being sold in consequence
of the death of a party interested. Upset price to insure a sale
£1150. Inventories and further particulars of WELCH and JACK.
Dock-street. Dundee.
[from Dundee Advertiser - Friday 23 June 1865]:
Loss of the barque Robert Finnie of Dundee. A telegram has been
received by Mr Welch, the managing owner, conveying the intelligence
that the barque Robert Finnie, of this port, been lost in the White
Sea among the ice. The vessel, which was commanded by Capt Robt Dron, was
built in 1829, and was 260 tons register. She left Dundee in the
beginning of May last for Archangel, for a cargo of flax, tow, &c, and
had almost completed her voyage when the unfortunate accident
occurred. It is a matter of satisfaction, however, that the whole of
the crew, 10 in number, were saved; but no further particulars have as
yet come to hand, regarding the wreck of the vessel. The Robert Finnie
was fully insured.
[from North British Daily Mail - Saturday 24 June 1865]:
Loss of a Dundee vessel. A telegram has been received in Dundee intimating the
loss of the barque Robert Finnie, Captain Dron, belonging to Messrs
Welch & Jack, Dundee, in the White Sea, among the ice. All of the crew
were saved. The vessel, which was in ballast, left Dundee on the 3d
May. The telegram mentions that two foreign vessels had also been lost
among the ice about the same time.
Wooden barque Judith, built Royden, Liverpool,
yard no.10, 1829, 253grt, ON 25809. Owned Tapley, Liverpool, for trade
to Valparaiso. Later
registered at Whitby, owned Weatherill. More
history.
Voyage Danzig (Gdansk) to Hartlepool, captain and owner Weatherill,
ashore at Falsterbo [SW tip of Sweden] and wrecked, 22
January 1860.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 02 March 1829]:
For VALPARAISO, ARICA, ISLAY, & LIMA, The fine new Liverpool-built
Barque JUDITH, RICHARD TAPLEY, Commander; 220 tons per register; A 1 at Lloyd's;
coppered and copper-fastened; built expressly for the South American
trade, of the best materials, and expected to be a remarkably fast
sailer; and is, in every respect, a superior vessel for goods and
passengers, her accommodations being commodious, having two cabins. As
a great part of her cargo is engaged, she will have despatch. For
terms, &c. apply on board, west side Prince's Dock; to Messrs. EYES,
WYLIE, and COOKE or to W. and S. TYRER.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 25 April 1854]:
On THURSDAY, the 4th May next, at One o'clock, at the Brokers'
Sale-room, Derby-buildings, Fenwick-street, The well-known A 1
British-built Barque JUDITH; 253 tons register; built at Liverpool, by
Mr. Royden, in 1829; classed originally A 1 twelve years; and was
restored in 1847 A 1 eight years; is copper-fastened, and was
resheathed with yellow metal in 1850. This vessel is in most excellent
condition; stows a large cargo; and is quite ready for immediate
employment. Dimensions: Length, 94 feet 8-12ths ; breadth, 24 feet
3-12ths ; depth, 16 10-12ths. Lying east side Prince's Dock. Apply to
TONGE, CURRY and Co., Brokers.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Wednesday 25 January 1860]:
ELSINORE, Jan. 22. The Judith. of Whitby, from Dantzic for Hartlepool (wheat).
was stranded on Falsterbo today, and likely to be a wreck.
Wooden barque Charles Eyes, built Royden,
Liverpool, yard no.11, 1829, 256grt, owned Chapman, Liverpool. More
history.
Voyage Liverpool to Vera Cruz, captain Moss, departed 6 September 1852.
Entering Vera Cruz from Liverpool, on 17th November 1842, was driven on Gallega Reef
(Arrecife La Gallega) and wrecked.
Image from painting by Joseph Heard of Charles Eyes [from MMM].
Location stated as near an iceberg, 40 miles east of Falklands.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 20 July 1829]:
For Valparaiso ....... Apply to Messrs. EYES, WYLIE, and COOKE; or to
W. and J. TYRER.
Succeeds the above, The fine new Liverpool-built
Barque CHARLES HEYES, THOMAS CHAPMAN, Commander.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 09 August 1842]:
For VERA CRUZ, The fine Liverpool-built Barque CHARLES EYES,
Captain WILLIAM MOSS; A 1; newly coppered ; a remarkably fast
sailer, and in every respect a first-rate conveyance both for goods
and passengers. For terms, &c. apply on board, Prince's Dock, or to
W. and J. TYRER.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 09 January 1843]:
VERA CRUZ, 26TH NOVEMBER. The Charles Eyes, Barr, in entering this
port by the North Channel, 17th instant, was caught by a sudden gale
from the northward, driven on the Gallega Reef, and became a total
wreck.
Wooden ship Sir John Beresford, built Royden, Liverpool,
1830, yard no.12, 292 tons, owned Smith, Liverpool. For sale 1836. ON 24053, registered Cardiff by 1858,
in MNL to 1864.
Voyage Ardrossan to Genoa, with coal and iron, foundered 50
miles west of Cape Clear, on 7 October 1857. 3 crew lost.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 28 January 1830]:
Launch. A fine vessel, (named the Sir John Beresford) was launched yesterday,
from Messrs. Royden & Co.'s yard. At half-past twelve o'clock, all the
preliminaries having been arranged, the gallant vessel glided in fine
style into her destined element amid the cheers of a large number of
persons who were assembled on the occasion. She is intended for the
Montreal trade, is owned by Messrs. Smith & Son, and will be commanded
Captain Boag, a gentleman of high character in his profession.
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Wednesday 30 November 1836]:
The fine Barque SIR JOHN BERESFORD. 292 18-94 tons; built at Liverpool in
1830, of the very best African and English oak; coppered and copper-fastened; a
substantially built vessel, and adapted for general purposes; has just discharged a
cargo from Calcutta in excellent condition; abundantly found in stores and can
be sent to sea at a very moderate expense. Lying in the St. Katharine Docks. Michael
Mitchell, commander. For further particulars, apply to Captain Mitchell, on
board ...
[from Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald - Saturday 31 October 1857]:
TOTAL WRECK OF THE BARQUE SIR JOHN BERESFORD, OF CARDIFF. The
following account of the wreck of this vessel is sent us from one of
the surviving crew: The barque, Sir John Beresford, of Cardiff,
Captain Jones, sailed from Ardrossan on the 1st current, with coal and
pig iron, bound for Genoa. On the 5th it came on to blow, and the gale
continued on to the 7th. When about fifty miles in a parallel
latitude off Cape Clear she was struck by a heavy sea, which shifted
the cargo and hove the ship on her beam-ends, the seas beating over
the ship, washing away everything. All the boats were carried off but
the long boat. The crew cut away the masts, but she did not right. The
ship was fast going down, and the master and eight of the crew saved
their lives by taking to the long boat and three were drowned in the
attempt. The survivors had neither meat, drink, nor clothing, and
having only one oar in the boat they were tossed about with wind and
sea for three days and two nights. The three men who were drowned were:
James Peterkin, mate, belonging to South Shields; George Ailan, cook
and steward, belonging to Ardrossan; and a French seaman, name
unknown. On the third day, the survivors were picked up by the ship
Euphrates, of London, M'Killor, master, bound for Bombay. By the
captain's kind and humane treatment, the famished seamen soon
recovered, and after being three days on board, were transferred to
the Rimac, of Liverpool, Wise, master, who also treated them with the
utmost kindness, and landed them all safely in Liverpool.
Wooden barque Anne Baldwin (also Annie), built
Royden, Liverpool, 1831, yard no. 13; 281 tons, 99.0 x 25.1 x 17.4 ft,
ON 1438, in MNL to 1871 (as Anne Baldwen), registered Liverpool, 311
tons, listed as owned James Tasker in 1871.
Voyage Jamaica to Britain, leaky and put back for Key West, aground on
Conch reef, 16 April 1865, and wrecked, crew
saved.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 16 December 1830]: [from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 11 November 1834]:
.... Cleared-out this day, the ANNE BALDWEN; Crawford, for Calcutta, 280 tons.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Saturday 08 July 1865]:
THE LOSS OF THE ANNE BALDWIN. BOARD OF TRADE inquiry: Thursday, an
inquiry was held at the Police Court, Dale-stret,..... barque Anne
Balwin, of which Messrs Tasker & Radford were the owners ....
represented the master, Captain R. H. Netherelift.
The Anne Baldwin
was a ship, built at Leith[sic] in 1831, her tonnage being 310, her
length 98 feet, her breadth 26 feet, and her depth 17 feet. She left
Leith in October last, laden with coal, bound for Barbadoes, which she
reached on the 6th of December. She cruised around from port to port,
taking in cargo, and finally sailed from Port Royal, Jamaica, on April
1st, having previously been surveyed, at the request of the crew, and
pronounced seaworthy. The wind freshened a few days after
the vessel left the port, and the ship began to leak more than usual,
requiring to be pumped five or ten minutes every hour. Up to this
time, the captain had been taking the windward channel, but he now
determined to take the Florida channel, thinking that he should there
get a more favourable voyage. The leak increasing, on the 16th of
April the men went aft, and requested the captain to take the vessel
into the nearest port. The captain put back for Key West, and while on
the way back, the ship struck on the part of the Florida reef knows as
the Conch reef. Although the captain and crew remained on board two
days, endeavouring to get the ship off, their efforts proved
ineffectual, and ultimately she became filled with water, her decks
blew up, and she sank. The captain and crew then proceeded to Key
West. The inquiry was held for the purpose of ascertaining if there was
any fault attributable to the captain. The inquiry was adjourned.
Wooden brig/schooner John Brooks, built Royden,
Liverpool, 1831, yard no.14, 180 tons, owned Kendall, Liverpool, for
service to S America, In MNL, ON 925, registered London 1849, owned
Hilbery by 1865. In MNL to 1865.
Voyage to Bonny, inward bound, aground and abandoned, 25 November 1863, later
recovered and sold.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 28 April 1831]:
ASHLEY BROTHERS. ... For VALPARAISO, ARICA, ISLAY, and LIMA, The
fine English-built and armed Brig DAWSON, Capt. Frank Dawson, 220 tons
per register,....
Succeeds the above. The fine new
Liverpool-built Brigantine JOHN BROOKS, 190 tons per register built
expressly for the trade, and expected to sail remarkably
fast.
[from Liverpool Daily Post - Tuesday 13 January 1863]
Bonny. Trade very dull. The fever has nearly disappeared from the
river. The brig John Brooks, after crossing the bar on the 25th
November (inward bound) went on shore the same afternoon on the
eastern breakers, and was abandoned the same night by the captain and
all the crew. She was picked up next day afloat, about ten miles to
seaward, by Mr Ward, and brought into harbour at considerable personal
risk, both on account of the natives and the distance she had drifted
to sea. Although being the consignee of the vessel, he claims the
privileges of a salvor. [a subsequent court case arose over whether
the captain had gone ashore to seek assistance, or had abandoned the vessel,
the vessel was sold at Bonny].
Wooden brig William Rushton, built Royden, Liverpool, 1832, yard no. 15;
183 tons, owned William Rushton, Liverpool. Trade to S America.
Voyage Laguna, Mexico to Liverpool, with timber, sunk by
collision with PS Minerva off east
coast of Anglesey, 20 August 1850, only 4 of the crew survived, 7
lost.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 22 March 1832]:
Waiting a wind. For VALPARAISO, Intermedios, and LIMA, The fine new
Liverpool-built Brig WILLIAM RUSHTON, John Strachan, Commander;
Burthen per register 182 tons, coppered and copper fastened; expected
to sail remarkably fast, and will be found a very superior conveyance.
For terms of freight or passage apply GEO. HIGHFIELD, Drury-lane.
[from
Liverpool Albion - Monday 26 August 1850]:
FATAL COLLISION AT SEA. On Tuesday morning a frightful collision took
place between the steamer Minerva, plying between this port and
Kingstown, and the brig William Rushton, the consequences of which are
the loss of seven lives, and the total destruction of the William Rushton.
The circumstance of the case are as follows:-
On Monday evening the Minerva left Liverpool at seven o'clock, in
company with the Iron Duke, both vessels being bound for Kingstown.
During the whole of the evening it blew very hard from W.S.W., and the
Minerva, not being able to make much way, kept on the Welsh coast.
About one o'clock the following morning [Tuesday 20 August 1850], when
the Minerva was between Puffin Island and Point Lynas, a strange sail
was descried close upon the steamer. The vessel proved to be the
William Rushton, from Laguna, on the coast of Mexico, heavily laden
with mahogany and a few parcels of a general cargo. As far as our
information goes, the brig was not observed by the steamer until she
was close upon her, the former showing no light. We have, on the other
hand, been informed that the people on the brig saw the steamer's
lights some ten minutes before the frightful collision which
eventually occurred. Immediately on the brig being seen coming in the
direction of the steamer, it was clear to all on board that a
collision was inevitable, and, consequently, the engines were at once
reversed, the helm put hard up, and everything done to mitigate the
effects of a calamity which seemed inevitable. Only a few moments
elapsed after the brig was first seen before the bowsprit of the
steamer came in contact with her, striking her about amidships, and
the collision was a very violent one, from the circumstance that the
steamer was going at full speed, when she first saw the brig, and the
engineer had, therefore, not time to reverse engines in time to
prevent serious consequences.
As soon as Captain Hall, of the Minerva, saw what had happened, and
that it was evident the brig would sink, he promptly ordered out the
lifeboat of the Minerva, and, although he was remonstrated with by
many of the passengers for doing so, on the ground that such a step
was rash and useless, in consequence of the sea running so high at the
time, he still persisted in sending the boat which succeeded in saving
the lives of four persons on board the brig, namely, the captain, the
cook, and two seamen. The remainder of the crew, which altogethr numbered
eleven, were drowned. In about ten minutes after the collision the
brig sank in deep water, and not a vestige of her was to be seen.
The
lifeboat belonging to the steamer had the utmost difficulty in
regaining the Minerva, as the sea was running so very high at the
time. On examining the Minerva, Contain Hall found that her fore
compartment was so stove in by the collision as to be completely
filled with water, and the ship was considerably down by the head. He
also found that she had lost her bowsprit, her foremast, and all the
running gearing forward. Under these circumstances he deemed it
prudent to run the steamer into Beaumaris, where he landed his
passengers, the greater part of whom went on from Banger to Holyhead
by the railway, and thence took the steamer to Kingstown.
Previous to
leaving Beaumaris the passengers presented Captain Hall with the
following flattering testimonial of their opinion of his seamanship
under the trying circumstances in which they were placed, and in
acknowledment of his intrepid conduct in endeavouring to save the
lives of those on board the William Rushton:
"We, the passengers on board the Minerva, which left Liverpool on
the 19th instant, at seven o'clock, p.m.. much as we regret the fatal
collision which occurred between her and the brig William Rushton,
cannot fail to record our sense of the gallant conduct of Captain John
Henry Hall, who, though at imminent danger to his vessel, sent out his
boat to render all the assistance to those in the unfortunate brig;
and we further beg to record our high sense of the propriety and
conduct of Captain Hall on this very trying occasion. (Signed,) Rd.
Letre, Julius Delmege, William Chambers, Edward Garwood, James Leary,
Samuel Corbishley, Charles M'Maher, John Mangay, Laurence Sanvige, H.
D. Jenkins, William Mooney, William Burgess, H. Ebsworth, Henry
Smith."
At Beaumaris Captain Hall, with
all dispatch, got his vessel so far repaired as to enable him to bring
her round to Liverpool, here to undergo a thorough renovating. She
arrived on Wednesday evening, and was placed on the gridiron in the
Prince's-basin. The vessel is stove in at the bow on the starboard
side. At the time she was brought up the river she had fifteen feet of
water in her front compartment, and was nearly four feet down at the
head.
[In a later court case, the widow of a seaman, Doyle, who was drowned
in the collision, was awarded £250 compensation, to be paid by
the Dublin and Cork SP Company]
Wooden barque Mary Worrall, built Royden,
Liverpool, 1832, yard no. 16; 238 grt, owned Worrall, Liverpool,
registered Liverpool. LR 1835 has barque, 238 tons, built Liverpool
1832, owned Worrall, marked LOST. She sailed for Buenos Ayres, master
Smith, and her arrival was reported in UK newspapers on 14 September
1835. There is then confusion - some papers quote Mary Worral,
Herbert, an American vessel, as sailing from Monte Video, arriving
Cork for orders, then lost on Oester Bank making for Antwerp. Some
papers quote Mary Worrall, as lost on Island of Goree (this is off
Dakar, Africa). Either way, she was lost in late 1835, and a new Mary
Worrall, ON23911, was launched at Newport in August 1836.
[from
Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 11 February 1833]:
In lieu of the Mary & ANN. A regular Trader, and will have quick
despatch. For BUENOS AYRES, Direct, The fine A 1 Livernool-built
barque MARY WORRALL, David Smith, Master; (Who is well ac?uaiuled with
the navigation of the River Plate.) Burthen 237 tons, now on her
second voyage, sails remarkably fast, having made her last passage to
Buenos Ayres in 56 days; her cabins are fitted up in a superior style
for the accommodation of passengers: lying in the Prince's Dock. For
freight or passage, apply to ASHLEY BROTHERS.
[from
Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 03 April 1835]:
For BUENOS AYRES direct, the well-known A 1 Barque MARY WORRALL, David
Smith, Master, Liverpool-built, expressly for this trade;
burthen - 237 tons, has very superior accommodations for pasaengers; lying
in Georges Dock. For freight or passage apply to ASHLEY
BROTHERS.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 14 September 1835]:
Buenos Ayres, Mary Worrall, Smith, from Liverpool [Arrived in 57 days]
[from Liverpool Albion - Tuesday 12 January 1836]:
Mary Worrall, Herbert [sic], from the River Plate to Antwerp, was lost on
the Island of Goree pevious to 31st Dec. Crew saved.
[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser - Saturday 09 January 1836]:
Amsterdam Jan 1. The American [sic] ship, Mary Worrall, Herbert, from Monte Video for Antwerp,
is the ship lost upon the Oester Bank, crew all saved.
[Oester Bank is presumably Oestergrond - Oyster Ground, in southern North Sea]
Wooden brig Frederick Huth, built Royden,
Liverpool, 1832, yard no. 17; 209 grt, owned Tyrer Liverpool and
registered Liverpool. LR has built 1833. By 1838 owned Billingsly,
London. ON 16972. By 1853 registered Cape Town. By 1860 London. By
1865 registered Sunderland. In MNL to 1867. More
history. Voyage Sunderland to Hamburg, leaky and foundered at
sea, near Juist, crew rescued by fishing boats, 21 November 1867.
[from
Liverpool Mercury - Friday 21 December 1832]:
Launch. - To-morrow, Saturday, wilt be launched from the
Ship-building.yard of Messrs. Thomas Royden and Co. Baffin-street, a
fine new brig, to be snamed the Frederick Hooth [sic, Huth], built expressly for
the Horn trade.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 25 February 1833]:
For VALPARAISO, ARICA, ISLAY & LIMA, The fine new Liverpool-built
armed Brigantine FREDERICK HUTH; Captain W. S. Turner, (Who is well
acquainted round the Horn). 200 tons per register, coppered and
copper-fastened. expected to sail remarkably fast, being built
expressly for the trade, of the best materials and under inspection of
the owners. For freight or passage, her accommodations being superior, apply
on board, west side King's Dock; to Mr. GEORRGE KENDALL, or to W. & J.
TYRER.
[from Shields Daily News - Saturday 23 November 1867]:
The brig Frederick Huth, Chisholm, from Sunderland for Hamburg, is
stranded near Juist; seven men saved by the wherry boat.
[Juist is a Friesian Island]
[from Shields Daily News - Tuesday 03 December 1867]:
FOUNDERING OF A VESSEL AT SEA. To-day, the steamer Sentinel arrived in
the Tyne from Hamburg, having on board the captain and six of the
crew of the brig Frederick Huth, of and from Sunderland for Hamburg.
She sprung a leak at sea on the 21st of November, and the crew, after
taking to their boats, were picked up by Hamburg fishermen. They were
afterwards sent on board Sentinel to come home, they belonging to this
locality.
Wooden ship Tapley, built Royden, Liverpool,
1833, yard no. 18; 314 tons, owned Tapley, Liverpool, for trade to Calcutta. ON
26783. Lengthened 1850. In 1865, owned Tyson, Lancaster, 459 tons, registered Liverpool. For
sale at Liverpool, July 1867, as a barque, sold foreign.
More history.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 07 January 1833]:
SHIP LAUNCH. One of the finest vessels of her tonnage, to be called
the Tapley, will be launched to-morrow, from the building-yard of
Messrs. Thomas Royden and Co. west side Queen's Dock, intended for the East
India trade.
[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 22 March 1867]:
At Liverpool. The strong British-built Barque TAPLEY, 459 tons N.M., 412 tons
register; length, 123 6-10 feet; breadth, 26 3-10 feet; depth, 17 feet;
built Liverpool 1833, and classed A 1 twelve years; restored 1850 eight
years, and has been thoroughly overhauled in graving dock since last
voyage; large carrier, and has always been well kept up. Lying In the
Birkenhead Dock. Apply to NEWETT and SON, Brokers for the Sale, Purchase,
and Charter of Vessels, 12, Canning-place, Liverpool.
Wooden schooner Eliza Sanders, built Royden, Liverpool, 1834, yard no. 19;
144 tons, owned Sanders & Co, Liverpool. Registered Liverpool.
Voyage Patras to Liverpool, with fruit, on fire 13 January 1850, off Saltee Islands, on fire and
abandoned. Crew saved.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 21 August 1834]:
For CONSTANTINOPLE and SMYRNA, The fast-sailing new Schooner ELIZA
SANDERS, A 1, Samuel Sanders, Commander; Burthen per register 150 tons;
lying in the King's Dock. This vessel has very superior accommodations for
passengers. For freight or passage, apply to WALKER and WILKIN, Union-buildingt.
North John-street.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 22 January 1850]:
LOSS OF THE SCHOONER ELIZA SANDERS BY FIRE AT SEA. The American ship
Ticonderoga, Captain Farren, arrived in the Mersey, on Saturday
afternoon, bringing intelligence of the loss of the schooner Eliza
Sanders, of and for this port, from Patras, laden with fruit. Captain
Farren reports that on the 13th instant, in lat. 51 42, lon. 6 36, he
observed the schooner with a signal of distress flying and immediately
bore up to her. On nearing her, he was told by Captain Sanders, of the
schooner, that his vessel was on fire in the hold, and that every
exertion had been used to subdue it, but without success. It was
blowing a gale from the northeast at the time, with every appearance
of a continuance. Capt. Sanders deemed it advisable to abandon his
vessel, and himself and crew, eight in number, were taken on board the
Ticonderoga and landed here. We have not ascertained the origin of the
fire. [some reports state one man drowned; Ticonderoga inbound from Mobile]
Wooden barque Ranger, built Royden, Liverpool, 1834, yard no. 20;
304 tons, 103.6 x 25.8 x 17.3 ft, ON 7058, owned Lawrence Heyworth & Co, Liverpool. ON 7058.
Later owned by her master, Shepherd. Final voyage had new master, Swiney.
Voyage Liverpool to Quebec, in ballast, ashore 19th
August 1863, at Farrihy Bay, near Kilkee, crew saved, hull sold "as it
lies".
Image from painting by Samuel Walters of Ranger in the Mersey [from Samuel Walters - A S Davidson]
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 16 December 1833]:
For VALPARAISO, Intermedios & LIMA, - The fine Liverpool-built Barque
RANGER, Wm. Jelland, Master; Burthen per register 298 tons, coppered
and copper-fastened, and a most superior conveyance for goods and
passengers. For freight, &c. Apply to Messrs. G, F. Dickson & Co. ;
Messrs. Pearce, Willacey & Co.; Messrs. Heyworth & Co. or to GEORGE
HIGHFIELD.
[from Liverpool Daily Post - Friday 21 August 1863]:
The barque Ranger from Liverpool for Quebec in ballast, went on shore
last night, near Kilkee Bay, and expected to become a total wreck,
crew saved. [Capt Swiney, left Liverpool Aug 5, loss 19th August]
[from Munster News - Saturday 29 August 1863]:
THE BARQUE "RANGER" OF LIVERPOOL, ON MONDAY Next, the 31st AUGUST,
P. COLEMAN has been instructed to Sell by Auction, on acount
of whom it may concern, at FARRAHY, within two miles of Kilkee, on
MONDAY, the 31st instant, The Hull of the Copper Fastened Barque "Ranger"
of Liverpool, 340 tons registered, as she will then lie stranded
on the rocks on the north side of Farrahy [sic, now Farrihy] Bay. ......
Wooden barque Argentina, built Royden, Liverpool, 1834, yard no. 21;
245 tons, ON 40115, owned Dowie & Co., for trade to Buenos Ayres. Registered Liverpool.
By 1858, owned Nickels & co.
Voyage Cardenas to Greenock with sugar, wrecked at
Carysfort Reef, Florida, [east of Key Largo] 16 August 1861, 5 lost, 7
saved.
Image from painting by Samuel Walters of Argentina off Anglesey [from Samuel Walters - A S Davidson]
[from Liverpool Albion - Tuesday 05 August 1834]:
On Thursday next, at twelve o'clock, two new vessels will be launched
from the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Thomas Royden and Co.,
Baffin-street, west side Queen's Dock.
[Argentina and one of Eliza Sanders, Ranger]
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 11 August 1834]:
LAUNCHES. On Thursday was launched, from the building-yard of Messrs.
Thos. Royden and Co., a very beautiful vessel of 245 tons per
register, called the Argentina, - to be commanded by Captain
Stephen Wright Kelso, and intended as a regular packet between this
port and Buenos Ayres. The vessel is owned by Messrs. K. Dowie and
Co., merchants, of this town.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 11 March 1858]:
For CARDENAS. Direct. The Liverpool-built Barque ARGENTINA. Captain H.
Bubaer, Burthen 248 tons, classed * A 1 in red, and coppered; lying in
Salthouse Dock. Apply to J. T. NICKELS.
[from Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette - Saturday 21 September 1861]:
The barque Argentina, Bubear, from Cardenas, with a cargo of sugar for
Messrs Pattens and Co. of this port, ran upon the Florida Reef near
Carysfort Light, and as soon as striking broke up [16 August 1861,
owned Nickels]. A terrible sea was running at the time and breaking
with great violence about the vessel. At eight o'clock, one hour after
she struck, the first mate, Thomas Jones, was washed from the wreck
and lost. Early in the morning William Hubbard and William Kearney,
seamen, were swept from the wreck and drowned. Soon after Alexander
Guild was overwhelmed by a wave and disappeared. At 11 clock a.mn. of
Friday, Captain Henry Bubear, who was at the time clinging to the
topsail, was overtaken by a wave and swept from the wreck and
disappeared at once from the sight of the survivors. He was seen by
the keeper of Carysfort Light, who could not render him any aid on
account of the violence of the storm. At 12 the poop was separated
from the hull and upon it the following officers and seamen drifted
off:- James Carter, second mate; Thos. Judge, carpenter; R. A.
Belford, cook; Richard Scott, Isaac Bennett, S. A. Strum, Thomas
Burns, seaman. The poop drifted down the reef and came in towards the
Carysfort Lighthouse, when they were rescued by the keeper, John
Jones, and his assistants, who launched their boat, and at great
personal risk rowed through the breakers and conveyed the shipwrecked
mariners to the lighthouse. From thence they had been taken to Key
West and placed under the care of the British Consul.
Wooden brig Agnes, built Royden, Liverpool,
1834, yard no. 22; 214 tons, owned William Rose, Liverpool. Later
owned Butters, Liverpool, as a barque, ON5424, in MNL to 1864
registered Glasgow, owned Kinloch, as a brig, for trade to St Vincent.
Voyage from the Clyde, master Stewart, for St Vincent; on 19th March
1859, off Tuskar, she was struck by PS Persia and sunk, one
passenger was lost.
Note possible confusion with
brig Agnes, 242 tons, of Port Glasgow, ON 39099, built 1856 in PEI,
lost March 1864.
[from
Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 24 January 1834]:
A beautiful barque, to be named the Agnes, will be launched to-morrow,
(Saturday,) from the building-yard of Messrs. Thomas Royden and Co.
She is intended for the Havana trade, and belongs to Mr. John
Wright, jun.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Friday 07 March 1834]:
Warranted first Vessel. Under contract to clear for sea on 14th instant.
For HAVANA and MATANZAS, the fine new Barque AGNES, J. DEMPSEY, Master;
Liverpool-built, register 208 tons, and expected to sail fast. For freight or
passage apply to Mr. JOHN WRIGHT, Jun.; Messrs. TENNANTS, MOORE,
and Co.; or to KERS, IMRIE, and TOMLINSON.
Agnes, Stewart, from Troon to St Vincent. sailed 27 Feb 1859
[from Greenock Advertiser - Saturday 26 March 1859]:
LOSS of the BRIG AGNES - Further Particulars. - The brig Agnes, of
Glasgow. Captain Stewart, on her passage from Troon to St Vincent, was run
into on Saturday night last, about 10 o'clock, off Tuskar, by the Cunard
steamer Persia, on her outward voyage from Liverpool to New York.
Both vessels being steering in the same course, the Persia struck
the brig aft of the main rigging, carrying away a large portion of her
side. She sunk in about ten minutes. The crew and passengers were,
with the exception of one passenger, saved by a boat from the Persia.
The exception referred to was a young man named John Miller belonging to
Troon, who was going out to be a planter at St. Vincent. He was an amiable,
well-conducted youth, and his loss is much regretted. None on board of
the ill-fated craft saved anything but what they had on their persons;
and some of them were rescued in their night clothes. Early Sunday
morning the Persia signalled the steamer Canada on her homeward voyage
to Liverpool; and the crew and passengers of the Agnes were put on board
of her and landed at Liverpool the same night. The passengers on board
the Canada very kindly subscribed the sum of £75 for their relief. The
vessel and cargo were insured. Her principal owner was Mr Kinloch, of
Ayr. The captain and greater part of the crew belonged to Ayr.
The
following letter, vividly describing the catastrophe, has been
received in town from one of the passengers, Mr John Kirkland, lately
clerk to Mr A. B. Telfer, and son of Mr Thos. Kirkland, formerly seedsman, Ayr.
We left
Belfast Loch Friday afternoon, with a fine fair breeze, sailing at the
rate of from 7 to 8 knots per hour. Such a splendid night at sea as that was,
the moon shining in all her splendour, together with a beautiful calm
sea, made us all feel so happy, in the expectation of proceeding on
our voyage after our long detention. On the morning of Saturday, the
wind was contrary and the tide against us, so that we proceeded but
slowly on our voyage. Although we had moonlight that night, it was not so
clear as the preceding night. Mr Miller and I went to bed at 9 clock. He
was in bed about ten minutes before I was; and, strange to say, we
never spoke to each other after getting into our room, as was
generally, or rather invariably, the case. He and I were writing the day's
proceedings in our log books at the same time; and what was said
between us then I cannot remember. All that is saved of his is a
pocket-book and another book. Poor fellow! he met with an untimely end.
The steamer Persia - or rather her crew - saw our vessel's lights about an hour before
she struck us; and our steward says that their lights were not
visible till about ten minutes before they ran into us. All whom I
have heard speaking of the occurrence say it was an act of gross carelessness on
the part of the commander of the steamer. It is said of him that he would
scarcely go out of his course for a vessel, but would rather go through
her. Of course, when the steamer struck I was asleep, and so sound that I
never woke till I was away a good distance from the ship. When I did
wake up, I could not bring my mind to any bearing, thinking that it was
all a dream. But [ soon found that it was stern reality. The whole of the
side of the cabin on which my berth was, was smashed to pieces and
carried out into the sea. I thought I would never reach the surface
of the water; but I got hold of some pieces of the wreck, and I pulled
myself up to the surface. After getting there, I was so feeble that I
could scarcely retain my hold, and had I not got a firmer hold, the next
wave would have swept me away; but, through the superintendence of the
All-seeing One, I was soon removed from my dangerous situation. I think I
would be almost ten minutes or a quarter of hour in the water; and
the whole of that time I never ceased crying for assistance till the Persia's
boat picked me up. When I got my head above water, I was right abreast
of the steamer, and would be about 100 or 150 yards distant from the
brig. About that time the part of the wreck to which I was sticking
floated away down from the steamer towards the brig, and, if I mind
rightly, I went round her, still holding on the wreck. On hearing me crying out
so desperately, one of the passengers threw a rope, but it fell far
short of me, which was a fortunate thing; for if I had I got hold of
it, in all likelihood we would have been lost - that is to say if he had
held on. The carpenter was at the wheel at the time the brig struck, and
with the shock was sent into the sea. A life-preserver was thrown out
to him, which he got a hold of, and was enabled to keep himself afloat
till he as picked up by the Persia's boat. He was rowing one of the oars of the boat
which picked me up; and had he not exerted himself more might have been
lost than what was. After they got me into the boat, the fellow who
was in charge of it was going to pull to windward of the brig; but the carpenter
besought them to pull the nearest way to her, which they did; and had
they been two minutes later, it would have been a bad job for those who
were on board the brig; for the last passenger who came out of her into
the small boat said that the bulwarks were just on a line with the water's edge. When
the captain was coming into the boat, the men who were pulling were
not going to allow him, saying there was no danger - she all the time going down
as fast as she could; and by the time we got board the Persia, not a
vestige of her was to be seen. When the steamer was sticking in the
brig, the men mounted the rigging and got on board the steamer. The
captain was onboard too; but he went back again into the brig to see
that all got safe out. The second mate was the only one who was
bruised. He was asleep at the time of the collision, and awaking found
a great weight upon the top of him, so that he could scarcely get
himself extricated from the wreck. He is able to walk about, and can
take his food well enough only he is stiff. The men are all in the Sailor's Home, and are
going to Ayr with the Emerald tomorrow. The Persia was bound for New York;
and, after we had been on board of her all night, the Sabbath morning
they hailed the Canada steamship, belonging to the same company, and put
us onboard of her, where we experienced every attention and kindness. The
passengers raised a subscription, and divided it amongst us. The
above statement is an imperfect one but I have not time at present to
write any more.
The carpenter referred to above is John M'Skimming, a
native of Newton-on-Ayr.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 28 March 1859]:
MONDAY. March 21. Canada (s), Lang, from Boston, at this port. ....
On the 20th, off Minehead, passed the Persia, (s) hence for New York
and took from her the crew and passengers of the brig Agnes, of
Glasgow, from Troon for St. Vincent, which sank after collision with
the Persia, on the 19th.
Wooden barque Isabella, built Royden, Liverpool,
1835, yard no. 23, 229 tons; ON 25063, registered Liverpool, owned
Worrall, Liverpool. In MNL to 1872, owned Liverpool, then owned Gambles, Workington 1868-72.
For sale 1872, reported sold foreign.
[from Liverpool Mercantile Gazette and Myers's Weekly Advertiser - Monday 30 March 1835]:
First vessel after the Mary Worrall.
For BUENOS AYRES. The fine new Liverpool-built barque, ISABELLA, Captain Samuel Herbert,
A 1, 200 tons per register, built expressly for this trade, and expected
to sail fast. For terms of freight or passage, having good accommodations, apply to
W & J TYRER.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Wednesday 03 July 1872]:
FOR SALE, The useful British-built Barque ISABELLA, 229 tons per
register. Built at Liverpool in 1835 and then classed twelve years A 1
at Lloyd's, and restored in 1852 for eight years A 1; classed eight
years A 1 in red from 1864, and now appears classed A 1 2 in American
books; is sheathed with yellow metal, requires very little ballast to
shift, carries 300 tons dead-weight cargo, is well found in stores, and quite
ready for immediate employment. Dimenions:- Length, 93 feet; breadth,
23 feet; depth, 15 feet. Lying in King's Dock. For inventories and
further particulars apply to TONGE & Co., Brokers, Commercial-court,
17, Water-street.
Wooden barque Hermes, built Royden, Liverpool,
1835, yard no. 24; 242 tons, owned Tayleur & Co., Liverpool. Voyage
Liverpool to Buenos Ayres, lost on English
Bank [Banco Ingles], 29 January 1854, owned Dickenson.
[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 28 January 1836]:
For ARICA, ISLAY, and LIMA, The fine new Barque HERMES, -, Master; A
1. 241 tons per register; coppered and copper-fastened, expected to sail
fast, and in every respect a first-rate conveyance. For terms freight
or passage, having excellent accommodations, apply Messrs. Charles
Tayleur, Sons and Co. or to James Aikin.
[from
Lancaster Gazette - Saturday 26 October 1844]:
DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT, BY ONE OF THE CREW, TO BURN THE BARQUE HERMES, OFF
HOLYHEAD. Considerable sensation was excited in Liverpool on Tuesday
morning by a rumour, for which unfortunately, there was but too much
foundation, that an attempt had been made by one of the crew, named
Henry Brown, without any conceivable reason, to burn the barque
Hermes, Captain Donough, about nine miles off Holyhead. This fine first
class vessel, 241 tons, the owners of which are Messrs. Tayleure and
Co., general merchants, of this town, sailed from Liverpool on Friday
last, for Buenos Ayres; and, when the dreadful attempt to destroy her
had been made, about six o'clock on the morning of Sunday, she was
put about and brought back to Liverpool, where she arrived on Monday
afternoon. Brown, who is native of Sweden, and an athletic fellow, of
middle age and ordinary height, was immediately given into custody,
and brought before Mr. Rushton on Tuesday, for examination.
He was
dresseed in a blue pilot cloth coat, spoke English tolerably well,
and was undefended. The first witness examined was a sailor on board
the Hermes, of the name of Parry, who said: About half-past six o'clock on
Sunday morning last, I saw the prisoner rummaging about the
forecastle. He took a box of matches out of one of the chests, and
tore a leaf out of a book. He took the leaf out of a book belonging to
a seaman named Lamair, and he also took a leaf out of a book belonging
to me. He then went and took the shuttle out, rolled the sheet of paper
up, struck a match and lit it. Immediately after, he went down into
the forepeak, came up again, stood on the edge of the scuttle, and said "By -,
he would either sink her or burn her." He put the scuttle on
carefully, and placed the bar over it. About half-past nine o'clock,
three hours after, the men went up to reef the topsails, and when they
came down there was a smoke in the forecastle. After the ship was put
about on the other tack, the smoke came out of the scuttle. One of
the seamen, James Cowan, gave the alarm, and the captain, mate, and
second mate went down into the forecastle, where they discovered a
fire. The chief reason I did not tell the captain before of what was
said and done was because I was unwell in my hammock.
The prisoner, in
reply to Mr. Rushton, here said that he was not an Englishman, that he
was a Swede, but that he understood the purport of the evidence.
Witness, in continuation, observed that he was an apprentice on board,
and that no one saw the prisoner take the match and strike the light
but himself. He had had no quarrel with the prisoner, nor had the
latter any dispute with anybody on board the ship.
Nicholas Donough
examined: I am master of the Hermes. About half-past nine, on Monday
morning, the mate gave me the alarm of fire, and I went down in the
forecastle. On going down, I saw the smoke coming up. There was a
small scuttle made for the water there, and on going down I saw a tar
barrel with the bung out, and flame coming out of the bung-hole. About
six feet further off it, there was a bundle of oakum all on fire,
which set fire to the forecastle deck. The tar barrel was bunged, and
quite safe, before we left Liverpool. I then called the first witness,
and said that if any one knew of the fire he must be the man, as he
was in the forecastle all night. Parry then said that he saw the
prisoner go down the fore[eak - take a box of matches out of Lamair's chest, and
a sheet of paper out of another, and light the paper, and go into the
forepeak. I asked him why he did not tell me about it at once, to
which he replied that he had no idea that the prisoner was going to set fire to
anything, and that was the reason he neglected to tell me before. He
said he thought the prisoner must have lost something, and that he wanted
the light for the purpose of finding it. It was about ten o'clock
when I questioned Parry.
Constable Greaves said that, in his
opinion, five pounds of oakum had been consumed; and The Captain said
a couple of gallons of tar had been consumed. Greaves added that a
match which had not ignited was found on the tar barrel, and also a
bit of wood burned at both ends. The prisoner was committed.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 20 November 1848]:
SERIOUS DISASTERS TO SHIPPING. By the Overland Mail we have received
advices from China to the 28th September, containing accounts of a
very severe typhoon which was experienced in the free ports, on the
31st August and 1st September, which had done serious damage to the
shipping. ... Amongst the disasters may be mentioned the following vessels:
The British barque Hermes, from Liverpool, went on shore at
Circular-buildings, but was got off with loss of fore and main masts; ...
[from Liverpool Mercury - Tuesday 17 January 1854]:
Hermes, Presley, sailed from Sal, Cape de Verde, for Buenos Ayres, 16th Dec.
[from Daily News (London) - Monday 13 March 1854]:
The barque Hermes was lost on the English bank at Buenos Ayres on the
29th January.
Wooden cutter Earl of Liverpool, built Royden, Liverpool, 1835, yard no. 25;
ON 1629. Pilot boat no. 3. 50.2 x 16.1 x 8.4 ft, 54grt, sold 1851 to Hatton & Cookson, Liverpool.
For sale 1886.
In MNL to 1890, owned Ness, Bootle, Liverpool, and registered
Liverpool, smack, 44 tons, though listed as built Liverpool 1798
[sic]. Here there is confusion since a pilot vessel Earl of Liverpool was built in 1798 and was for
sale in 1835 when the new vessel of the same name entered service.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Saturday 10 July 1886]:
FOR SALE, The Smack Earl of Liverpool, 44 tons register. Built at
Liverpool of English and African oak; had new decks three years ago;
carries 60 to 70 tons, and requires no ballast in dock: has about 35
tons copper dross and iron on board. Dimensions: Length, 49.6 feet;
breadth, 16.2 feet. Lying in the Stanley Dock, Liverpool.
Wooden cutter Town of Liverpool, built Royden,
Liverpool, 1835, yard no. 26; ON 17995, Pilot boat no. 10, 53 x 16.2 x
8.7 ft, 57 grt, ON 17995, sold from pilot service in 1854. Owned
Scotland - registered Inverness in 1857, for sale 1862 (described as a
smack), by 1865 registered Banff, owned Macduff, in MNL to 1876.
Driven ashore at Portessie [east of Buckie] on 19 November 1875 and wrecked, master
Kenneth Gordon and crew saved.
Image, from a painting by Samuel Walters, of Sandbach picking up a pilot
off Great Orme from Pilot Boat no.10, Town of Liverpool.
[from
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Saturday 24 May 1862]:
Smack for Sale. There will exposed for Sale, by Public Roup, in the
HARBOUR Of ROTHESAY, On FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1861, at Two o'clock in the
Afternoon: THE TOWN OF LIVERPOOL, of 36.46 tons register, as she at
present lies in Mr. M'Lea's Building Yard, Rothesay, with sails,
rigging, chains, boat, and whole appurtenances. She is in excellent
condition, having undergone a thorough repair. She was originally a
Liverpool pilot boat, and is suitable for coasting or any other trade,
being entirely built of English oak, and thoroughly copper-fastened.
The Smack may seen and examined at the Building Yard of Mr. Robert
M'Lea. Conditions of sale will be learned on applying to Mr. WILLIAM
HERBERT, Writer, Rothesay.
[from Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 24 November 1875]:
Storm of Friday 19 November... The smack Town of Liverpool, of Macduff, Kenneth Gordon,
master, went ashore at Portessie, and is likely to become a wreck. The
crew were saved.
[from Canmore]:
19 November 1875, TOWN OF LIVERPOOL, 40 yrs old, of Banff, wooden
smack, 36 tons, 3 crew, Master and Owner K. Gordon, Macduff, departed
Middlesborough for Macduff carrying coal, wind NE11, stranded 2.5
miles E. of Buckie, Banffshire.
Buckie, 19th Nov., 7.57 p.m., the TOWN OF LIVERPOOL (sloop) (No.
17,995), is ashore at Strathline, and likely to be a total wreck: she
is a vessel of 36 tons, bound from Stockton, with coal.
[from Lloyd's List - Thursday 02 December 1875]:
Town of Liverpool (smack) of Banff, Middlesborough to Macduff, deposition of K Gordon, master.
Wooden barque Jane, built Royden, Liverpool, 1836, yard no. 27;
265 tons, owned Martin & Co., Liverpool. For trade to S America. Last LR entry 1839.
Voyage Chili to Liverpool, driven ashore near Coquimbo [Chili] and wrecked, cook
drowned, previous to 1 Sept 1839.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 16 May 1837]:
Jane, Strachan, and Mary Worrall, Gardner, hence at Valparaiso.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 10 December 1839]:
The Jane, Strachan, of Liverpool, and the George Canning, of Hamburg,
were lost at Coquimbo, in August; the cook of the Jane was drowned.
[from Weekly Chronicle (London) - Sunday 15 December 1839]:
VALPARAISO. By the Emma, Captain Gething, we have received advices
from Valparaiso, of the date September 1. ... Capt. Gething informs
us that the Jane, Captain Strachan, belonging to this port, was
totally lost at Coquimbo. A head sea, which suddenly rose in calm
weather, after the fashion of the much dreaded Madagascar rollers,
drove the ship on the shore in spite of every precaution adopted to
save her. The same casualty wrecked the George Canning, of Hamburgh.
The crew of the latter were saved. The cook of the former perished.
Wooden barque Abbots Reading (also Abbotts),
built Royden, Liverpool, 1838, yard no. 31; 420 tons, owned Kendall,
Liverpool. ON 1500, 371 tons, in MNL to 1873. Liverpool crew lists to
1870. In 1873, owned Thomas Fawcus, West Hartlepool, registered Liverpool.
More history.
Barque Abbots Reading of Liverpool, ran aground on a reef in the Gulf of Bosnia
on 28 July 1873 and was wrecked.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 08 October 1838]:
LAUNCHES. On Thursday last, at eleven o'clock, a fine vessel was
launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Jackson and Co.,
Herculaneum Dock; another, from the building-yard of Messrs. Royden
and Co. Queen's Dock; and a third, from a yard at Birkenhead, on the
Cheshire side of the Mersey. The iron ship, which is completing in the
yard of Messrs. Jackson and Co., will be launched in a week or two.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 09 October 1838]:
Vessels entered for loading: Abbots Reading, T White, 327, Arica, Islay and Lima. W & J Tyrer.
[from Lloyd's List - Wednesday 20 August 1873]:
STOCKHOLM, 7th Aug. The Abbots Reading (barque), of Liverpool, from
Stockholm, in ballast, stranded, 28th July, near Wasa, Finland; no
lives lost. [Another report: voyage Stockholm to Jacobstadt with 100 tons iron, master
J Carlton]
[from Shields Daily Gazette - Thursday 27 November 1873]:
THE LOSS OF THE BARQUE ABBOTTS READING. The decision of the Court of
Inquiry concerning the loss of the barque Abbotts Reading, of
Liverpool, on a reef in the Gulf of Bothnia, on the 28th of July last,
was delivered yesterday at the Guildhall, Newcastle. The magistrates
were C. F, Hammond and B. Plummer, and the nautical assessors Captains
Knox and Oates. The judgment is follows:
From the evidence before
the Court, this vessel struck, and was lost, either on the outer edge
of the line of broken water laid down on the chart extending from
latitude 62 32 N to latitude 63 N, or longitude of 20 40 E, or an
outlying reef some miles to the westward of it, but owing to the
vessel having been worked by dead reckoning (no chronometer being on
board), the Court feeling it impossible to detertmine which. The
previous day, at noon, an observation for latitude was obtained by the
latitude 61 16 N, longitude by dead reckoning 29 32 E. The land was
sighted on the starboard beam at 3 a.m., 28th July, and at 4 a.m. the
master, deeming the vesel - from the appearance of the land - ten
miles nearer than he expected, altered course to N, and at 7 45 the
vessel ran on a sunken rosf. The position of the vessel at 4 a.m. was
but an assumed one, but it might have been correctly ascertained had a
chronometer been board. Under these circumstances, the Court do not
feel justified in suspending the master's certificate, and they hereby
return his certificate. The Court, however, cannot overlook the fact
that had the owners supplied their ship on a foreign voyage, and
especially one where many hidden dangers exist as in the Gulf of
Bothnia, with a chronometer, her exact position would have been
astronomically fixed on the previous day at noon, and that owing to
this negligence, the loss of their vessel must be attributed in a
great measure. The Court, therefore, direct the managing owners,
Messrs Fawcus, Fawcus, and Co., to pay £10 towards the costs of
this inquiry.
Wooden barque Creamore, built Royden, Liverpool, 1839, yard no. 32;
208 tons, owned Job Bros., Liverpool, ON 24182. For sale 1854.
More history.
Voyage Alexandria, 12 January 1856, to Falmouth, captain Bennett, posted missing.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 10 October 1854]:
On THURSDAY next, the 12th instant, at One o'clock, at the
Brokers' Sale-room, Walmer-buildings, Water-street, The very desirable
A 1 Liverpool-built Barque CREAMORE; 202 tons o.m., 208 tons n.m.;
built in 1839, for the present owners, for the Newfoundland trade.
She is in excellent condition; stows a large cargo; was classed
originally A 1 for twelve years, and was continued in 1851, A 1 for
four years; is copper-fastened, and sheathed with yellow metal. Length
85 feet 7-10ths; breadth 19 feet 9-10ths; depth 14 feet 2-10ths. Lying
in Albert Dock. Apply to TONGE, CURRY, and CO., Brokers,
[from Glasgow Chronicle - Wednesday 06 August 1856]:
Creamore, Bennett, sailed from Alexandria for Falmouth on the 12th of
January, 1856, and has not since been heard of.
Wooden ship Devon, built Royden, Liverpool, 1840, yard no. 33;
Wooden barque Seagull, built Royden, Liverpool, 1840, yard no. 34;
Wooden barque Chimbrazo, built Royden, Liverpool, 1841, yard no. 35; ON 1730
Wooden barquentine James Graham, built Royden, Liverpool, 1841, yard no. 36;
Wooden pilot vessel Perseverance, built Royden, Liverpool, 1842,
yard no.37, 47grt, 51.12 x 14.2 x 9.6 feet, Pilot Boat no. 12, service to 1860.
Possibly ON 1856, in MNL to 1864, registered Liverpool.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 08 May 1860]:
TO BE SOLD. The PERSEVERANCE, Liverpool Pilot Boat. No. 12,
deliverable about the end of July, 46 25-100ths tons register; coppered and
copper-fastened; built in Liverpool in the year 1843, of the very best
materials, and in every way a very desirable vessel, being well
adapted for the coasting trade or a fishing smack. Apply .. to THOS. HAMPSON,
[sailed for Aberdeen, December 1860, calling at Stornoway from adverse weather]
Wooden ship The Duke, built Royden, Liverpool, 1843, yard no.38, 765 tons,
ON15028. Owned Royden. By 1865 owned Kendall, Liverpool, 701 tons. Then by 1867 owned King, Jamaica.
More history.
1/1/1867 wrecked on North
reef, Barbuda on passage Cardiff for Kingston, Jamaica, with coal.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 20 January 1843]:
SHIP LAUNCH. - On Wednesday last, at noon, a splendid new
vessel called the British Hero [sic], was launched from the building
yard of Mr. Thomas Royden, Queen's Dock. She is a fine specimen of
naval architecture, and has accommodation equal, if not superior, to any
heretofore built in this port. She will
register 765 tons is intended for the Eastern trade, and will
be commanded by Captain J. F. Bisset.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 04 February 1867]:
ANTIGUA. Jan. 11. The Duke ship, of Liverpool, Campbell, from Cardiff for
Kingston (Jam.), coal, struck upon the N reef of Barbuda in the night
of Jan. 1, and became a total wreck; crew, sails, and spars
saved.
Wooden ship Joshua Waddington, built Royden,
Liverpool, 1843, yard no. 39; 440tons, ON24394. Owned Cotesworth &
Wynne. More
history 13/07/1860: Lost in the
Karimata Passage, Indonesia. On a voyage from Singapore to Liverpool.
[from Lloyd's List - Wednesday 12 September 1860]:
SINGAPORE, [reed. 12th Sept., per S.M.T. from Marseilles at 11.48]
The JOSHUA WADDINGTON, Withycombe, hence for Liverpool, has been
totally lost the Carimata passage - lives saved. [akso reported as Gasper Straits]
[from Daily News (London) - Monday 24 September 1860]:
THE LOSS OF THE JOSHUA WADDINGTON. The Board of Trade have received
the following report of an inquiry held at Singapore relative to the
logs of the barque Joshua Waddington: dated Singapore, July 25, 1860.
Sir, - We have the honour to report that, agreeable to orders, we
have inquired into the loss of the British barque Joshua Waddington,
of Liverpool, official No. 24394, Frederick Withycombe (who
holds a certificate of service, No, 48244, from the Board of Trade),
master, and find that the said ship left Singapore on the 30th June last with
a general cargo for Liverpool and experienced a favourable passage up to 45 minutes
past noon of the 13th inst., when she suddenly struck on a sunken reef and
became a total wreck. The crew were forced to abandon her in their
boats on the evening of the 14th idem., having done all in their
power to rescue the ship from her perilous position without effect.
They were picked up by the British ship Ocean Mail, and transferred by
her to a Dutch brig in the Straits of Rhio, and were landed here in
safety on Friday, the 20th inst. From the evidence before us, and
the entries in the logbook, we find that the ship was lost on one
of the numerous reefs on the north east coast of the Island of
Billiton, at the entrance of the Carimata Passage. As no cross
bearings were taken after the ship got on shore, we are unable to
state with certainty on which reef she was lost; but from the
position of the ship at noon of the day she was wrecked, and the
bearings of the land at the time we think that she most probably
struck on the reef marked P.D. (position doubtful?) on the latest
published chart of the locality, about eight miles to the northward
of Pigeon Island, near the north-east point of Billiton. We are of
opinion that the captain was imprudent in taking the western side of
the Carimata Passage instead of the eastern, as recommended by Horsburgh
(a copy of whose directory Captain Withycombe had on board);
but some allowance is to be made for him from the fact of his being a
stranger in these seas, he not having been in this quarter of the
world since 1830, and he was therefore unacquainted with the dangers
of the locality; but in continuing his course after noon, instead of
tacking to the north-east, when his latitude and longitude
placed him close to a dangerous reef, the position of which was
marked doubtful, we consider him guilty of negligence, and deserving
the censure of the Board of Trade. We also beg to remark that, at the time
of the accident, the officers and master were below at dinner, and the
deck was in charge of the carpenter; the latter, however, appears
to be an experienced seaman, having served 20 years at sea,
has been second mate of three ships, and has been for several years
in the habit of keeping an officer's watch. By advancing this fact we
do not mean to attribute the loss of the ship to the carpenter being on
deck; but we feel it our duty to mention it, and notice that such a
proceeding is objectionable, and should be discountenanced by the
Board of Trade. We beg to call the attention of government to the
necessity of having all the straits between this and Java properly
surveyed, as there are many reefs to this day very imperfectly
known; and from the increase of trade with Singapore to Java and
other islands of the Eastern Archipelago, all the passages are more
frequently used now than in former years and should be correctly
surveyed. The Carimata Passage especially is now constantly used,
though unknown before the passage of our fleet to Java, 1811. We think
that one surveying vessel on this station is inadequate to our
requirements, and the Hydrographer might be solicited to send one or
more ships, to assist Mr. Stanton, commander of H.M.S. Saracen. A
steam tender would be invaluable to that gentleman. At present he is
unable to complete more than half a strait in one season, as, for
instance, his work in the Strait of Banka in 1859. In conclusion, we
would recommend that a public chart room be established in connexion
with the Master Attendant's Office, wherein the best charts of the
neighbouring coasts and seas might be laid out for the use of masters
of ships resorting to this port, so that they might be able to
correct their charts from the latest surveys. We have reason to believe
that the Admiralty would furnish the charts free of expense for the
purpose above-mentioned. ...
[now Karimata, Belitung,
Wooden brig Barkhill, built Royden, Liverpool, 1845, yard no. 41;
ON25787.
More history.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 22 August 1845 ]:
A brig, called the Barkhill, of 181 tons, the property of Messrs. Job
Brothers, was launched last week from the ship-building yard of
Mr. T. Royden, in Baffin-street.
Wooden barquentine Lima, built Royden, Liverpool, 1845, yard no. 42;
132 tons, owned Job Bros., Liverpool,
More hstory
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 29 April 1845]:
LAUNCH OF THE "LIMA". On Thursday last, there was launched from the yard of
Mr. Royden, Baffin-street, a fine merchantile vessel of this name.
Though she was of small burthen, compared with the gigantic projects
in naval architecture of late years developed in the larger seaports
of the empire, the celebrity of Mr. Royden as a skilful and faithful
builder, and the extreme fineness of the weather, attracted a
considerable number of respectable persons to the spot. The Lima is in
length of keel 79 feet 6 inches ; her breadth 19 feet 9 inches; her
depth amidships 12 feet 2 inches; her burthen by New Measurement 132
43-100ths, and by O. M. 140 33-94ths. While high and dry she looked
remarkably promising for a trader, having just sufficient body for
good stowage, with considerable rise of floor, and a fine entrance and
clear run. Her upper works displayed a degree of finish rarely to be
found in vessels of her class, and we remarked an elegant and chaste
wreath on each side of her stem, (which has a billet-head), and another
on her stern; beneath the last of which was the arms of the owner,
also in alto relief - the whole executed with great taste by our townsman Mr.
Andrew Allen. At a few minutes past twelve o'clock, the daggers were
struck down; her name was gracefully, given from the platform a-head,
by Miss Job, daughter of Messrs. Job, Brothers, the owners, and she
dashed down the ways into the river in magnificent style. We should
state, as somewhat extraordinary, that she was rigged, at the time,
as a brigantine - that is, a brig forward and a schooner aft. Her masts
appeared to be judiciously placed well together near the centre of
gravity; and when afloat she showed a buoyancy, sharpness, and
elegance of appearance in her lines, upper-works, and rig, giving her
a strong resemblance to a yacht. The Lima is, we learn, intended for
the trade between our colony of Newfoundland and the Brazils. She is
built of the best materials, and will rank amongst the first British
bottoms at Lloyds. The company assembled were highly gratified by
witnessing the launch, which was managed in a masterly manner. Mr.
Royden, we may add, has on the stocks two other fine, and much larger
vessels, already approaching towards completion.
Wooden barque Mary Woods, built Royden, Liverpool, 1846, yard no. 43;
owned Bartlett, Liverpool, ON10577.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 03 January 1846]:
Ship Launch. On Thursday, about one o'clock, a ship was launched from the
building-yard of Mr. T. Royden, Baffin-street. She is built expressly as
a packet to trade between this port and Valparaiso, is 112 feet
2 inches, beam 26 feet 6 inches, and depth of hold 18 feet. Though the
wind was high, not the least damage was sustained by the vessel, and, after a
beautiful launch, she was towed into No. 4 Graving Dock. She will be
commanded Mr. Richard Bartlett, who, together with his cousin Mr. John
Bartlett, are the sole owners of the vessel, which is called the Mary
Woods.
Wooden pilot vessel Albert Edward Prince of Wales, built Royden, Liverpool,
1846, yard no.44, 42.5grt, 51.5 x 14.4 x 8.6 feet, ON 2387, Pilot Boat no. 8, owned Cape Town 1875,
described as a cutter, owned Colonial Government, reported wrecked Buffalo River, 23 January 1882.
Wooden barque Seraphina, built Royden, Liverpool, 1846, yard no. 45; 272grt,
owned Cotesworth, Wynne & Lyne, Liverpool
ON1150.
Wooden barque Countess of Sefton, built Royden, Liverpool, 1847, yard no. 46;
445grt, Owned Worral, Liverpool, ON26012.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 19 February 1847]:
LAUNCH OF THE "COUNTESS OF SEFTON". Yesterday, at tide time, a fine new
ship, called the Countess of Sefton,
was launched from the yard of Mr. Thomas Royden,
Baffin-street. She was built by Mr. Royden, expressly for himself,
but he has since been induced to part with her to Messrs. John Worrall and
Co., who intend her for the South American trade, for which, from
ber size and build, she is peculiarly well adapted. She is 445 tons
burthen, 114 feet long, 26 feet eight inches in breadth, and 18 feet
six inches in depth, and is built, from an excellent model, of the best
English and African oak, and East Indian teak. The bow of the vessel is
ornamented by a splendid full-length female figure. ...
Wooden pilot vessel Mersey, built Royden Liverpool, 1847, yard no.47, 47grt,
55.7 x 14.6 x 8.7 feet, ON 6019, Pilot Boat no.11, served to 1875, sold to Scalloway, Shetland,
as a sloop, registered Lerwick, broken up 1909.
Wooden ship Lancastrian, built Royden, Liverpool, 1849, yard no. 49; 591grt,
owned Tapley, Liverpool.
Wooden pilot vessel Auspicious, built Royden
Liverpool, 1849, yard no.50, 49.5 grt, 60.5 x 14.7 x 9.2 feet, ON
6015, Pilot Boat no. 4, served to 1878. Later registered Youghal
1880, then Cork from 1881-93, as a sloop, owned London.
[from Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser - Tuesday 24 July 1849]:
LAUNCH OF A NEW PILOT BOAT. On Saturday shortly after twelve o'clock,
there was launched, from the building yard of Mr. Royden,
Baffin-street, a pilot-boat, to supercede the "No. 4" of our fine
fleet of that class of vessels. ... The new pilot-boat is of the
following dimensions: Length of keel 61 feet; Beam 16.5 feet;
Measurement (about) 74 tons. The model was left to Mr. Royden
himself, and when we saw her on the stocks some weeks ago we
conjectured that she was intended for a " first-rate" yacht. Her frame
is of the best English oak, with the grain suited to the curves of the
timber; and she is planked with East India teak-wood, so finished,
that, but for the paint, a coat of varnish would have rendered her as
fine exteriorly as a piece of cabinet-work. She was "christened" in
spirited style by Miss Sheppard, the daughter of the head master-pilot
of the boat, who named her "The Auspicious." ...
Wooden barque Geraldine, built Royden, Liverpool, 1850, yard no. 51; 442nrt,
owned Worral & Royden, ON7087. 14/02/1862 posted missing.
[from Liverpool Mail - Saturday 05 January 1850]:
Ship Launch. A fire new barque of 385 tons, old meassurement, and 469 tons new, was
launched from the ship building yard of Messrs. Thos. Royden and
Son, Baffin-street. The launch took- place at one o'clock, being the
flood of a spring tide, and a large concourse spectators was
assembled, including some of the leading parties in the town. The name
of the vessel is the Geraldine. She is intended for the trade on the
west coast of South America, and is to be commanded Captain Samuel
Wakeham, late of the Bergmann, who is well known in that trade. The
vessel is classed A1 at Lloyd's for thirteen years. Her materials are English
and African oak and East Indian teak, and the vessel is well adapted
for carrying, with good promise of speed, though the latter may not a
distinguishing characteristic. The dimensions of the ship are 116 feet
in feet in length, 26 feet 10 inches beam and 18 feet in depth of hold. She is the joint
property of Mr. John Worrall, of Salthouse Dock, Mr. Royden, the builder, and
Captains Stott and Wakeham. The vessel was named by Miss Ellen Clare Worrall.
She was taken in tow by a steamer, and removed to King's Dock, where she now
lies. ...
Wooden barquentine Ismyr, built Royden, Liverpool, 1850, yard no. 52; 245grt,
owned Royden & Sanders, Liverpool, ON 27052, registered Liverpool, then North Shields by 1890,
as a brigantine.
01/12/1893, wrecked on Rat
Island, Lundy Island on passage Burry Port for Woolwich with coal, 2 crew lost.
[from Northern Daily Times - Saturday 23 June 1860]:
FOR LIMA, The beautiful Liverpool-built clipper Brigantine ISMYR,
- Captain Summers, A 1 at Lloyd's thirteen years, 245 tons; was built by the
present owners, Messrs. Thomas Royden and Son, expressly to compete
with the fastest vessels of the day, has made some of the most rapid
passages on record, add invariably delivers her cargoes in the best
condition; loading in the Prince's Dock. Apply to COTESWORTH, LYNE, &
CO.
[from Lloyd's List - Friday 01 December 1893]:
ISMYR. Lundy. Dec. 1, 8 10 a.m. About 4 a.m. brigantine Ismyr, of North
Shields, from Burryport for Woolwich, coal, in getting under weigh
port cable parted, so let go starboard anchor, but before ship could
be brought up she went ashore on the north-east corner of Rat Island,
Lundy Island. Ship total wreck. Crew saved themselves on the rock. Two
men missing - named James Ryan and Robert Vallantine.
ISMYR. Lundy, Dec. 1, 10 35 a.m. Ismyr: Vessel broken in two; very
little chance of saving anything at present. Crew just left by our
mail cutter for Padstow or Appledore, after being supplied with food
and dry clothes. Wind NE, moderate gale, rough.
Wooden barque Annie Worrall, built Royden, Liverpool, 1850, yard no. 53; 313grt,
owned Worall, Liverpool,
ON6032.
Wooden slopp (yacht) Trojan, built Royden, Liverpool, 1851, yard no. 54; 37grt,
owned Viscount Hill of Hawkstone,
ON11935. Later named Sky Lark.
Wooden ship Thomas Royden, built Royden, Liverpool, 1852, yard no. 56; 891grt,
owned Henry Moore, Liverpool,
ON15073.
Wooden barque Rosamond, built Royden, Liverpool, 1852, yard no. 57; 376grt,
owned Samuel Johnson, Liverpool,
ON1422.
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 09 April 1852]:
... Another launch took place on Tuesday, from Messrs. Royden and Son's
yard. Baffin-street. This was a clipper ship, called the Rosamond, of
375 tons burthen, intended for the Brazilian trade. Her owners are
Messrs. Sansuel Johnson and Co.
Wooden barque Chilena, built Royden, Liverpool, 1854, yard no. 59; 482grt,
owned Royden & Tyrer, Liverpool,
ON14784. 1888 sold for breaking.
Wooden barque Netherton, built Royden, Liverpool, 1855, yard no. 60; 250grt,
owned Job Bros, Liverpool,
ON25908.
Wooden ship Anne Royden, built Royden, Liverpool, 1856, yard no. 61; 1175nrt,
owned Royden,
OB13581. In 1883 named Cornelia Elizabeth. 14/04/1892 burned out in Batavia Roads.
[from Kendal Mercury - Saturday 17 January 1857]:
.... FOR MELBOURNE, PACKET OF THE 20th JANUARY, 1857, The magnificent new
Liverpool-built ANNE ROYDEN, A 1 for thirteen years. 1176 Tons Register, 3300 Tons
Burthen; Capt. Fox.
Wooden barque Frankby, built Royden, Liverpool, 1857, yard no. 62; 437grt,
owned Royden, Liverpool,
ON20457. 1895 wrecked in the Cameroons River, West Africa.
Wooden barque Chili, built Royden, Liverpool, 1858, yard no. 63; 445grt,
owned Worral, Liverpool,
ON12320.
Wooden clipper ship Sir John Lawrence, built
Royden, Liverpool, 1858, yard no.64, 1090grt, ON27139, owned Farnworth &
Jardine, Liverpool, for trade to India. Owned Royden by 1865, and sold
1884 to Roed, Tonsberg, Norway. Foundered 1904 in Kristiana Fjord.
01/10/1904 wrecked in Kristianiafjord, Fredriksstad on passage in ballast London for Fredrikstad.
Image from painting by Samuel Walters of Sir John Lawrence off the
Great Orme [from Samuel Walters - A S Davidson]
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 24 January 1859]:
LAUNCHES ON THE MERSEY. Three of the finest vessels ever built on the banks of
the Mersey were launched on Thursday. One was the Sir John Lawrence, a
medium clipper, built by Messrs. Thomas Royden and Son, for Messrs.
Farnworth and Jardine, of Liverpool. She is 1,140 tons, builders'
measurement, and classed A 1 at Lloyd's, for thirteen years, and is
intended for the Calcutta trade.
Wooden ship Japanese, built Royden, Liverpool, 1859, yard no. 65; 762grt,
owned Singlehurst, Liverpool,
ON27645.
Wooden barque Our Queen, built Royden, Liverpool, 1860, yard no. 66; 461grt,
owned Cornish, Liverpool,
ON28618.
Wooden barque La Zingara, built Royden, Liverpool, 1860, yard no. 67; 278grt,
owned Royden, Liverpool,
ON29144. 1888 missing on passage West Africa to the Azores.
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Thomas Vernon, Liverpool, later Birkenhead. All iron.
(Steam vessels)
Tobin Lightship 1850
Istria SV 1854
Advance SV 1855
Harvest Home SV 1855
Philosopher SV 1857
Slieve Donard SV 1859
Astronomer SV 1860
Sarah & Emma SV 1860
Iron light-ship Tobin, built Vernon, Liverpool,
1850, 171grt, 99.2 x 21.3 ft, ON 78822, owned MDHB to 1894, first
registered Liverpool 1878. Owned North British Railway Co as Solway
Lightship from 1895 to 1920. In 1921 owned Abel, Liverpool, by 1923,
named Garsdale, used as a barge. Sunk 1930. Registry closed 1931 - but
in MNL to 1947 - when 97 years old. More
history
[from Liverpool Mercury - Friday 01 November 1850]:
Dock Committee.... The chairman said that the new iron light-ship,
built by Messrs. T. Vernon and Co., would be launched on Wednesday
next, and he wished to know by what name it should be called. Several
names were suggested, but it was ultimately agreed that "The Tobin"
would be most appropriate. The decision caused much laughter, in which
the worthy member whose name had been so honourably associated with
the light-ship heartily joined.
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 02 December 1850]:
LAUNCH OF A NEW LIGHTSHIP. The new iron lightship, called The Tobin,
was launched, on Saturday week, from the building-yard of Messrs. T.
Vernon and Son, Brunswick Dock. She is intended for the northwest
station. Several of the members of the Dock Committee were present on
the occasion. The following are the dimensions of the vessel: Length, 98
feet; beam, 21 feet; and depth of hold, 11.5 feet. Her draught of water
will be about 9 feet, and her register about 200 tons. She is built of
iron, in four compartments, and is provided with a number of iron
tanks for water, oil, &c. After the launch, the vessel was taken in
tow by a steamer and placed in the Toxteth Dock, to receive her masts,
lanterns, &c. She will be ready to take her station in about a
fortnight.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Friday 29 June 1894]:
MDHB: ... and to accept an offer from the engineer of the North British
Railway Company to purchase from the board the disused lightship
Tobin.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Saturday 11 May 1912]:
Glasson Dock: Tobin (lightship) 171 Irving, North British Railway Co.
Image
of Solway Lightship, built 1858 [sic].
[from Wigton Advertiser - Saturday 28 September 1918]:
Silloth Lightship Adrift. On Sunday distress signals were heard at sea, and it
was seen that the Solway lightship had broken away from her moorings.
The tug Petrel, in charge of Captain Chisholm, went out to give
assistance, but found on reaching the boat that the crew had been
extricated from their difficulties by the Maryport lifeboat. The lightship,
however, continued to drift, and is now lying on the sandbank opposite
the Convalescent Institution. The crew of the lightship are no worse
for their experiences.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Thursday 17 June 1920]:
Canning Dock: Tobin (Solway Lightship) 171 - R Abel & Son.
[from Liverpool Echo - Thursday 18 December 1930]:
NEARLY CUT IN TWO. COLLAPSE AFTER RESCUE IN MERSEY. Graphic stories of
the night disaster on the river Mersey when, after a collision, the
captain and mate of a barge had a narrow escape from being sucked
under by their sinking vessel, were told the Echo today. The men
are Richard Johnson (38) captain of the barge, 8, Sefton-road
Linacre-lane, Orrell, and the mate, Leonard Kenwright, 15,
Howarth-street, Runcorn. Their barge, Garsdale, which was sunk after
a collision with the oil tanker British Tommy (1411 tons), of
Swansea, is owned by Messrs. Abel, of Liverpool.
CAPTAIN'S STORY. Skipper Johnson was taken to the Southern
Hospital after the collision, with severe cuts and bruises to his
head. He is considerably better to-day, and was quite ready to tell
his story. We had left, Langton Dock with a cargo of coal [another
report says grain from Canada Dock] for Ellesmere Port, he said, and
were being drawn by a tug, the Aviator. There was a thick fog hanging
about. Behind us, attached by a tow-rope, was a smaller barge, also
with a crew of two. When we were almost abreast of Prince's
Landing-stage we heard the siren of a steamer. The captain of the tug
veered round so that the steamer should have room, but suddenly we
sighted her close upon us and she struck us amidships, and seemed
almost to cut us in two. The Garsdale seemed to break before she sank.
My mate and I were standing aft, trying to keep a good look-out in the
fog, otherwise we would not have escaped as we did. We were both
thrown off our feet by the impact, but we scrambled up again just as
the barge started to heel over and sink.
SANK IN THREE MINUTES.
She sank in about three minutes. and if the men on the barge behind
had not been quick she would have taken their craft with her. We were
taken aboard the Aviator in the nick of time, and then for the first
time I realised there was lot of blood from my head. I went dizzy, and
I suppose I must have collapsed. So dense was the fog that nothing was
known of the collision until the captain of the tanker brought his
vessel to the landing-stage. After examination she was able to
proceed. [Barge later lifted and put on Tranmere beach]
[from Liverpool Albion - Monday 22 May 1854]:
Messrs. Vernon and Son have six vessels on hand, three of them
screw-steamers and three sailing-vessels.
Iron ship Istria
, built Vernon, Liverpool, 1854,
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