This covers sailing vessels built in the Ribble: at Lytham, Freckleton and Preston on the Ribble and at Tarleton, Burscough Bridge, Parbold, Gathurst and Wigan on the Douglas Navigation (later the Leeds and Liverpool Canal). Dates to 1860.
See also: Steam vessels built at Preston; Steam Vessels built Liverpool and the Mersey; Sailing Vessels built Liverpool and the Mersey; Steam Vessels built in the Dee Estuary; Sailing Vessels built in the Dee Estuary.
Vessels built on Ribble and on Douglas, including Leeds & Lverpool Canal.
Here sailing vessels up to 1860, as listed in MNL 1875. Also vessels found
in newspapers and LR.
Preston, Lytham,
Freckleton, Tarleton,
Burscough Bridge,
Parbold,
Gathurst,
Wigan (and Haigh),
Built Preston (also Ashton, a district of Preston where the shipyards lay).
1803: Ellen F 29t ON45668;
1813: Cousins Sr 44t ON1768;
1826: Bee F 41t ON17256;
1827: Hope F 38t ON19823;
1828: Ant Lr 28t ON17278;
1832: Alice Lr 35t ON19814;
1833: Brothers Lr 38t ON22651;
1838: Ribble Sk 15t ON24229;
Jonah Sr 50t ON15902;
1840: Lord Willoughby Sr 69t ON17285;
Alpha Bg 108t;
Richard Sr 51t ON17212;
1841: Rapid Sr 67t ON16810;
Gleaner Sr 62t ON8091; Fox Sp 45t ON1771;
Robert & Elizabeth Sr 59t ON16813;
1842: Ruby Sr 61t ON12129; Margaret & Ann Sr 57t ON16812;
Jane & Esther Bg 177t ON4019;
1843: Chance Sr 38t ON17245; Hare Sr 53t ON17292;
1846: Venture Sr 45t ON19108;
1847: Unknown Sr;
1854: Walter Dean Sr 75t ON3345;
1855: Furness Miner Sr 88t ON18927;
1856: Blackburn Sr 132t ON19838;
Henry & Ellen Sr 51t ON 19841;
Emma Wy 29t ON18920;
1857: John Cartmel Sr 49t ON18690;
Ceylon Bk 590t ON19445;
Bogota Bk 383t ON19189.
Abbeville? Sr;
1859: Thomas Blythe Bk 387t ON27648;
Mary Agnes Sr 83t ON26852;
1860: Phillis Sr 69t ON28902;
Built Lytham.
1818: Grace Bn 73t ON17264;
1821: Nanny & Betty Sr 43t ON17229;
1824: Harriet Sr 35t ON1649;
1826: Union Sr 39t ON1549;
1827: Molly & Ann Sk 52t ON17270;
1829: Sisters Sp 42t ON15918;
1836: Agnes Sr 74t ON19837;
1837: Fleetwood F 38t ON56583; Hesketh Sr 41t ON19831; Britannia Sr 58t ON22652;
1839: Brazen Nose Sk 28t ON17237;
1840: Sir Robert Peel Wy 37t ON1769;
1841: Buony F 38t ON24144;
1842: Prince of Wales F 40t ON24263;
1846: Ocean Child Sp 43t ON26714;
1856: Agnes Sr 86t ON19837;
Confidence Sr 51t ON14921;
1857: Jane & Ellen Sr 61t ON19295;
1860: Ocean Queen Sr 73t ON26853;
Built Freckleton.
1830: Industry Sk F 21t ON17215;
1839: Leven Sp 43t ON17235;
1840: Jane Sk 20t ON24274;
1848: Eleanor F 33t ON17294;
1849: New Alice Sk 27t ON24133;
1850: Emma Sp F 29t ON24209; Johns? Sr 86t;
1854: George Lamb Sr F 62t ON17262;
1855: Hannah Eliza Sk 22t ON22654;
1857: Jubilee Sr 52t ON19446; Marys Sk 35t ON22662;
1858: Mary Ellen Sk 33t ON20852;
1859: Elizabeth Sp F 39t ON27313; Isabella Sp 32t ON27646;
1860: Nimble Sp 34t ON27317; Progress Sr 69t ON26855;
Built Tarleton.
1785: Good Intent Sr 42t ON1163;
1814: Sprightly F 41t ON19829; Richard Sp 24t ON17253;
1850: Arrow Sl 37t ON19825;
1852: Newland Sp 29t ON21760;
1855: Lady Arabella Sr 44t ON12137;
Mary & Jane Sk 42t ON19830;
1856: Robert Marsden Sr 41t ON19840;
1857: Northern Light Sr 61t ON18689;
1858: Falcon Sr 60t ON26851; Ocean Pearl Sr 57t ON19447;
Margaret Ann Sr 71t;
1860: Harvest Maid Sr 100t ON28903;
Built Burscough Bridge (on Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which
had locks 14 ft wide by 62 ft long), also Lathom nearby.
1828: Martha F 40t ON19805;
1829: Alice Sk 24t ON17225; Ann & Catherine F 38t ON6022;
1831: Emerald F 43t ON17257;
1832: Diamond Wy B 44t ON16843;
1834: Monarch Sp 35t ON19812;
1841: Mary Sr 30t ON2375;
1843: Hero F 31t ON19817;
1845: Dee F 45t ON19815;
1846: Eliza F 33t ON29613;
1852: Gazelle Sr 51t ON24206;
Built Parbold (on Leeds and Liverpool Canal).
1848: Flower of May Sr 47t ON17284;
1852: Harriett & Eliza F 40t ON17247;
1857: Mary Jane F 39t ON18691;
Built Gathurst (on Leeds and Liverpool Canal).
Vesels with no rig are presumably dumb (ie unmasted) barges. Almost
all vessels (excepy Venus) were owned by James Brancker of Liverpool.
1828: Collier - 33t ON10465;
1829: Juno - 29t ON10464; William - 34t ON10472;
1830: Boar's Head - 33t ON7099; Fame F 32t ON10471; Hawk - 13t ON7092;
1831: Venus F 39t ON7097;
1832: Swan - 28t ON10475; Deane - 30t ON10466;
1833: Jane - 27t ON10467;
1834: Unity - 24t ON7094;
1836: Traveller F 43t ON7098;
1837: Betsy - 24t ON7095; Tarleton - 28t ON10469;
1838: Sarah - 29t ON10477;
1839: James - 29t ON10462;
1840: Joseph - 28t ON7093;
1841: Ellen - 28t ON10479;
Built Wigan (on Leeds and Liverpool Canal). Mosty owned William Brancker, Ruabon
(except Emily and Prosperine, the latter being built at Haigh, near Wigan)
1848: Emily F 28t ON28047;
1854: Agnes F 24t ON45450; Alice - 21t ON45451;
1855: Alma F 24t ON45447; Edward - 24t ON45448; George - 23t ON45449;
1858: Proserpine Sp 23t ON56692;
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Ocean-going sailing vessels built at Preston, before 1860.
Ribble & Preston history: A consortium was set up in 1806 to promote the use of the river for
trade. Consequently the river was constrained with training walls and
a new wharf built on reclaimed land. This became Victoria Quay and was
opened in 1825.
A series of shipyards sprang up along the banks of the river. The
first ship to be built in Preston was the paddle steamer Enterprise,
built for the Mersey Ferry Service, in 1834.
Review of ship-building on the Ribble [from
Preston Herald - Saturday 20 January 1866]:
SHIPBUILDING ON THE RIBBLE. At the present time, when shipbuilding at
Preston has grown to an industry of considerable importance, and bids
fair to become of momentous commercial influence tothis community, a
brief history of its rise and progress may interesting to our
townsmen.
The building of wooden ships was, of course, first
undertaken, iron shipbuilding being at that time unknown. Previous to
the introduction of railways, coals from the Wigan colliery districts
were brought down the rivers Douglas and Ashland in small boats and
conveyed down the Ribble to Preston, where the quays were surrounded
by coalyards.
Between the years 1835 and 1842 various small wooden vessels
were built; the first person who seems to have carried on the trade to
any extent being Mr. Samuel Speakman, who built, amongst others, the
schooner Jonah; the brig Alpha (for Mr. Martin, corn merchant), which
was principally employed in the Mediterranean trade; the Jane and
Esther, a fine brig of 300 tons, for Mr. William Humber, who was
engaged in the South African and Brazilian trade; the Richard, the
Robert and Elizabeth, and the Margaret Ann, for Mr. Thomas Mayor, of
Freckleton, which were all employed in the coasting trade; and a steam
dredge and punts for the Ribble Navigation Company.
In the year 1848 the steam dredge was burnt to the water's edge, and
Mr. Thomas Smith, of Strand-road, who appears to have a thorough
knowledge of the Ribble and its neglected capabilities, was instructed
by the Ribble Navigation Company to re-build it. He accordingly did
so; and in the year 1854, he launched the schooner Walter Dean, of 130
tons, for Mr. John Dean, of Blackburn. In the same year he built the
fine schooner Farmer's Minor [sic, Furness Miner], of 160 tons, for
Messrs. Chambler and Co., of Barrow, who engaged it in the Bristol
Channel trade. He built and launched the schooner Blackburn, of 250
tons, which was employed in the South American and Baltic trades. In
the same year, he built the schooner Henry and Ellen, of 100 tons, for
Mr. James Ashcroft, of Sollom, and laid the keel of the ship Ceylon,
of 1,000 tons, which was to be classed A 1 for twelve years. It was
considered a wonderful achievement to build a ship of this kind and
size in Preston, and many of the Liverpool builders had great doubts
as to whether a ship like her - 19 feet deep and 145 feet of keel -
could be successfully launched in the Ribble. Mr. Smith, however, kept
to his work, built the vessel, and successfully launched her in
November, 1857.
About this time, iron shipbuilding began to make progess here,
and Messrs. Andrew Ogle and Company commenced the trade, and built
several steam dredgers for the Portuguese Government, and a ship of
500 tons burthen for John Cheshire Blythe, Esq., of Liverpool. Another
ship of the same dimensions was begun by that firm, but difficulties
overtook them, their stock and plant were sold to Mr. Allsup and Mr.
Whitehead; and Mr. Thomas Smith, Strand-road, finished Mr. Blythe's
vessel and launched her in 1858.
Confining ourselves, for the present,
to Mr. Smith's yard, where wooden shipbuilding is carried on, we find
that in 1859 he built the Mary Agnes, 100 tons, for Messrs. J. Taylor
and Ashcroft, of Tarleton. In the following year the schooner Phyllis,
of 130 tons, for Messrs. Christopher Yates and Co., and the succeeding
year (1861) a smart deep sea trawler called The Farmer, for Messrs.
John Wright and Co., of Fleetwood. The schooner Ann Shepherd, 160
tons, was launched by him in 1862, and she is now employed in the
Baltic and coasting trade. She was built tor Messrs. John Shepherd and
Co., Fleetwood. In the same year, he built for Messrs. Yates and Co.,
a smart schooner named the Guild Mayor, 190 tons, which is now
employed in the Mediterranean and Baltic trades. In 1864 he built for
Mr. John Dean, of Blackburn, the schooner Surprise, of 120 tons. In
1864 he launched the schooner Annie, of 160 tons, for Messrs. Jarvis
and Co., of Barrow; and he has now nearly ready for launching a fine
schooner for Thomas Dawson, Esq., of Preston.
After
the failure of Messrs. Ogle and Company, there was a temporary
suspension of iron shipbuilding on the Ribble, but Mr. Hodgson, of
Liverpool, who had built the Richard Cobden, the Sarah Sands, and
other vessels noted for their strength and durability, established a
yard on the north west portion of the Marsh, where for five years he
carried on a most successful business. He built a train of barges, several
dredges, &c., for the Spanish Government, and retired from the trade
with independency a few years ago.
A short time afterwards, an enterprising builder, Mr. J.
Mackern, from Liverpool, leased one of Mr. Hodgson's yards, about
three years ago, and continued the same business. He has given very
striking proof of a thorough knowledge of his business, and during the
period his establishment has been in existence, he has built no fewer
than fourteen vessels of various sizes (an average of three per year
within one), of gross tonnage, in round numbers, of 6,000 tons, and an
aggregate cost of £88,000 to £90,000. And when we find
that one-third, at least, of this enormous sum has been paid in wages
alone, we may form some idea of the advantage accruing to the town by
this new branch of trade.
The first vessel built by Mr. Mackern was
the paddle-steamer Milly, afterwards the blockader, Bendigo. She was
built for Edward Bates, Esq., the merchant and extensive shipowner of
Liverpool, was 190 feet long, and about 400 tons burthen. She had
engines of 80-horse power, by the celebrated makers of marine engines,
Messrs. Fawcett, Preston and Co., Liverpool, and made nearly twelve
miles an hour on trial.
The second was the barque Cecilia, built for the
gentleman, Mr. Bates, but afterwards sold to Messrs. Wilson and
Chambers, of the White Star Line. She is 600 tons.
The third was the
brig Harmston, of 250 tons, built for Messrs. Satterfield and Clark,
of Liverpool.
The fourth, the barque Eastham, of 600 tons, iron masts,
built for Messrs, E. Tennant and Co., of Liverpool.
The fifth and
sixth were two boats for Indian river navigation, 145 tons each.
The
seventh was the barque Navenby, 550 tons, built for Mr. Clark (late
Messrs. Satterfield and Clark), Liverpool, and engaged in the copper
ore trade. She has iron masts and steel lower yards.
The eighth was
the celebrated blockade runner Night Hawk, 230 feet long and 950 tons,
with engines of 200 horse power, by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co.,
Liverpool. She made 20 miles an hour on her trial trip, and steamed
home after escaping from the Federals, and in very disabled stale, at
the rate of 16 miles an hour. She was originally built for M. I. Wilson,
Esq., the large shipowner of Liverpool, but changed hands before
leaving port, and now belongs, we have heard, to the ex-Mayor of
Liverpool.
The ninth was the Lleallewah, a screw boat of 210 tons, for
Indian river navigation.
The tenth was the Mazeppa, 250 feet long and
1000 tons, with engines of 220 horse power, by Messrs. James Jack and
Co., of Liverpool. She made 19 miles hour on trial, was built for M. I.
Wilson, Esq., and was originally intended for a blockader, but is now
in the Brazilian trade.
The eleventh was the Ribbleton, barque of 500
tons, with iron masts, now lying near the yard from which she was
launched, being finished. Trade not known.
The twelfth was the
schooner Fairy Queen, 120 tons, built for and owned by George Lawson,
junr., Esq., corn merchant, Preston. She is a beautiful model, more
like a yacht than a trading vessel and does not belie her appearance,
as she outsails all of her class.
The thirteenth was the screw-steamer
Pieter Landberg, of 400 tons; engines 120 horse power, by Messrs.
Fawcett, Preston, and Co.. Liverpool. She was built for the Batavian
Government, and immediately after completion proceeded to Java. She
made about fourteen miles an hour on her trial trip.
The fourteenth
and last was the paddle-boat Syren, of two hundred tons; engines of
35-horse power, by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston,and Co., of Liverpool.
She was built as sister ship to the Sylph and Sprite, and is now
plying on the New Ferry, at Liverpool.
The outfits of the ships are by
Liverpool firms. The ships are finished and the engines fitted at
Liverpool, the work required for finishing the vessel, being done in
Preston. The timber, ironmongery, brasswork, oils, paints, and coals
are obtained in town, as also a great part of smithy iron. When the
yard was in full operation, there were upwards of three hundred
workmen employed, but at present from various reasons which are easily
explainable, there are only about sixty at work. The arrangement of
the yard appears to quite perfect, and the following statement of the
heads the different branches will give readers some idea of the system
adopted: - Foreman boiler maker; the angle iron maker, who makes the
bends in the iron work of the ship; the foreman blacksmith and fitter,
who looks after the iron work necessary for masts and yards, &c.; the
foreman carpenter, who sees to the putting down of the decks, the
windlasses, the launch ways, &c; the foreman joiner who fits up the
cabins, &c.; the foreman labourer, who is at the beck of all the other
foremen, and calls his men together, to transfer or to fetch anything
required by the others; the store keeper, who receives all that goes
into the yard and keeps account of all that is used; the time-keeper,
who keeps an account of the time of the workmen; the draughtsman, who
makes the drawings and lays down the ship; and the cashier and two
clerks, who manage the office business in such a way as to prevent the
possibiity of mistake. Mr Mackern himself manages the yard.
The Preston Iron Shipbuilding Compony began operationa on a plot of
land adjoining Mr. Mackern's yard in May, 1864, and it is not too
much to say that they have conferred great benifit on the town. There
are at present 550 men, and the average sum paid weekly in wages is £580.
Several first class vessels have been successfully launched, the
number of orders at present being executed and on the books of this
enterprising company are a sufficient proof that those interested in
shipbuilding have a high opinion of the work done at this
establishment. Mr. Thomas Smith, the manager, who is a member of the
Institution of Naval Architects, London, gets through his business in
an astonishingly short space of time, and seems to be "the right man
in the right place". The following is a list of the ships launched
from the yard since May. 1865:-
The Ada Wilson, 220ft long, 28ft broad, and
17ft. 6ins deep; 850 tons gross, screw steamer, 120 power; begun
May 1864; launched February, 1865; built for the Mediterranean Trade;
engineers, Messrs. Jones and Son, Liverpool. It is classed Aa.
The
Preston Belle, 175ft. long, 26ft. broad, 16ft. 6in. deep ; 573 tons
gross; screw steamer, 90 horse-power; begun December, 1864; launched
July, 1865; built for the United Kingdom Screw Co., Dublin, for the
general coasting trade; engineers, Messrs. G. Forrester and Company,
of Liverpool; classed A1 for 15 years.
The Maravilla; 160ft. long; 28ft. broad, 20ft. doep; 600 tons; iron
sailing barque; begun February, 1865; launched October, 1865; built for
Messrs. G. H. Fletcher and Company, of Liverpol, and for the San
Francisco trade; classed Aa.
Erin's Pride, 95ft. long, 21ft. broad, and 11ft.
deep; 103 tons; iron schooner; begun April, 1865; launched Nov.,
1865; built for Mr. P. Ternan, of Drogheda, and for the Baltic
trade; classed Aa.
Kenilworth, 170ft. long, 29ft broad, and 21ft. deep;
700 tons; iron sailing barque; begun March, 1865, to be launched on
the 31st of January, 1866 ; classed Aa.
Subjoined is a list of those at
present on the stocks, and others, which have been ordered, and will be
commenced as soon as the stocks are empty:-
The Taughtah, 170ft. long, 20ft.
broad, and 8ft. deep; 336 tons; steel paddle yacht; building for
Forrester and Company, engineers, Liverpool; to be fitted with
engines 100 horse power and to be used a yacht for his Highness the
Pasha of Egypt.
A paddle steamer for the General Steam Navigation Company,
London; 250ft long, 32ft. broad, and 16ft. deep; 1,020 tons; 300
horse power; for the cattle trade between London and Tonning, in Denmark;
classed Aa.
A screw steamer for Liverpool owners, 205ft. long,
27ft. 6in. broad, and 17ft. deep; 760 tons; and 100 horse power;
to trade between Liverpool and Rio de Janeiro.
A double screw steamer, 145ft. long, 23ft. broad, and 11ft. deep;
370 tons; and 40 horse-power; two distinct pairs of engines of 20
horse power each; building for the Liverpool coasting trade; to be
classed Ac.
Two iron paddle steamers, 190ft. long, 28ft. broad, and 12ft.
deep; 722 tons; building for the Campania Pernambucana of Brazil;
to trade between Rio and Pernambuco; poop 60 feet long; to be
fitted up in handsome style for 50 first-class passengers, and with
a large deckhouse formed for officers; engines, 150 horse-power, made
by Messrs. James Watt and Co., of Birmingham, and will be fitted on
board at Preston. These will be the first vessels of large size ever
completed here; to be classed A.b.
The aggregate value of these
vessels, with engines, &c, is ahout £136,800, and without engines,
&c., about £106,880. As the cost of the engines, therefore, amounts to
30,000, and as these have not hitherto been made in Preston, we hope
our townsmen engaged in that kind of trade will give their attention
to the matter, and see whether something cannot be done to let the
town have the benefit of so large a sum of money. ....
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 01 September 1855]:
Ribble Navigation Company. ... The directors have let land to Messrs.
Ogle and Robinson, for an iron ship-building yard, and they have
formed the graving dock and ship-building yard of Mr. T. Smith
advantageous to the trade of the port.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 14 November 1857]: [from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser - Thursday 26 January 1860]: Wooden schooner Jonah, built Speakman, Preston,
1838, 76 tons, ON 15902. Registered Preston. For sale 1870, then owned and
registered at Wexford, owned Devereux, 50 tons. In MNL to 1880.
Voyage Dublin to Wexford, driven aground on Dogger Bank, off Wexford, 10 May 1880, and wrecked,
crew of 6 saved by Lifeboat.
[from Blackburn Standard - Wednesday 12 September 1838]: [from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Wednesday 20 July 1870]: [from Newry Reporter - Tuesday 11 May 1880]: [from Manchester Courier - Friday 04 June 1880]: Wooden schooner Lord Willoughby, built Speakman (or Whalley),
Preston, 1840, 81 tons, ON17285. Registered Preston 1842-59; then,
from 1860, registered Beaumaris. For sale 1865 and registered Belfast
from 1866-1887, owned Elliot, Portaferry, 71 tons. In MNL to 1888.
Last voyage found, Portaferry to Belfast, 8 October 1887.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 14 November 1840]: [from Lloyd's List - Thursday 09 January 1851]: [from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Monday 30 October 1865]: [from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Saturday 08 October 1887]: Wooden schooner Richard, built Speakman, Preston 1840, 43
tons, ON 17212. Registered Preston 1843, 51 tons. In RCUS as lost at
sea. Location was off Skerries, 11 February 1861, with 2 crew both lost.
[from Saunders's News-Letter - Thursday 14 February 1861]: Wooden brig Alpha, built Speakman, Preston, 1840,
108 tons, initially owned by Martin, corn-merchant, Preston. For
trade to Mediterranean. Registered Preston 17/1846. In LR 1851. Voyage
Stettin to Preston, 9 September 1852, wrecked near Dunkirk, crew
saved.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 19 September 1840]: [from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 16 October 1852]: Wooden schooner Gleaner, built Preston 1841
(probably by Speakman), 62 tons, ON 8091. Registered Fleetwood
1841,owned James Caunce, Lytham. Then registered Preston. In MNL to
1890, owned William Griffith, Rockferry.
Voyage Mersey to Bray, with coal, leaky and beached at New Brighton, 5 September 1905.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 24 July 1841]: [from Lloyd's List - Monday 16 December 1889]: [from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 08 September 1890]: Wooden schooner Rapid, built Speakman, Preston, 1841, 67 tons,
ON 16810. In RCUS, as 47 tons, owned Caldwell; MNL gives owner Rawstrone of Freckleton.
Wrecked Lambay 27 September 1871. Crew of 3 saved.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 23 January 1841]: [from Lloyd's List - Friday 06 October 1871]: [from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 21 August 1841]: Wooden schooner Robert & Elizabeth, built Speakman, Preston, 1841 (or earlier),
59 tons, ON16813. Registered Preston 1841. First recorded voyage Jan. 1842 from
Preston to Drogheda.
In MNL to 1866, owned Thos Thomber, Preston, 20 tons, registered Fleetwood.
Voyage Liverpool to Barrow, got aground off Barrow and abandoned, 23 September 1866. Crew saved.
[from Lloyd's List - Monday 23 November 1846]: [from Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser - Saturday 04 November 1865]: [from Fleetwood Chronicle - Friday 02 November 1866]: Wooden schooner Margaret & Ann (also Anne), built
Speakman, Preston 1842, 67 tons, registered Fleetwood 1842. By 1862
registered Dundalk. In MNL to 1888, owned John King, Annagassan, 57
tons. Ran aground at Annagassan, 7 December 1888.
[from Louth local history]: Wooden brig Jane & Esther, built Speakman,
Preston, 1842, 177 tons, ON 4019. For trade to Americas and
Mediterranean. Registered Preston 26/1845, then Weymouth from 1859,
now 160 tons. Voyage Hartlepool to Granville, with coal, struck rocks
off Chausey, 1 July 1864, crew saved.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 16 July 1842]: [from Dorset County Chronicle - Thursday 12 May 1864]: [from Lloyd's List - Monday 06 June 1864]: [from Dorset County Chronicle - Thursday 07 July 1864]: Wooden schooner Unknown, built Speakman, Preston, 1847, ...
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 15 May 1847]: Wooden schooner Furness Miner, built Smith, Preston, 1855, 88 tons,
ON 18927, registered Lancaster. Latterly owned James Fisher, Barrow, was
posted missing on a voyage Nantes to Preston, cargo wheat, leaving 6 January 1866.
[from Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser - Saturday 17 February 1866]: Wooden schooner Blackburn, (also Blackburne) built
Thomas Smith, Preston, 1856, 132 tons, ON 19838, for John Dean of Blackburn.
Voyage Montrose to the Tyne, in ballast, collision with brig Sweet Home, 29 March 1870,
and foundered, crew saved. [note RCUS has a different record]
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 05 January 1856]: [from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 12 January 1856]: [from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 15 April 1870]: Wooden schooner Henry & Ellen, built Smith, Preston, 1856,
51 tons, ON 19841. In MNL to 1869, owned James Ashcroft, Tarleton, 52 tons. Lost 1869.
Voyage Barrow to Ellesmere Port, with pig iron, ashore on Liverpool Bar and wrecked,
crew saved, 19 October 1869.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 10 May 1856]: [from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Saturday 23 October 1869]: Wooden schooner John Cartmel, built Preston 1857 (most probably by
Thomas Smith), 56 tons, ON18690. Owned John Cartmell, Parbold. Registered Preston 1857. In MNL to 1905,
latterly owned McVeigh, Kilkeel, 49 tons. Broken up 21 July 1905.
[from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 13 September 1904]: Wooden ship Ceylon, built Smith, Preston, 1857, 690 tons,
Later rigged as a barque. Sold to German owners, registered Rostok.
More history.
15 November 1888, stranded and lost near Agger Tange / Jylland,
Denmark on passage Baltimore for Helsingor, with petroleum.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Thursday 16 July 1857]: [from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 07 November 1857]: [from Lloyd's List - Friday 16 November 1888]: [from Lloyd's List - Friday 23 November 1888]: Iron barque Bogota, built Ogle, Preston 1857, 383 tons, ON 19189,
registered Liverpool. In MNL to 1868, owned W Hewitt, Liverpool.
Voyage Grenock to Penang, with coal and gunpowder, on fire, abandoned,
12 September 1868, near Tristan da Cunha, crew saved.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 02 May 1857]: [from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 12 September 1857]: [from Liverpool Daily Post - Saturday 20 July 1867]: [from Greenock Advertiser - Tuesday 08 December 1868]: Iron schooner Abbeville?, built Ogle, Preston, 1857.
Ogle is described as having an iron schooner of 95 feet length
and 14 feet beam on their stocks in September 1857. Consequent upon
the failure/bankrupcy of Messrs Ogle, there was a court case (involving
the responsibility of paying for 188 pints of beer at the launch for the workers) in December
1857 which names the vessel as Abbeville, captain Evans. This name is
not found in MNL or newspapers.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 05 December 1857]: Iron barque Thomas Blythe, built, Smith, Preston 1859, 387 tons,
135 x 24 x 17 ft, ON27648. Reported build started by Ogle at Preston, but when they
ran into difficulties, finished by Thomas Smith, who had previously built in wood.
In MNL to 1881, owned David Blain, Portreath.
Voyage Samanco [Peru] to Liverpool, cargo sugar, leaky and abandoned 6 August 1881,
about 500 miles from Scillies, crew of 12 saved.
[from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Friday 03 June 1859]: [from Cornishman - Thursday 18 August 1881]: [from Cornishman - Thursday 25 August 1881]: Wooden schooner Mary Agnes, built Smith, Preston,
83 tons, owned Ashcroft, Preston, ON 26852, in MNL described as built
Ashton, Lancs, which is the west area of Preston, where the Marsh End
shipyards were located. In MNL to 1883, Owned John Platt, Liverpool,
registered Preston, 74 tons. Voyage Preston to Liverpool, ashore and
wrecked in Liverpool approaches, 3 November 1883.
[from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Monday 05 November 1883]: Wooden schooner Phillis (also Phyllis), built
Smith, Preston, 1860, 69 tons, ON 28902. Registered Preston, then from 1867
at Newry. Register closed 1917.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 03 November 1860]: [from Belfast News-Letter - Tuesday 21 June 1910]: Ocean-going sailing vessels built at Lytham, before 1860.
Wooden schooner Agnes, built Bannister, Lytham,
1856, 86 tons, ON 19837, for the corn trade between Preston and
Drogheda. Latterly 74 tons, registered Preston, register closed 1917.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 01 March 1856]: [from Morning Herald (London) - Wednesday 13 February 1861]: [from Saunders's News-Letter - Thursday 14 February 1861]: Wooden schooner, Confidence, built Bannister, Lytham 1856,
51 tons, ON 14921. Registered Preston, closed 1905.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 04 October 1856]: Wooden schooner Jane & Ellen, built
McMurdie, Lytham, 1857, 61 tons, ON 19295. Register closed 1893,
when registered Fleetwood, owned Iddon of Greenodd.
Off Whitehaven, sails blown away and fire lit as a signal then spread
to the vessel which was abandoned by her crew of two, 1 November 1893.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 10 October 1857]: [from Carlisle Journal - Friday 03 November 1893]: Wooden schooner Ocean Queen, built McMurdie, Lytham, 1860, 73 tons,
owned Iddon, registered Preston. ON26853. In MNL to 1867, owned Livesey, Preston, 73 tons.
Voyage Dundalk to Whitehaven, wrecked on Isle
of Man, 17 April 1866.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 14 January 1860]: [from Whitehaven News - Thursday 26 April 1866]: [from Manx Heritage]: Voyage Dundalk to Preston, master Iddon,
ashore at Dalby Point. Crew of 4 stayed aboard until daylight. Later
capsized and sold as a wreck.
Ocean-going sailing vessels built at Tarleton , before 1860.
Wooden sloop Arrow, built Allinson/Bannister,
Tarleton, 1850, Registered Preston 1850, 37 tons. ON19825. MNL gives
built 1849. In MNL to 1885, owned William White, Walney, sloop, 37
tons.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 04 May 1850]: Wooden sloop Mary & Jane, built Hugh Bannister,
Tarleton, 1854 42 tons, ON 19830, registered Preston. Latterly owned Robert
Wright, Hesketh Bank. In MNL to 1884, when owned John Dunkeld,
Dumfrieshire, smack, 42 tons, regisered Preston. Voyage Balcarry Bay
[west of Hestan Island] to Dumfries, with oats, wrecked Southerness
Point, 12 December 1883.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 01 September 1855]: [from Lloyd's List - Tuesday 18 December 1883]: Wooden schooner Lady Arabella, built Bannister, Tarleton, 1855,
44tons, ON12137. Registered Preston 1855, 49 tons, by 1880 registered
Barrow. In MNL to 1883, owned John Taylor, Ormskirk, 44 tons.
Voyage Bowling to Garston with pig iron, leaky and run ashore,
8 May 1883, near Ramsey Harbour. Crew of 2 walked ashore.
More detail.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 24 March 1855]:
LAUNCH OF THE LADY ARABELLA. - Considerable interest was excited on
Monday last in the village of Tarleton and the neighbourhood, by the
launch of a schooner from the ship-building yard of Mr. Hugh Bannister,
on the banks of the Douglas, in Tarleton. A large proportion
of the inhabitants of that and the neighbouring townships assembled to
witness the first advent of the vessel into her future element. About
half-past twelve o'clock, when the tide was at its height, the
signal was given, the blocks were removed, and the stately craft
glided gracefully into the river amid the cheers of the assembled
multitude. At the same time, a bottle of wine was thrown at her bows,
and, as she was thus christened, a handsome flag, was hoisted bearing
her name - The Lady Arabella. The vessel, which was built for and is
the property of Mr. James Ashcroft, of Sollom, and Mr. James Taylor,
of Becconsall, is a remarkably handsome one, and does great credit to
the skill of her builder. She is 56 feet in length of keel, 62 feet
over all, and 18 feet beam, of 40 tons register, and about 80 tons
burthen. A number of the friends of the owners had a short sail
down the river, all of whom were much pleased with the vessel, for
which of course "many prosperous voyages" were wished. The "Lady
Arabella" the same afternoon took her first cargo on board - coals,
for Barrow, where she is to receive a loading of iron ore for one of
the ports of the Mersey. In commemoration of the launch, the
workmen employed in the building of the vessel partook of the
hospitality of the owners at the a house of Mr. Taylor, where they
were entertained at a substantial dinner of good old English
fare - roast beef and plum-pudding, with an abundance of ale and other
beverages. In the course of the afternoon Mr. Bannister laid the
keel of a large sloop which he is commissioned to build for Mr.
Taylor, of Becconsall, and Mr. T. Harrison, of Tarleton.
[from Lancaster Gazette - Saturday 12 May 1883]: Wooden schooner Northern Light, built Bannister, Tarleton, 1857,
70 tons. ON18689. Registered Preston, then from 1893 - 1918 at Dundalk.
Wooden schooner Ocean Pearl, built Robert
Bannister, Tarleton, 1858, 57tons, ON19447. Registered Preston, then
Wexford from 1896. In MNL to 1930, latterly as a ketch.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 09 January 1858]: Wooden schooner Margaret Ann, built Robert Bannister,
Tarleton, 1858, 71 tons, In MNL as Margaret Anne, ON 19449. In MNL to 1873,
owned J Whiteside, Hesketh, 63 tons. Registered Preston.
Voyage Lytham to Newry, foundered off
Carlingford, 24 January, 1873, all 3 crew lost.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 19 June 1858]: [from Preston Herald - Saturday 08 February 1873]: Wooden schooner Harvest Maid, built Tarleton, 1860, 100t,
ON28903. Registered Peston 7/1860. In MNL to 1891. Latterly
owned James Taylor, Lathom, 100 tons.
Damaged by collision off Plymouth, 20 January 1885, and abandoned, crew of 4 saved. Wreck
recovered and put back in service.
Voyage Falmouth to Eastham, with granite, lost off Bideford,
after 6 December 1891,
[from Bristol Times and Mirror - Wednesday 21 January 1885]: [from North British Daily Mail - Wednesday 19 January 1887]: [from Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial Advertiser - Monday 01 June 1891]: [from Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Tuesday 03 November 1891]: [from South Wales Daily News - Tuesday 15 December 1891]: Ocean-going sailing vessels built at Freckleton, before 1860.
In 1814 a shipyard was established in Freckleton, although the village
had been used as a port for many years prior to that, and the first
ocean going vessel was built in 1871. In later years the shipyard
serviced all the lifeboats in the North West of England. As a port,
cargoes of wood, grain and slate arrived, mainly from Connahs Quay on
the river Dee and sometimes from as far afield as Ireland. Coal was
unloaded daily coming from Wigan up the river Douglas to Freckleton.
Wooden SV Johns, built Mayor, Freckleton, 1850.
Only "Johns of Preston" found in MNL is ON8847, built Workington 1827.
This vessel, in 1865 in MNL, is listed as owned J Birley & Sons, Kirkham -
which matches the newspaper report.
The most plausible solution is that this vessel, ON8847, was that built
at Freckleton in 1850. Appropriation in 1850 gives registered Preston, 86 tons.
Registered Fleetwood from 1870, in MNL to 1888, 67 tons, owned John Stanley, Waterford.
[from Preston Chronicle - Saturday 18 May 1850]: [from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Thursday 22 July 1852]: [from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette - Friday 12 May 1882]: [from Liverpool Daily Post - Monday 11 February 1884]: Ocean-going sailing vessels built at Burscough Bridge, before 1860.
Wooden schooner Gazelle, built Burscough Bridge, 1852, 51 tons,
ON24206, registered Preston. Damaged in storm at Drogheda 1861 - presumably
repaired there and then registered Dundalk, owned Annagassan. Register closed 1899.
[from Morning Herald (London) - Wednesday 13 February 1861]: [from Catholic Telegraph - Saturday 23 February 1861]:
AT THE SHIP-YARD,
NEW QUAY. Capital large four-wheeled boiler waggon, powerful pair of
Platt's bending rollers, 12 feet wide on the face; powerful punching
and shearing machine, two vertical countersink drilling machines,
and a large quantity of boiler plates, bar, rod, and rivet iron.
...
To be let, with immediate possession, an eligible Ship-building Yard,
situate on the banks of the Ribbe at Preston. Now in the occupation of
Mr Thomas Smith, shipbuilder, and adjoining the yard and premises of Mr
James Hodgson, engineer and iron ship-builder. The above premises
present every convenience for carrying out an extensive business
either by a ship-builder or timber merchant, or any other business
requiring good river frontage. Several ships of have been built and
safely launched from this and the adjoining yards. For terms and
inspection, apply to Robert Parker, Managing Director of the Ribble
Navigation Company, Preston.
A LAUNCH. We had rather an uncommon occurrence here, a launch, on Wednesday
last, and as the weather was particularly fine, and the whole ceremony
went off without a single check, and was concluded without the
slightest accident having happened, the event is one which may be
remembered with pleasure by the largo concourse of spectators who
witnessed it. The vessel (a schooner), was named the Jonah, and is
120 tons register but capable of stowing a cargo of 140 tons. She was
built by Mr. Speakman, at the Marsh-end, and was completely dandy
rigged before being launched. The tide was a twenty feet one, and at
full at twelve o'clock. About five minutes past that time the last
wedge that held her from ber native element was struck away, and the
steady but very rapid rush which she made into it, seemed to produce
that happy sensation which we feel in seeing a child rush with
impetuosity to its mother's arms. The persons on deck gave some cheers
immediately after the vessel had righted herself in the water, but
they were not responded to by on shore. ...The vessel we understand,
belongs to Messrs Lawson, Martin and Ashburn, and is intended
for the Irish trade.
The substantial Schooner JONAH (of Preston), 65 tons register, and 110
tons burthen of dead weight, on 10 feet draft of water. Was built at
Preston in 1838, of the best materials, by her late owners, for their
own in ship, and is a well known trader between Preston and Dundalk. Has been
well taken care of, is well found in every respect, and was almost rebuilt
at Lytham about five years since.
WRECK OF A SCHOONER. LONDON, MONDAY. The schooner Jonah was blown on
the north end of the Dogger Bank yesterday, and is fast becoming a
wreck. The crew, however, were all saved by the lifeboat Ethel
Eveleen.
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. ... The
Wexford lifeboat put off at midnight and saved six persons from the
schooner Jonah, of that port, which, while on voyage from Dublin, had
stranded on the Dogger Bank and filled with water.
LAUNCH. - On Tuesday morning last, the new vessel built by Mr. John Whalley,
of this town, was launched from the yard at the bottom of Fishergate.
The vessel was named "The Lord Willoughby."
The LORD WILLOUGHBY, (schnr.) Hidden [sic, Iddon?], of and for Preston from Glasgow,
was driven on the Brazil Bank this morning, but has since come off. and
arrived here.
Sale at Liverpool... The strong British-built Schooner, LORD
WILLOUGHBY, 60 tons register, Length, 60 feet; breadth, 17.5 feet;
depth. 8.5 feet. Built at Preston, carries 124 tons on light draught;
fast sailer, shifts without ballast, takes the ground well, and is
well found; has been very well kept up. and has just been clased for
four years in French Lloyd's, Lying in Brunswick Dock. ...
Lord Willoughby from Portaferry at Belfast.
THE LATE GALES. Drogheda, Feb. 12. I have just
learned that a vessel, supposed to the Richard, Preston, whose boat
was already washed ashore, has been observed floating, keel uppermost,
two or three miles outside Skerries, this morning. I am informed also
that the services of a steam-tug will be employed to bring her into
port.
LAUNCH OF THE BRIG ALPHA. - On Monday last, this substantial and
handsome vessel, the property of Mr. Robert Martin, of
Church-street, and Mr. T. Dewhurst, on Lune-street, was launched in
the Ribble, from opposite to Mr. Stevenson's iron works, on the
Marsh. The launch took place a few minutes before one, in the presence
of thousands of spectators. Nothing could be more graceful than the
exit of the stately craft from land, to take possession of her more
congenial element. Mrs. Heywood, the daughter of Mr. R. Martin, amid
the acclamations of the crowd, performed the office of sponsor, and
with the usual ceremonies gave the name of "Alpha", as the brig left
the stocks and made her parting bow to terra firma. She is
registered at 108 tons new, and 134 old, measurement, but will
admit of a cargo of full 150 tons. ... Mr Speakman, the builder ...
LOSS OF A PRESTON VESSEL. - Early on Saturday morning last, the ship
Alpha, Richardson, master, and the property of Mr. Peter Robinson, of
this town, was wrecked off Dunkirk, on the coast of France. The
vessel was bound to this port, from Stettin, and had on board a valuable
cargo of grain, besides freight to the amount of £100. The captain
mistook the Dunkirk light, and the ship stranded. The crew escaped in
the boat, and the ill-fated craft shortly afterwards went to pieces.
The French admiralty have saved a portion of the cargo, which they
will restore. The vessel was of the value of £700, and her owner was
insured in the Preston Passengers' Association for £600 on her
account.
LAUNCH. - On Wednesday afternoon last, a new schooner, built for
Messrs. J. and A. Caunce, was launched from the building yard at the
bottom of Fishergate, in the presence of a numerous assemblage of
ladies and gentlemen. She was named "The Gleaner". Her tonnage is 62
on the new, and 89 on the old, admeasurement.
GLEANER. Liverpool, Dec. 14, 8 15 p.m. The Gleaner, of Preston, Liverpool for
Creetown, cargo coal, cotton, and corn, when at anchor off "New Ferry,"
grounded on a supposed anchor, which pierced bottom, causing vessel to
fill. Vessel was beached and hole plugged. She was afterwards taken
into dock to be discharged and repaired.
Gleaner, of Preston, for Bray (coal), sprang a leak when off Orme's
Head, put back, and beached at New Brighton for repairs (Liverpool.
Sept. 5.)
LAUNCH. - On Monday last, a schooner was launched from Mr. Speakman's
yard, called the "Rapid," of Preston. She is the property of Messrs.
Humber, corn merchants, of this town, and was made fit for service
when on her cradle. She proceeds forthwith to the deep sea. She is 67
tons on the new, and 55 tons [corrected next week to 85 tons] on the
old measurement, and is intended for the Irish trade. She will bring
her cargo up to the Preston quays.
LAMBAY ISLAND, Co. Dublin, 29th Sept. A schooner, in crossing the
Taylor bank, North of this island, the 27th Sept, at 1.15 p.m., was
struck by a sea, and capsized; the sea was very heavy at the time and
no assistance could be rendered. [A communication from the Board of
Trade, accompanying the above report, states that the vessel was
supposed to be the Rapid, of Preston].
Launch. Yesterday a new sloop, tonnage ?? tons, was launched from
the yard of Mr Speakman, bottom of Fishergate. This is the fifth
vessel built by Mr Speakman this year, and all of those previously
built, proved themselves first-rate sailing vessels.
Lytham 21 Nov. The Robert & Elizabeth, of and for Preston, from
Drogheda, parted her anchors last night during a heavy gale, and came
on shore near this port, but is expected to get oft, without much
damage, if the weather moderate
Robert and Elizabeth, of Preston, from Preston for Duddon, (cargo
casting), put into Piel, on the 2nd inst., having lost a boy
over-board.
Wreck of a schooner. On Wednesday evening, the 23rd ult., the
schooner Robert and Elizabeth, of Preston, William Draper, captain.
was lost while on her voyage from Liverpool to Barrow. The night was
very squally, and whilst beating about before the wind, the vessel
struck upon "foul ground", near Piel, where she remained until flood,
when she capsized, losing masts, spars, and rigging.. The captain and
crew took to their boat immediately on perceiving the injuries which
the vessel had sustained, and reached Piel in safety. The wreck
continued to drift about Morecambe Bay until Monday last, when a
strong wind, accompanied by a heavy sea, brought her in sight of
Fleetwood. The steam tug Wyre went out to her, and having secured a
hawser on the windlass of the Robert and Elizabeth, attempted to tow
her into Fleetwood, but the windlass giving way, she went adrift. Two
other efforts to bring her in were equally unsuccessful, and she was
then allowed to drift upon a lee hank at Knot End, where she now lies
a total wreck. She was sold yesterday by Mr. A. Harrison, Fleetwood,
for the sum of £12 10s.
One particular shipwreck, which is visible from the shore, is the
Margaret and Ann, a 57-ton schooner which ran aground at Annagassan
at the Millrace Breakwater on December 7, 1888.
The wreck can be seen during low tide with the east side of the wreck
almost flush with the surrounding seabed and the breakwater. Most of
the ceiling timbers are now gone unfortunately, but some survive
partially visible in places, according to the National Monument
Service, which undertook an extensive project several years back to
catalogue as many shipwrecks around Ireland.
Ship Launch. - On Monday last, the beautiful brig "Jane and Esther,"
the property of Messrs. Wm. and John Humber, merchants, of this town,
was launched from Mr. Speakman's yard, Marsh End. This vessel is the
largest which has ever been built in Preston. Her registered tonnage
is 186, but she will carry a cargo of as much as 240 or 250 tons. She
is intended for the foreign trade, and will regularly sail between our
own and foreign ports. The launch took place at about two o'clock in
the afternoon, in the presence of a very numerous concourse of
spectators. Unfortunately the day was unpropitious, the rain falling
in successive torrents until late in the afternoon, as many a "sight see-er"
could testify, from having been drenched to the skin.
Had the weather been fine, there is little doubt that a great many
more persons would have been present. The vessel glided smoothly and
evenly into the water of the Ribble, and was hailed by the shouts of
the hundreds of persons who, witnessed the launch. On Tuesday she was
towed by the Lilly steamer to the floating dock at the Old Quay, to be
fitted for sea. It is expected that she will be ready to start for her
first voyage in a month from the present time, or perhaps even
sooner than that.
Weymouth. Ship arrivals: Jane & Esther, Hayward, Neath
London, Entered inwards, June 4: Guersey. Jane & Esther, Hayward, B 159, Gwh.Manuelle
Loss of another Weymouth Vessel. The fine cutter brig, the Jane and Esther,
jointly owned by the master, Hayward, and Mr. Dyer, of this port, was
wrecked on Friday morning last. She was laden with coals from
Hartlepool for Granville, in France, and about 11 o'clock on Friday
morning struck at low water on a ledge of rocks off Chausey, about midway
between Jersey and the coast of France, and sank. The crew were saved,
but are sorry to hear that the vessel was not insured. There is faint
hope of saving a portion of her gear if she remains on the ledge, but all
hopes of getting off the vessel are abandoned.
Launch. - Mr Speakman, we understand, will launch on Monday next,
a fine new schooner from his ship-building yard, on the Marsh.
There is no doubt but that the schooner Furness Miner, Parkinson, of
this port, is lost with all hands, five in number. She left Nantes for
Preston, loaded with a cargo of wheat, on the 6th of January last, and
has not since been heard of. It is therefore supposed she has
foundered at sea. The stern of her boat has been cast ashore at La
Guerinare, entrance of the river Liore. The Furness Miner was built at
Preston, in 1854, and was owned by Messrs. James Fisher and Co., of
this town.
LAUNCH. - We understand that on Thursday worning next a new clipper
schooner will be launched from the building yard of Mr. Thomas Smith,
at the Marsh End.
Ship building on the river:
There have this week been five vessels launched at this port.
On
Wednesday an iron boat, intended for the Lancaster canal, was launched
from the yard of Messrs. Watson and Allsup, Strand-road, and on
Thursday a second boat was launched from the same premises. Both
these are for the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, and are intended for
the coal trade. Two more are being built for the same trade, by the
same firm.
On Wednesday, a wooden vessel, intended for the Leeds
and Liverpool canal, built for the Moss Hall Coal Company,
was launched from the yard of Mr. Cartmel, in Strand-road.
On
Thursday, a vessel as stated in another column, was launched at Lytham [Agnes].
and on the same day a fine schooner was launched from the yard of
Mr. Thomas Smith, at the Marsh End. This vessel has 82 feet of keel,
97 feet over all, 22ft 2in width of beam, and 11ft. 5in. depth of
hold. She is of clipper build of the Aberdeen style, of 137 tons
register, and will carry 220 tons. When loaded she will draw 10.5 feet.
A day or two before the launch, she was sold by Mr. Smith to Mr.
John Dean, of Blackburn, owner of the Walter Dean, and two other vessels
belonging to this port. She has been classed A 1 at Lloyd's for nine
years. She is intended for the Mediterranean trade. At the launch of
this vessel there was a large attendance, principally of the friends
of the owner. Shortly after one o'clock, Master Edwin Dean, the second
son of Mr. Dean, struck the vessel with a bottle of wine as she glided
from her stays, and, giving her her name, wished "Success to the
Blackburn." Several rounds of hearty cheering greeted her advent into
the river. Her noble appearance, as she floated in the stream, was
the theme of general remark.
Report of Richard Parry, Master of the Schooner Blackburn, of Preston,
132 tons, from Montrose for the Tyne (ballast) (before reported): Left
Montrose, March 28; and 29th, at 6 a.m., weather very thick, wind S.W.
by S., moderate, ship being about four or four and a half miles S.E.
of the Bell Rock, the Lighthouse bearing about N.W. by W., under all
plain sail to topgallantsails, on wind on the starboard tack, saw at
about 120 fathoms off a sail, reported by the man at the wheel. Seeing
that a collision was inevitable, ordered the helm to be put down and
brought the vessel's head to wind. The other vessel (the Sweet Home,
of Montrose), standing on the port tack, struck my vessel in the fore
part of the lee fore chains, the jibboom going through our
forestaysail, and cutting us down two or three strakes below the water
line, the blow taking effect between two timbers. Threw rope to the
other vessel to keep the two vessels together. Finding vessel making
much water, went below with the Crew to save what we could, and went
on board the other vessel, then returned to the Blackburn to get the
boat out. Just had time to do so when the vessel foundered, there
being a hole about 18 inches wide in her bows, just before the
forechains. We were taken by the Sweet Home to Montrose.
LAUNCH. - On Tuesday last, a schooner built by Mr. Thomas Smith, was
launched from his building yard at the Marsh End. At one o'clock when
the tide was at its height, the vessel was loosed from her stays, and
she glided splendidly into the river. Her owner, Mr. James Ashcroft,
of Tarleton, as she moved off, dashing a bottle at her bows, named her
the Henry and Ellen. She is a handsome craft and does much credit to
her builder. She is intended for the Irish and coasting trade, and she
will be dandy rigged. She is 62 feet length of keel; 18 feet 2 inches
breadth of beam, 67 feet length over all, and a has 8 feet depth of
hold. Her burden will be 100 tons. She will be ready for leaving the
river on her first voyage in about a fortnight. In the afternoon the
workmen engaged on her construction and a number of friends were
entertained by the owner at a sumptuous dinner at 3 the Shelley's Arms
Inn. ...
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 20: The Henry and Ellen schr., of Preston, Fazakerley, from
Barrow for Ellesmere (pig iron), struck on the bar yesterday, and was
abandoned in a sinking state; crew saved.
Holyhead. sailed. John Cartmel, Kerr, Warrenpoint.
ON SALE, A splendid NEW SHIP; - Now building under special survey, to
class, A 1 twelve years. Length between pendiculars 146 feet; breadth
30 feet; depth in hold 19 feet 6 inches; tonnage o.m. 593 tons; will
register about 700 tons. She is a good model, combining large carrying
and good sailing qualities. The best materials have been used in her
construction, and she can be launched in a few weeks. For further
particulars, apply to SMITH & RUTHERFORD, shipbuilders. Preston, ...
LAUNCH OF THE CEYLON. On Tuesday last, while the attention of the
engineers and the sight-seers of London was attracted to the launch of
the largest vessel ever built in the world, a number of our own
townspeople wended to the Marsh, to witness the advent into the Ribble
of the largest vessel that has been ever built here, indeed of the
largest that has ever floated in the waters of our river. This vessel
has been built by Mr. Thomas Smith, ship-builder, of the Marsh End,
and it was from his yard that the launch took place. Mr. John
Rutherford, of this town, designed the ship, and her beauty and
symmetry were the theme of general remark. She is square-rigged and
three-masted, and her dimensions are as follows:- Length over all,
166 feet; length between perpendiculars, 146 feet; breadth, 30ft.
3in.; depth, 19ft. 6in.; tonnage (old measurement), 593; registered
tonnage, 690; burthen, 850 tons (dead weight), or 1,000 tons lineal
measurement. When launched, she drew 5ft. 10in. forward, and 8ft.
10in. aft. She will class A 1 at Lloyd's for twelve years. She has
been built of the best materials, and great care has been bestowed
upon the workmanship, and she will prove herself a very suitable
vessel for the East India or China trade, for which she was designed.
Her frame is composed entirely of British oak; her principal outside
planking is made of green-heart, while the whole of the ceiling and
lower deck beams are of mahogany. Her iron knees are of extra
strength, and she is entirely copper fastened. She has a round stern
and flush deck, with poop and fore-castle. Her lines are greatly
admired by all practical and nautical men who have seen her, and she
has been constructed under special inspection. Her figure head is a
demi-female figure. Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the
weather, the rain falling almost continuously all the day, a very
large number of spectators were assembled to witness the ceremony both
on the premises of Mr. Smith, and in the adjoining shipbuilding yard
of Messrs. Ogle and Co., as well as on the opposite bank of the river,
whilst others viewed the event from small pleasure boats on the river. ...
CEYLON. Vestervig, Denmark, Nov. 15, 6 p.m. The barque Ceylon, Captain Niemann,
of Rostock. from Baltimore for Elsinore (petroleum), for orders,
ashore.
CEYLON Aarhuus, Nov. 18. About 3,000 barrels petroleum have been saved,
undamaged, from the cargo of stranded barque Ceylon.
LAUNCHES OF IRON VESSELS AT PRESTON. On Saturday last, Messrs. Andrew
Ogle and Co.. of the Hope Foundry, Lancaster-road, in this town,
launched from their shipbuilding yard, at the Marsh End, a very
beautiful iron ship, and a remarkably elegant yacht built of the
same material. The ship, which has been five months in building, is
the property of Messrs. Blythe and Troughton, ship store dealers,
Liverpool, and has been constructed from the designs and model of
Mr. Jonathan Grindrod, of the firm of Grindrod and Sons, naval
engineers, Liverpool. Her dimensions are 150 feet over all, breadth
of beam 12[sic, 25 below] feet, and depth 17 feet. She is of 450 tons register, but
is computed to carry from 650 to 700 tons; will be a three-masted
full-rigged ship, and is intended for the South American trade.
Captain Hewitt, of Liverpool, has been appointed to command to her,
and she has been classed A 1 at Lloyd's twelve years.
The Mayor
(Mr. L. Spencer), Mr. R. Parker (managing director of the Ribble
Navigation Company), the owners of the vessel, the designer,
Captain Hewitt, the builders, a considerable number of other
gentlemen, and a goodly sprinkling of ladies were present at the
ceremony of launching. ... Christened Bogota. [first major iron
vessel built by Ogle] .....
Messrs. Ogle and Co. have now on the stocks two other iron
vessels, steam-tugs, one for the trustees of the Dukee of Bridgewater,
to be called the Earl of Ellesmere; the other, for the United Tug
Company at Liverpool, and is to be called the Brother Jonathan, the
latter is 185 feet in length, and 24 ft in breadth, with 12 feet 6
inches depth of hold.
....also an iron Schooner of 95 feet long, and 14 feet beam, built on
the patent tubular principle of Mr. James Hodgson; also an iron ship
of 135 feet long, 25 feet beam, and 400 tons register, which is
intended to be a sister ship to the Bogota, lately built by Messrs.
Ogle and Co. (and which is now on her first voyage to India), being
made from the same model and on the same lines.
For Sale. 28-64ths of the splendid Iron Barque BOGOTA, 383 tons
register. Built at Preston in 1857, and classed 12 A 1 at Lloyd's.
Dimensions: Length, 135 feet; breadth, 25 feet; depth, 17.6 feet.
Lying in the Canning Graving Dock. ...
LOSS OF THE BOGOTA. Report of J. Jones, late master of the barque
Bogota, of Liverpool, which was burnt at sea. The barque Bogota sailed
from Greenock, July 10, 1868, for Penang. She bad on board a mixed
cargo, composed of bale goods, cases, wines, spirits, bar iron, 195
tons coal, and 1,500 kegs of gunpowder. Nothing occurred worth
mentioning until Sept. 1, when it blew territic gale from SE, and sail
was reduced to close-reefed topsail and maintrysail. The gale lasted
until Sept. 4, when on examining the hold we discovered that several
of the kegs of gunpowder had got adrift, which we instantly secured.
Sept. 11, at 4.30 p.m., the chief officer reported to me that there
was smoke coming up the chain locker hatch. I immediately went into
the hold and discovered that the ship was on fire. We took the main
hatch off at once, and commenced throwing the powder overboard;
several of the hands employed throwing water on the coals. The smoke
was now coming up by the mainmast and stanchions in clouds, and at
5.15 p.m. we succeeded in getting all the kegs of powder overboard.
The fire was now increasing very fast, and the men could not stop in
the hold any longer. I therefore battened the batches down and stopped
all ventilation. The ship was now in lat. 36 S, long. 12 W, the Island
of Tristan de Cunha bearing south, distant about 60 miles. I therefore
hauled the ship to the wind, to try and fetch the island. During the
night it blew a terrific gafe, and I had to reduce sail to close-reefed
topsails and reefed foresail. The sea was running like a mountain, and
we could not get into the cabin or forecastle for heat and smoke. The
ship was burning fast. Sept. 12, 5.30 a.m. the island of Tristan de
Cunha was in sight ahead. carried all the sail the ship would bear to
try and fetch the island, but I saw we were going to leeward fast, so
I got the longboat and pinnace all ready for getting out. At noon the
hatches began to lift, and the deck getting hot, I expected to see the
ship blow up every moment. I therefore got the boats in the tackles
over the side. The longboat got her sternpost knocked away in getting
her out. We got some biscuits and water in the boat. The wind was now
moderating, but the sea was running so high that I did not expect the
boats would live. At 1.30 p.m. the after main hatch burst up. We now
rushed into the boats. The chief officer, Mr Robinson, took charge of
the longboat. I took the pinnace. We had great trouble in getting
clear of the ship, she rolled so heavily. We pulled direct for the
shore, Sept 13, at 4 a.m., the pinnace which I was in reached the shore.
I got two of my ribs broken on landing. 1.30 p.m. the longboat got to
the shore. She got knocked to pieces with the surf on landing, but all
hands were saved. We were now abont six miles from the settlement,
where we had to remain for four days. The surf came so heavily that I expected we
would be washed off the beach. However, on the 16th Sept, the surf
went down. I took the pinnace and four men and pulled to the settlement,
where we were received with the greatest kindness.
On the 24th
Sept, a vessel hove in sight. 1 went on board and found she was whaling
brig called the Highland Mary. At my request Captain French consented
to take us to Cape Town, although he was bound to New Zealand. We left
the island on the 25th Sept. On the 28th at 5 p.m., when 120 miles to the east
of Tristan de Cunha, we fell in with the shell of the Bogota. Captain French
lowered one of his boats and went on board. The vessel was literally
blown to pieces. Her between-deck beams were blown out, two or three of the
deck beams still remained. There was not a particle of anything left.
The chain cables and bar iron were melted into a solid lump, and a few
cinders were still burning. We stopped by the Bogota all that night,
and next day scuttled her. On the morning of the 8th of October, when
off the Cape of Good Hope, we fell in with the City of Dublin (s.s.),
from Cape Town for London. I went on board and stated my case to Captain
Eynon, who very kindly took us off the brig, and gave us a passage to
London.
Court case involving ..... the captain of the Abbeville, an iron
schooner made by, and recently launched from the yard of, Messrs. Ogle
and Co., Marsh-end; ... Consequent of the failure of Messrs Ogle.
Rio Janeiro: Thomas Blythe, Williams, G F Fletcher,...
Shipping Disaster. There was considerable excitement here on Saturday evening,
when the news spread that a shipwrecked crew had been landed from a
steamer. The crew, 12 in number, proved to that of the barque Thomas
Blythe, of Hayle, Captain John Richards, master, and belonging to Mr.
D. W. Bain of Portreath. The barque, which was an iron one of 900 tons
register, was bound from Samanco, Peru, to Liverpool, with 600 tons of
sugar. She had got to about 500 miles from Scilly, lat. 45 N., long, 25 W., when she
suddenly commenced to fill and almost immediately sank. The crew had
just time to save their clothes, and, after being in the boats for a
short time, were picked up by Norwegian ship and from her transferred
to the steamer, which landed them at St Ives. The disaster is
attributable to the plates becoming loose through the starting of
rivets. Captain Richards and three of his crew belong to St. Ives;
two others are Truro men; and one hails from the Lizard district.
Capt Thomas Richards, of the 382-ton, sugar-laden barque, Thomas Blythe, of
Liverpool, which he and the crew felt compelled to abandon August 6th,
in lat. 47 N. and long. 17 W., has made his formal report of the
ircumstance. Leaving Samanco, April 9th, the sugar being in bags, all
went well till 6 p.m. on August when, moderate N. W. wind but a cross
sea, the carpenter found seven or eight feet of water in the
pump-well. The water was half way up the lower hold. All hands went to
the pumps. The Norwegian barque Ellida was signalled for assistance
and boarded. Capt. Krog could not spare any hands, but said he would
stand by till daylight. All night the hands pumped and reduced the
water to five feet. Capt. Richards signalled to the Norwegian that he
thought he could reach land. A large quantity the cargo was dissolved,
the carpenter could not find the leak, and at noon of August 6th the
crew gave in, for it took every hand to keep the water down. The
Norwegian was re-signalled and, at 8 p.m. on the second day, the Thomas
Blythe was abandoned with 11 feet of water in her. Capt. Krog and his
crew treated the refugees with every kindness. On Aug. 12th they were
transferred to the Maggie Warrington and landed at St. Ives, as already
reported. [described as owned Hayle; 19W in some reports]
Mary Agnes schooner, from Preston, loaded with gravel, went ashore
this morning inside Formby Lightship; crew saved by the tug Conqueror,
and landed at the Prince's Stage; vessel has beomne a total wreck. (Liverpool,
Nov 3)
LAUNCH OF A NEW SCHOONER. On Tuesday last, at noon, a new schooner,
built by Mr. Smith ship-builder, of the Marsh, was launched from his
ship building yard. The vessel is sixty-six feet nine niches of keel,
nineteen feet seven inches of beam, eight feet four inches midships,
and seventy-five feet eight over all. She is registered at sixty-eight
tons, and will carry 150 tons. When laden, she will draw about nine
feet six inches of water. According to the tables, there was a sixteen
feet seven inch tide; but the absence of wind and the dead calm which
prevailed, caused the river to betwo or three feet lower than a tide
of that height usually makes it. The vessel is the property of Mr.
Thos. Smith, her builder, and Mr. Christopher Yates, agent of Kirkless
Hall Coal Company, in Preston, and is intended for the coal, grain,
pig iron, and general coasting trade. ... [named Phillis; Mr Smith
said he had built and launched 9 large vessels in 6 years, but Mr
Yates was the first Preston gentleman who had been a customer]....]
NEWRY SCHOONER ASHORE AT NEWCASTLE A Lloyd's telegram states that the
schooner Phillis, of Newry, has stranded at Newcastle, County Down, but
will probably float next tide. Slight damage has been done.
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NEW SCHOONER. - We announced about six weeks ago, the launch at Lytham of a
new schooner, the Agnes, by Mr. Bannister for Mr. Pyke, corn merchant
of this town, and Messrs. Chadwick corn merchants of Drogheda, which made
her first visit to our quays this week with a cargo of grain from Drogheda
for Mr Pyke. The vessel reached here on Sunday, after a quick and successful
voyage, and is now taking a cargo of coal on her outward passage. ...
The Agnes (schooner), of and from Preston, is ashore south of
Kingstown Bay; crew saved.
THE LATE GALES. Drogheda, Feb. 12. .... It is thought that in a day
or two, the Agnes, of Preston, which ran ashore near the entrance to
the Drogheda harbour, during the gale on Saturday, will be got off
safely.
LAUNCH AT LYTHAM. - On Wednesday last, a small schooner, called the
Confidence, was launched from the dockyard of Messrs. Hugh Bannister
and Co. She is a beautiful vessel, and likely to be a fast sailer, and
will carry about one hundred tons. She is intended for the iron ore
trade. ...
LAUNCH. - On Monday last, a small schooner called the Jane and Ellen, was
launched from the dock yard of Mr. McMurdie, Lytham. She is about 120 tons
burden, and dandy rigged, is a beautiful model, and a credit to the
builders. The owners are Mr. John Ward, of Fleetwood, and Mr. John Bond,
of Warton. After the launch the parties interested adjourned to the Clifton
Arms Hotel to partake of a sumptuous repast, ...
A FLEETWOOD SCHOONER BURNED OFF WHITEHAVEN. Early on Wednesday a
vessel was observed off Whitehaven on fire and in a disabled conditios, with
all her sails blown away and only her jib to depend upon. The vessel
turned out to be the schooner Jane Ellen, of Fleetwood, in ballast,
and she was in charge of Captain Scott and a seaman. When she was nearing St.
Bees Head the wind became so strong as to blow away the sails and the men
lighted torches as a signal of distress, After burning the torches for
some time, the captain discovered that the ship was on fire, aod it was
not long before the flames shot up and attracted the attention of the
men at the William Pit, and also at the furnaces, The position of
those on board having thus become perilous, the two men left the
burning echeoner and got safely to land in a boat, and the vessel
afterwards drifted behind the North Wall, where it now lies a complete
wreck.
LAUNCH. - On Wednesday last, a small schooner, called the Ocean Queen,
of about 130 tons burden, built by Mr. John McMurdie, of Lytham Dock,
was launched in the presence of a goodly number of spectators. She was
named by Mrs. Iddon, of Warton, in the customary manner, as she
glided into the water. The owners are Messrs. McMurdie, Iddon, and
Co. She is intended for the coasting trade.
Douglas (Isle of Man), April 17. The Ocean Queen, schooner, of Preston, 78
tons, which left Dundalk on the 12th for Whitehaven, has been wrecked
at Dalby Kirkpatrick, about 5 miles from Peel.
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LAUNCH. - A fine new sloop, the Arrow, was launched from the building
yard of Mr. Allinson, at Tarleton, on Monday last. She shot nobly and
smoothly into the waves, amid the huzzas of a numerous assembly; She
fully supports Mr. James Banister's fame as a first rate draughtsman.
LAUNCH. - On Wednesday, a fine new sloop, forty-two tons register,
and eighty tons burden, was launched from the building-yard of Mr.
Hugh Banister, at Tarleton. The Mary and Jane - for such is the name of
the vessel - is the property of Mr. Thomas Harrison, of Tarleton, and
Mr. James Taylor, of Becconsall. The dimensions are:- Length over all,
65 feet 6 inches; breadth of beam, 16 feet 6 inches; depth of hold, 6
feet 6 inches. She is a very fine modelled vessel, and does great
credit to the builders. She is expected to sail this week to Wales.
After the launch, the workmen and a few friends sat down to an
excellent dinner, at the house of Mr. J. Taylor. This is the second
vessel that has been launched from this yard within six months.
MARY JANE. Dumfries, Dec. 14. The schooner Mary Jane, of Preston (not of
Dumfries as before reported), which was wrecked near Southernsss Point,
Dec. 12, was from Balcarry Bay for Dumfries, with oats.
A BARROW SCHOONER WRECKED IN RAMSAY BAY. At three o'clock on Tueday
morning, the schooner, Lady Arabella, of Barrow, from Bowling,
Scotland, to Garston Dock with pig iron, was run ashore in Ramsay
Bay during a strong easterly wind and a heavy sea. The master, John
Wright, reports that at eight o'clock on Monday night the vessel
commenced to make water rapidly. Pumps were kept going, but the
water in the hold gained. The crew left the vessel as the tide went
down. The schooner is submerged, and will probably become a total
wreck.
LAUNCH. - On Saturday last, a clipper-built schooner was launched from
the ship-building yard of Mr. Robert Bannister, at Tarleton. The
vessel, which was built from the design of Mr. James Bannister, is of
57 tons registered burden, and is capable of carrying upwards of 100
tons. Her dimensions are 67 feet keel, 76 feet overall, 18 feet 3
inches beam, and 7 feet 9 inches depth of hold. As she lay on the
stocks previous to taking the water, her form and symetry were much
admired, as doing credit alike to her designer and her builder. About
half-past one the daggers were struck and she glided gracefully along her
ways into the river Douglas amid the fring of guns and the cheers of
the spectators, of whom there was a large number, the launch having
been an event that attracted to the spot a numerous assemblage of the
inhabitants of Tarleton and the neighbouring villages. As she moved
from her stocks, Mr. Alderman Parker, managing director of the
Ribble Navigation Company, struck her bows with a bottle of wine and
named her The Ocean Pearl, at the same time wishing success to the
new craft. Shortly after the launch the owners of the vessel, Mr.
James Ashcroft; Mr. Jam Taylor and Mr. Hugh Forshaw, of Tarleton,
entertained the workmen and a number of friends to dinner at the
Cock and Bottle Inn, Tarleton, to which about forty persons sat down.
LAUNCH AT TARLETON - On Saturday last, a new schooner was launched
from the building-yard of Mr Robert Banister. Her dimensions
are:- lengh of keel, 67ft.; ditto. overall, 71ft.; breadth of beam,
18ft. 3in. depth of hold, 8ft. 7in.; register, 71 tons; burden
about 130 tons. She is the property of Mr. Joseph Whiteside, Mr. T.
Hindle, Mr. W. Ball, and Mr H Breakell. As she left the ways, she
was named the Margaret Ann by Mr. J. Whiteside, at whose house the
workmen and friends had afterwards an excellent dinner. She is the
largest vessel that has been built at Tarleton, and the second that
has left Mr Banister's yard this year.
On Friday, January 24th, the schooner Margaret Ann, of Preston, left
Lytham Dock for Newry. On reaching Carlingford Light, a heavy surf is
supposed to have struck the vessel and sent her down with all hands.
Intelligence has since been received that on the following Sunday a
boat was washed ashore at Leestope, about a mile and a half N.E. of
Kilkeel Pier, with the name Margaret Ann of Preston, painted on her
stern; two hatches, two coal tubs, and a spar supposed to be used in
setting a square sail, and branded with the letters "M. A. P.", were
picked up. The gale in which the reasel was lost was the most severe
which has been experienced on the coast during this winter. The
following are the seamen lost:- James Dandy (captain) and his nephew,
both from Hesketh Bank, and Thomas Coulton, of Freckleton, who leaves
a widow and seven young children.
ANOTHER COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL The German barque Condor, from Bremen
for Cardiff, in ballast, arrived at Falmouth yesterday afternoon with
the crew, four in number, of the schooner Harvest Maid, of Preston,
from Runcorn to Plymouth, with rock salt, having been in collision
about six yesterday morning, twenty miles from St. Anthony's Light.
The crew of the Harvest Maid, at the time of the collision, jumped on
board the Condor, and were saved. The schooner wes seen to be floating
afterwards, and tugs have gone in search of her. [Tug Eagle of Falmouth
found Harvest Maid afloat and towed her into Falmouth]
Our Plymouth correspondent telegraphs: "When 30 miles west of
Eddystone early yesterday morning, the schooner Harvest Maid, of
Preston, from Runcorn to Plymouth, was run into by the barque Concord,
from Antwerp for Cardiff. When the schooner's crew saw the Concord
bearing down on them, flare-up lights were shown, but apparently they
were unobserved, as the barque crashed into them with terrific force.
The schooner's crew, perceiving their danger, jumped on board the
Concord, with the exception of one man who was asleep below when roused
by the crash. He ran on deck and jumped towards the barque, but fell
short and would have perished but for the gallant action of the
carpenter of the barque, who, at reat risk, went overboard after him
and saved him. The schooner is supposed to have been sunk.
The schooner Harvest Maid, of Preston, from Charleston for Fleetwood with
china clay, is reported by telegram from Barrow-in-Furness to have
stranded on Southend, Walney; damage unknown. [again refloated, since reported
trading in April 1888]
Harvest Maid, Hull, sailed from Teignmouth for Liverpool on Thursday.
HARVEST MAID has arrived with damage to quarter, &c.. having been run
into by another vessel whilst at anchor in Mullion Roads, Mount's
Bay. (Penzance, Nov 2.)
WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE. A Bideford correspondent telegraphs: A
quantity of wreckage has been washed ashore at Westward Ho. [also
described as at Morthoe, and as at Peppercombe, near Clovelly] The wreckage
is believed to form a portion of one or more vessels that have foundered
in Bideford Bay during the late gale. A portion of the wreckage bears
the name of Harvest Maid, Preston. There is a schooner of that name
registered, owned by Mr James Taylor, Lathom, Lanes., one hundred tons
registered.
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LAUNCH. - On Monday last considerable numbers of people assembled on
the side of the Ribble, at Freckleton, to witness the launching of
the "John's," a vessel built by Mr. Mayor, of Freckleton, for
Messrs. John Birley and Sons, Merchants, of Kirkham. She is about,
150 tons burthen, and is expected shortly to try her sailing powers
in a voyage to Riga, in the Baltic. About 12 o'clock the stoppers
were removed, and, as if frightened from her resting place, by the loud
hurrahs and roar of cannon, she glided rapidly down the incline and
was soon safely afloat.
FLEETWOOD July 21: Last night, about 10 30 p.m., the schooner Johns, of
Preston, from Glasgow, having carried away her foretopmast in the
morning, drifted against the Wyre Lighthouse, and broke one of the
piles. Owing to the construction (Mitchell's patent), this does not
affect the stability of the lighthouse. The broken pile will be
replaced forthwith.
The handy Schooner JOHNS, 67 tons register; carries 135 tons on 9.5
feet, and sails without ballast, rebuilt at Fleetwood about four years
ago at an outlay of over £670; within the past six months had
new anchor and chain, and last yoyage had all new canvas, and caulked
throughout. Now in Liverpool. Apply ... Gilmour ...
Johns of Fleetwood drove ashore at Milford, and lies in a bad position. [coal laden,
master Crowe][Later: she was got off by a tug, on Monday morning, without much damage]
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At Lawtown [sic, possibly Laytown, beach S of Drogheda] portions of
wreckage have washed ashore, amongst which is a stern-board marked
Gazelle, of Preston.
On this day, at low water, some sailors contrived to enter the hull of
the wreck which lies capsized at the Drogheda quays. They crept
underneath the stern, and succeeded in discovering a canister containing
several documents, and amongst the rest the ship's register, which was duly
handed over to Alderman Boylan, receiver of droits of the Admiralty.
The register represented the vessel to be the Gazelle, of Preston,
bearing out the statement of last letter. The captain's name was
Richards. The remains of this vessel (the hull) appears to be nearly
new, and it is believed all chains, ropes, &c.,are attached, as she
keeps a firm hold. ... Possibly involved in a collision with a brig off Drogheda.
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