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JAMES LEITHEAD & CO. & JAMES LEITHEAD
ARROW LEITHEAD (it would seem that references to Aaron Leithead are in error & mean Arrow)
ANDREW LEITHEAD

First a few images. Hover your mouse over each thumbnail to read the subject matter.

This shipbuilder name was first added, not because I had knowledge of the builder, but rather because I had found data about just one of the ships that he or they built. And needed a tidy place to put that data.

In Jun. 2011, Alan Collie was in touch about another ship built by 'Arrow Leithead' of Pallion in 1852, a ship which carried his family to Port Fairy, in the Colony of Victoria, 290 km W. of Melbourne, Australia, in 1856/57. The ship was named William, & the vessel is now listed below. We thank Alan for providing the interesting data that he has found about the ship & about the shipbuilders of the name.

An important source of data about the Leithead's is the Corder Manuscripts. They comprise many volumes of hand written data about Sunderland, assembled over a lifetime by James W. (Watson) Corder (1867/1953). The manuscripts are held in the archives of the Sunderland Central Library, maybe at the Local Studies Centre there. Two pages of the manuscripts are devoted to James Leithead, while a single page is devoted to each of Arrow & Andrew Leithead - in each case with lists of some of the ships that they built - you can read the four 'Corder' pages in question here - 1, 2, 3 & 4.

It would seem that 'James Leithead & Co.' had a shipyard at Low Street in Sunderland from 1827 to 1833, in partnership with others in the first two years. In 1834 the yard was moved to North Sands & there was no building in that moving year. But he built ships at North Sands from 1835 thru 1844, & then (1844) at Deptford & (1847) at Pallion - however Corder suspected that the Deptford & Pallion yards were one and the same. It would seem that the shipbuilder name continued with Arrow Leithead & Andrew Leithead together at Pallion in 1850. Then they parted ways. Arrow continuing at Pallion while Andrew went into business at Southwick. There would seem to be no 'Leithead' references after 1857.

It would seem also that James & Andrew Leithead came from Eccles, Berwickshire. James, a ship carpenter, married Eliz. Wilkinson in 1809. In 1827, James went into business at Low Street with Wilton Chilton & with Marshall Bowey. That partnership arrangement would seem to have only lasted a short time. By 1829 Chilton was elsewhere on his own. Where Bowey went was not known to Corder. So from about 1829, James Leithead was on his own. Sarah Leithead, James's daughter, married Robert Adamson at the Bethel Chapel in Sunderland on Jul. 9, 1842 - per James Scott-Smith (thanks!), in the presence of James, Martha & Thomas Leithead. Sarah was James Scott-Smith's great great grandmother. Corder believed that James died in 1848. Andrew Leithead married Christian Hume? of Berwick & named his son, born in 1837, Andrew. I have not been able to figure out the background of Arrow Leithead from Corder's words. Corder indicates that he was buried on Apl. 13, 1895 at age 74 or maybe 79, referenced to 'workhouse' - so he would seem to have been born in 1816 or 1821. He likely, if you agree, is the son of James Leithead.

Now in or about 1893, Luke Crown wrote about Southwick in 1847, in a document that can be read in a 'pdf' file available here. Entitled 'Reflections of Southwick'. As I understand the text, it is about Southwick, i.e. about the north bank of the River Wear rather to the west of the bridges. I think, correct me if I am wrong, that Monkwearmouth became Southwick a little to the east of Cornhill Dock, a little to the north & west of Wearmouth Colliery & today's Stadium of Light. Luke talks of Southwick & really not of Pallion which is on the south bank of the river. Anyway, Luke takes one, in his text, along the north bank of the river from east to west, & refers most briefly to the Arrow Leithead yard (of 1847?) as being, as I understand it, west of the Pickersgill yard & east of the Priestman yard. To the west, of course of the later Queen Alexandra Bridge. His words: 'A little higher up we come to a piece of ground once occupied by Mr. Arrow Leithead Shipbuilders who launched a number of beautiful ships from this berth, with a space similar to Ravens-Wheel'. Not a wealth of data I grant you, but it seemed to indicate that Arrow Leithead was at Southwick. Cordner disagreed! He believed that Luke Crown made a mistake & was referring to Andrew Leithead rather than to Arrow Leithead.

Other data snippets that likely have some relevance. In 1827 James Leithead & Co., shipbuilders, were listed with an address of 2 Low Street (east end of Sunderland). In 1861, Aaron (means Andrew) Leithead was a shipbuilder at Pallion. In 1877, Arrow Samuel Leithead was born. In 1879, Mrs. Arrow Leithead, was at 6 Alexandra Terrace, Hylton Road, Bishopswearmouth. No mention of her husband & Mrs. Leithead was then a dressmaker.

Interpreting the Corder words is not particularly easy & I may well have made mistakes. You can read his words for yourself via the 4 links above.

Where roughly was the shipyard in Pallion?

If you can add to my limited knowledge of the builder, do consider being in touch. Your input would be welcomed.

'Leithead' build lists are now on site - on page 146. Initially created from the 4 pages of the 'Corder Manuscripts' that relate to the Leithead's. But the list has already been modified with data from Lloyd's Registers & from other sources, & will surely be further modified in the future as new data is located.

Good information about 'Leithead' is needed. Hopefully others may see these few words & be inspired to contribute what they know.

Catherine & Hannah
238 later 237 tons

1827

A snow or brig. A vessel which had a long, 48 year, life. The vessel was intermittently recorded in Lloyd's Register ('LR'), being listed from 1828 thru 1838/39 (data is fragmentary from 1834), from 1840/41 thru 1844/45, a 6 year gap then from 1851/52 thru 1854/55, a 19 year gap, & finally in 1874/75 & 1875/76.
For many of those years, there is confusion as to whether the vessel was named Catharine (with an 'a') & Hannah, or Catherine (with an 'e') & Hannah. The latter seems to have been correct.
LR advises that thru 1833 at least Catherine & Hannah was owned by W. Dunn (per Corder, William Dunn, of Sunderland), with 'Lumsden' serving as the vessel's captain thru 1833. For service from Cork, Ireland, to 'Plhlly' (presumably Pwllheli, Wales), from Lynn (Norfolk) & Cork, Ireland, to Wybr' (presumably Vyborg, NW of St. Petersburg, Russia) & from Exmouth to 'Mrmc', (presumably Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada).
From 1834 thru 1838/39, LR data is limited - of 239 tons, captained by G. Wright, & registered at Sunderland.
From 1840/41 thru 1844/45 per LR, the 238 ton Catherine & Hannah, was owned by 'Longstaff' of Sunderland, with B. Purday serving as her captain, for service from Sunderland to London. Such ownership is confirmed by the North of England Maritime Directory of 1848/9 which, in Apl. 1848 data, lists Thomas Longstaff, of Sunderland, as the vessel's then owner. LRs of 1851/52 thru 1854/55 still list 'Longstaff', with 'West' serving as the vessel's captain. For service ex Sunderland where service is referenced. But such data, I now know is incorrect. Thomas Longstaff apparently died, I think in late 1850. And 6 vessels, all previously owned by the late Thomas Longstaff, were sold at an auction, held at Sunderland on Oct. 14, 1851. And at that sale (in blue) Catherine & Hannah was sold for the sum of �1,350 to an unnamed purchaser. This Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') page (scroll to #2078) tells us that the vessel was registered at Shields on Oct. 20, 1851.
Marwood's North of England Maritime Directory of 1854/5, in 1854 data, rather lists the vessel as now registered at Shields, owned by Edward Robson, & captained by Robt. Robinson. Such 'Robson' ownership is confirmed by Turnbull's Shipping Register ('TR') of 1856 & by Christie's Shipping Register of 1858. TR of 1855 records W. Robson as her then captain.
I cannot tell you when the vessel was sold again. But the MNL's of 1865 thru 1875 (1870) all list J. (James) R. Walker of South Shields as the owner of the 357 ton vessel, as do LRs of 1874/75 & 1875/76.
87.8 ft. long, signal letters unknown to webmaster. Many crew lists are available via here.
Per line 453 on this page, Catherine & Hannah was, in Oct. 1875, en route from South Shields to Stadt (i.e. Stade, N. of Hamburg) on the River Elbe in Germany, with a cargo of about 360 tons of coal. Under the command of an uncertified master, with a crew of 9 all told & owned by J. R. Walker of South Shields. The vessel began her voyage leaky, the leak became worse & in due course the vessel sank on Oct. 14, 1875 when 30 miles E. by S. of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. A Court of Inquiry, held into the vessel's loss, determined that the vessel would likely have been able to get safely to port had the vessel's pumps been properly used. The report of that Court of Inquiry is available here ex here. It indicates that the vessel left South Shields on Oct. 12, 1875, that James R. Walker was then the vessel's owner & Robert Laing was then her master. The vessel, stated to be en route to Branshausen (cannot locate, presumably near Stade) became leaky & two of the vessel's pumps which were put into action became clogged with coal. Little effort was made to clear such pumps or use the possibly available forward pump. Nor were more sails employed to permit her to sail to safety more speedily. Catherine, a smack, kept the vessel company until she was abandoned by her crew. She sank at 6:15 p.m. The crew were taken aboard Catherine & later landed at Great Grimsby. Had the captain had a certificate, the Court would apparently have suspended it. The captain was fined �5 towards the Court's costs.
Is there anything you can add to the above history? #2683

Java
411 tons

1833

A barque. This listing was first created at the suggestion of a good friend of the site - Diane Oldman of Australia - whose particular interest is in ships that carried convicts from the U.K. to Australia. We thank Diane for her suggestion & for her fine website about the vessel's history.
Java, which per Lloyd's Register ('LR') was launched in Apl. 1833, is LR listed from 1834 thru 1843/44. 'Listed' may be too strong a word for the LR listings of 1834 thru 1838/39. They list the vessel at 412 tons, registered at Newcastle, U.K., with J. Todd her captain. But with no other data whatsoever - no year & place of build, no rig, no owner name, no intended voyages. I note that most other references (newspaper) are to the vessel being of 411 tons.
The webmaster has two Sunderland build lists available to him - Java appears in one of them but not in the other, compiled, I believe, from the registry records at Sunderland. It seems likely that the vessel was first registered at a port other than Sunderland. Maybe London? I say that having found this newspaper report that offered for sale at London, on May 28, 1833, what is stated to be a new ship named Java, of a little over 411 tons. Was the vessel, so offered for sale 'our' Java? The words do not permit proper identification, but it does seem, to the webmaster at least, to have likely been 'our' Java. The purchaser of the vessel, in or about May 1833, may well have been H. Mitcalf of Newcastle as LR indicates or another today unknown Newcastle owner.
So far as the webmaster can see, the vessel made a great many voyages to the Indian Ocean (to India & Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, & to Mauritius) in the years thru to Nov. 1838 - always with 'Todd' in command - but just one voyage to Australia. Java arrived at Cork, Ireland, ex London, on Jul. 13, 1833, under the command of John Todd. And left Cork on Jul. 24 or 25, 1833 for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, arriving there on Nov. 18, 1833. With 202 male prisoners, under the care of Surgeon-Superintendent Robert Dixon (per Diane Oldman correctly 'Dickson'), & under guard by 29 rank & file members of the 4th, 7th & 21st regiments under the command of Lieut. Wrixon. As per this newspaper report. The vessel had cholera on board during its voyage, Diane advises. I refer you to Diane's website for extensive details about her convict cargo!
The vessel did not stay long at Sydney. On Dec. 25, 1833, the vessel left Sydney in ballast for Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, arriving there on Mar. 13, 1834. Java's return voyage to London was not completed until May 09, 1835, the vessel having made, in the interval, a number of voyages from Calcutta to Mauritius & back, likely returning with sugar.
From 1835 thru 1838, the vessel made three voyages from London to either Bombay (now Mumbai), India, or to Mauritius, leavng London on Aug. 04, 1835, Sep. 29, 1836 & Jan. 8, 1838. In the last of such voyages, the vessel arrived back at Gravesend, London, on Nov. 05, 1838. The final voyage I have spotted with 'Todd' in command.
LRs of 1839/40 thru 1843/44 advise that H. Mitcalf, of Newcastle, was the vessel's owner for service from Newcastle to London thru 1842/43 & from London to Quebec in 1843/44, with R. Young consistently recorded as her captain. The name H. Mitcalf is referred to elsewhere on site & may mean H. Metcalfe of Tynemouth & W. Metcalfe of London.
Now what seemed to happen at Lloyd's in such times, was that absent new data, LR would each year repeat what it had reported in the prior year. Hence, I presume, her reported service of Newcastle to London for 4 years. The first Java voyage that the webmaster has spotted with 'Young' in command was not from Newcastle to London but rather from London to Quebec, Canada, in ballast, leaving Deal on Mar. 30, 1840 & arriving at Quebec on May 11, 1840. It returned to Bristol on Jul. 18, 1840. In the following years Java regularly served Quebec ex Bristol. With damage on one voyage in 1841 which necessitated the vessel to put into Plymouth both leaky & damaged. Soon thereafter it continued its voyage & arrived at Hull a little later - on Dec. 25, 1841. On what would seem to have been its final voyage, the vessel arrived at Quebec, ex London, on Sep. 24, 1843.
What finally happened to Java?
LR of 1843/44 notes that the vessel had been 'Lost'. Per this Lloyd's List report, the vessel left Quebec for Chatham on Oct. 29, 1843. And went on shore near Chat River - likely in very early Nov. 1843. The Chatham in question is, I believe, located in New Brunswick, Canada, now part of Miramichi. The Chat River (Rivi�re-Cap-Chat) is on the S. bank of the St. Lawrence River in Gaspe, Quebec, about 280 miles E. of Quebec City. I have now found these further references (1 & 2) to the vessel's loss, which tell us that Java was carrying both troops & a cargo of timber at the time of her loss & that her crew & the troops were saved 'by the boats'. Likely lost in bad weather, maybe during a snow-storm.
Can you add to or correct the text above? #2573

3	Emmanuel 424 tons	1835	This vessel is added as a result of Debby Anderson's inquiry via the guestbook. The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1835/36 thru 1857/58, always owned, per LR, by E. Taylor of North Shields ('NS'), later (from about 1851) of Newcastle. A barque for most of its life, but LR listed as a ship from 1843/44 thru 1846/47. 'Dearness' is listed as her initial captain, thru 1841/42, followed by 'Pearson' (thru 1844/45), 'Sayers' (thru 1846/47) & 'B. Sinclair' thereafter thru 1856/57. I note that on Oct. 27, 1836, the vessel was advertised to depart from Liverpool to New York 'in a few days', with 'Dearness' noted to be her then captain. LR lists some varied service. From Sunderland to New Brunswick, Canada, thru 1838/39, ex London in 1839/40 & 1840/41, from Bristol to Quebec, Canada, from 1841/42 thru 1843/44, from Hull to London in 1844/45 & 1845/46, ex Liverpool from 1846/47 thru 1848/49 at least, from Shields to America in 1850/51 & 1851/52, ex Falmouth, Cornwall, in 1852/53, from Belfast, then Ireland, now Northern Ireland, to Quebec in 1853/54, from Portsmouth to Quebec in 1854/55 & 1855/56 at least. And Debby tells us that the vessel sailed from Londonderry, Ireland, to Philadelphia, U.S.A., in 1837, with John Dearness her captain & with Debby's ancestor Anne Meenan aboard. As per this page. There was, I see, an earlier such voyage that left Londonderry for Philadelphia on Jul. 08, 1836, with 170 passengers. The owners' names are recorded in a number of ship registers & are in a word 'confusing'. The North of England Maritime Directory of 1848/9, in Jul. 1848 data, lists 'Emanuel' as registered at Newcastle & owned by E. Taylor of North Shields. Marwood's North of England Maritime Directory of 1854 lists *Emmanuel* as Shields registered & owned by Wm. Emmanuel & Robert Taylor, both of NS, with Basil Sinclair her captain. The reason for her name, I thought! But Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 challenges my assumption when it lists her then owners as being Emanuel Taylor of NS & James J. Scott of Newcastle. I earlier could not tell you what happened to the vessel nor when. It would seem that the vessel was not granted an Official Number, so it must have been lost or whatever prior to Jan. 01, 1855. That even though it is LR listed in 1856/57. I could not spot the vessel is a list of 1854 wrecks on British shores, available via site page 186. It may have been lost elsewhere. I now learn that on Apl. 04, 1853 *Emmanuel, 'Sinclair' in command, left Belfast in ballast for Quebec City, Canada, where it arrived on May. 25, 1853. It arrived back at Belfast on Jul. 13, 1853. In late Jul. 1853, it left Belfast for Quebec a second time that year, 'Sinclair' again in command. Fast forward a year. On Jul. 31, 1854 the vessel arrived at Falmouth ex Quebec, & on Aug. 15, 1854 left Falmouth yet again for Quebec, 'Sinclair' in command on both voyages. It was spoken to, 28 days out - 'all's well'. Now the webmaster has not read any details about what later happened to Emmanuel. But, as per these contemporary news reports (1 & 2) (both of which refer to Emanuel), on Nov. 08, 1854, Captain Sinclair arrived back at Shields advising that on the vessel's outward voyage to Quebec it had been lost on the American coast. Can you provide details as to the loss of Emmanuel* or otherwise add anything additional? #2047
4	Lady Ann, later Lady Anne 223/233 later 203 tons	1838	A snow or brig. The vessel, which was launched in Apl. 1838, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1838/39 thru 1849/50, & not thereafter. Listed as *Lady Ann* thru 1845/46 & as *Lady Anne* from 1846/47 thru 1849/50. The vessel is not recorded in two Sunderland build lists available to the webmaster, excluded, the webmaster believes, because the vessel likely was initially registered at Stockton, County Durham, rather than at Sunderland. The 'Lloyd's Register Foundation' website tells us, however, that *Lady Ann* was built by James Leithead & Co. The vessel was, per LR, registered at Stockton thru 1845/46, owned by 'McDon'ld' with 'Bond' always her captain, for consistent service from Sunderland to London. The webmaster's understanding is that in that time period a vessel once registered could not change its name. This vessel would seem to have done so. From 1846/47 thru 1849/50, LR records the vessel, now *Lady Anne, registered at Sunderland & owned by R. Wight of Sunderland, with 'Sheraton' her captain, for service, thru 1848/49 from Sunderland to the Baltic. I note that LR of 1849/50 offers limited detail which suggests that the vessel may well have then been sold. It would seem that the vessel was sold. The North of England Maritime Directory of 1848/9 records Lady Anne, in Apl. 1848 data, as a brig of 203 tons, registered at Sunderland, & owned by R. Richardson of Sunderland. The equivalent directory of 1854/5 reports, in Mar. 1854 data, that the vessel was then owned by Robson Richardson of Sunderland with John Halliday serving as her then captain. This listing was first created when the webmaster read, here, that Lady Anne, of Sunderland, (carrying coals, I learn) was wrecked on Jun. 01, 1854, on the Swin Middle sands. Such sands are located on the N. side of the Thames estuary near Southend, Essex. In heavy seas, the crew abandoned the vessel at about 11 p.m. on Jun. 01, 1854. Early on Jun. 02, 1854, they watched Lady Anne* sink from ship's boats - from which they were rescued by *Sea Lark, a Colchester schooner, Ephraim French her master. Such schooner had also got onto the sands but was able to get off. Sea Lark* was run onto the mud near Shearness pier, her leaks were temporarily patched, & she continued her journey from Hartlepool to Chatham or Rochester. Per these contemporary news reports - 1 & 2. Can you add to and/or correct this listing? #2797
5	Elizabeth & Sarah 201/175 later 159 tons 26130	1840	A snow or brig. *Elizabeth & Sarah, which was completed in Sep. 1840, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1840/41 thru 1863/64, with some exceptions - the vessel is not LR listed from 1847/48 thru 1849/50 nor in 1853/54. The vessel's initial owner was 'Leithead' of Sunderland, i.e. the vessel's builder, thru 1846/47 at least per LR, with 'Adamson' serving as the vessel's captain. For service as a Sunderland coaster. LR of 1850/51 lists 'Dawson' of Sunderland as her then owner, for service from Sunderland to Sweden in 1850/61 & 1851/52, with 'Allen' serving as her captain. It is clear, however that Dawson acquired the vessel in the 3 year period of LR silence. The North of England Maritime Register of 1848/49 lists W. Dawson, of Hylton, as her owner in Apl. 1848. LR of 1852/53 lists Dawson as the vessel's owner but provides limited detail, which suggests that the vessel may well have been sold. For maybe a brief period of time, Elizabeth & Sarah* was owned by Thos. C. Potts of Sunderland, with Geo. Willoughby her captain. Witness the listing, in Mar. 1854, in Marwood's North of England Shipping Register of 1854/5, with Geo. Willoughby her captain. LR of 1854/55 indicates that J. Murray of Hartlepool had become the vessel's owner, with 'Bartols' her captain, for service from Hartlepool to the Baltic in 1854/55 & 1855/56 & from Hartlepool to France in 1856/57 & 1857/58. Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1856 tells us that in 1855 Murray & Co. of Hartlepool owned the vessel with P. H. Bartols her then captain. Now LR continues to list 'Murray' & 'Bartols' as the vessel's owner & captain thru 1863/64 but with minimal detail. Such listings are surely in error. I say that since Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 lists the brig, now of 159 tons, as registered at Whitby, Yorkshire, & owned by Marshall Granger of Rochester, Kent. Which data is confirmed by this page from a Whitby Shipping history book, which tells us that *Elizabeth & Sarah* was a) first registered at Whitby in Jan. 1857, b) owned by Marshall Granger & c) lost near Hartlepool in Feb. 1861. 80.0 ft. long. No crew lists seem to be available. For a while now, I have been advising that on Mar. 2, 1861, as per line 1705 here in a U.K. Government 1861 wreck list, the 159 ton snow, proceeding coastwise, was lost at sea. Alas no detail is there provided as to where it was lost. Crew of 7 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by Marshall Granger. I now find, however, that such date is quite wrong. And that the vessel was in fact lost on Feb. 09, 1861, on Middleton Sands, just outside the entrance to port of West Hartlepool. It would seem that a giant storm hit much of the U.K. and that ships galore were lost all around the U.K. coasts. This report tells us that *Elizabeth & Sarah* was one of a great many vessels wrecked at Hartlepool on Feb. 09, 1861. While this later summary of losses at Hartlepool tells us she was lost on Middleton Sands. There are other contemporary reports re the vessel's loss including, I read, a report in 'The Times' of London on Feb. 12, 1861. Can you add anything additional or correct the above? #2310
6	Trafalgar 739 later 717 tons 23080	1845	A 3 masted barque, later a ship & even later a barque again. Per 1 (loss of vessel), 2 (data & images), 3 & 4 (both data), 5 (Basil Lubbock re teredo navalis). The vessel would seem to have been owned by Duncan Dunbar for its entire, if brief, lifetime, though a now dead link stated that the vessel was sold to a Mr. Maxwell in 1855 - if so the Maxwell ownership seems not to have been recorded in Lloyd's Registers. For service to Trans. (Transvaal, South Africa maybe), to India & to Australia. Four voyages to Australia, in 1847, 1849, 1850 & 1854, each with cargo & about 300 immigrants. George Richardson her long time captain. On Apl. 20, 1860, per line 149 here, the 717 ton square (a barque) sprang a leak & was abandoned, at 29N/42W (link 1 states 20N/32W) in mid North Atlantic, while en route from Sydney, Australia, via Manila, to London with a cargo of tobacco, etc. Crew of 30. Line 149 does not indicate any loss of life, however link 3 states that 'one boat with survivors was picked up but the others were not seen again.' As essentially does 1. But link 4, a Google 'snippet', indicates that two ships effected the crew's rescue. The article at link 1 states that the vessel was then owned by Duncan Dunbar but does not state the Apl. 20, 1860 exact date of abandonment as above. Basil Lubbock, in 'The Blackwall Frigates', published in 1922, refers to the vessel with the following comment - 'Leak through Teredo Navalis in Atlantic, 1860'. Data about the vessel seems to be WWW most limited. So the webmaster was delighted to find a reference to the vessel in the Sep. 1931 edition of 'The Blue Peter, The Magazine of Sea Travel'. Its complete text. 'Trafalgar . . . Full-rigged ship built at Sunderland, in 1845, by James Luttcar for Duncan Dunbar, who owned all the shares to begin with. She also was a three-masted full-rigged ship with two decks and a poop. length 129 feet, beam 29 feet 3 inches, depth of hold 31 feet 5 inches, carvel built, having a square stern and quarter-galleries and a female figure-head. Her master was William Alexander Tweeddale all her life, and Duncan Dunbar remained her principal owner, although in 1846 he sold twenty sixty-fourth shares to William Drew. On Apl. 21, 1860, while on a passage to Havana, she sprang a leak in the Atlantic. When examined it was found that the destructive worm teredo navalis had completely honeycombed the bottom of the ship, and she had to be abandoned just before she foundered, the crew being taken off by a passing ship.' The article may well be substantially accurate but note should be made of the references to i) James Luttcar, ii) William Alexander Tweeddale, iii) the crew being saved & iv) the voyage being to Havana. So far as I can see, there was no Sunderland shipbuilder named James Luttcar. Can anybody tell us whether the reference to 'Tweeddale' has any accuracy. I believe that the final voyage was from Havana rather than to Havana, Cuba - the last leg of the voyage from Sydney to London via Manila, hence the cargo of tobacco. The data is a little confused. #1924

William
703 (or 704) tons

24738

1852

A fully rigged, 3 masted ship, that carried passengers on at least one occasion. Per 1 (William, one of 4 emigrant ships to Belfast, Australia), 2 & 3 (1852 survey document), 4 (Australian data re William). 139 ft. 4 in. long, signal letters PCDG, registered at London. This listing is the result of extensive data received from Alan Collie, of Auckland, New Zealand. Alan advises that his family left Limerick, Ireland, for Plymouth, & there, on Nov. 4, 1856, boarded William for passage to Port Fairy, (then named Belfast), Colony of Victoria, about 290 km W. of Melbourne, Australia, with Melbourne their ultimate destination. Alan seeks additional data about William, & has asked me to include his e-mail address here, so anybody with additional information can be in contact. The webmaster has a few, but not all, Lloyd's Registers available from the time period, thanks to Google books - see left. Now those entries do not record the name of the builder. 'The National Archives', in Kew, have identified (2) Arrow Leithead, of Pallion, as William's builder. The vessel would appear to have been first owned by John Hay, of Sunderland, who may have been a ship broker or 'speculator'. He would appear to have taken ownership of the ship but within weeks sold it to 'Wade & Co.', of London. Wade & Co. was a partnership with Giles Wade, of Stepney Green, London, presumably the managing owner, owning 22 of 64 shares as did William Campbell of Woodford, Essex. It would seem, per Lloyd's, that the vessel only had one captain in its lifetime, i.e. Joseph G. (Gregg) Milton. But ... the vessel had, in fact, a number of captains. The vessel presumably voyaged to South Africa (C.G.H. means Cape of Good Hope). In 1855/56, the vessel travelled to the Caribbean, to Constantinople (Istanbul), to Odessa & Kertch, both in Ukraine, & into the Mediterranean - per Alan Collie's research. The voyages to Ukraine may well relate to the vessel being used as a military transport, after the Crimea War ended in Feb. 1856. On Nov. 4, 1856 then, William (ex London) left Plymouth for Belfast, Victoria, Australia, now Port Fairy, with 282 (3 marked in red) immigrants aboard, incl. Alan's family of 9. The vessel arrived at Belfast on Jan. 25, 1857, after a passage of 82 days, the passengers being ferried to shore in an open boat through rough surf. William was one of 4 ships (the others were Euphrates, Balnaguith & Chance) that carried immigrants from Great Britain to that Australian port. It is known that, later in 1857, the vessel voyaged to Hong Kong & to Batavia (Indonesia). The vessel is not recorded in Lloyd's Registers after 1869/70, at least under the name of William. It is possible however that it was sold & its name was changed. It is not known, yet, what later happened to the vessel. Anything you can add? Merv Hunt has been in touch (thanks Merv!) to advise what finally happened to William, which, though it was Lloyd's registered until 1869/70 would seem to have foundered off the coast of South Africa in 1863. Merv refers me to an article in the Liverpool Echo of Jan. 28, 1863 ex findmypast.co.uk. Now I cannot access that source but have now found a similar perhaps longer article in Singapore - here. William left Singapore with a general cargo on Sep. 28, 1862, bound for London, Captain Archibald Hutton (maybe Hatton) in command, with a crew of 20. On Nov. 21, 1862, at about midnight, the vessel ran into a gale when off Cape Morgan, S. Africa (north-east of East London). Water entered the holds & pumping worked for a while until the pumps failed - the vessel soon had 8 ft. of water in its holds when the vessel had to be abandoned. The one then usable ship's boat was launched at about 6 a.m. on Nov. 22, 1863 with six crew aboard. They tried to stay close to the vessel to rescue others but that was not possible in the high seas. So they took off for the coast 10 or 12 miles distant. Only two of the six survived after scrambling ashore & wandering for days along the deserted coast. It is the account of Archibald Scotland, aged 17, one of the 2 survivors, whose report of the events is at that link. Merv advises that his great grandmother, Jane Francis aged 19, was aboard William when it arrived at Belfast, Australia, on Jan. 25, 1857.

Eden
246 later 233 tons

26288

1854

Eden, a snow which was launched in Apl. 1854 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Jun. 20, 1854, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1855/56 thru 1869/70, then a 4 year LR silence, & again from 1874/75 thru 1881/82. Lloyd's Register Foundation ('LRF') kindly makes available a survey document re a Survey conducted while the vessel was in course of construction in Apl. 1854.
The vessel's initial owner, thru 1857/58 per LR, was John Hay of Sunderland, for service from Sunderland to New York with 'Davies' serving as the vessel's captain. However Turnbull's Shipping Register ('TR') of 1855 records James Hay as the vessel's owner with John Davis her captain.
In 1858/59, again per LR, Eden was owned by T. Douglas, also of Sunderland, for service ex London. Which ownership data is confirmed by TR of 1856 which records T. M. Douglas, of Sunderland, as the vessel's then owner. And confirmed also by Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 which clarifies the owner name to mean Thomas M. Douglas. It is clear that 'Douglas' acquired the vessel in late 1857 - LRF also makes available a 2nd Survey document dated Oct. 03, 1857 re repairs & a change of owners with Thos. M. Douglas noted to be the vessel's owner.
In 1859/60, per LR, the vessel became owned by 'Watson' of Sunderland. For service ex London in 1859/60, ex Sunderland in 1860/61 & in 1861/62 for service from Hartlepool to the Mediterranean. With T. Johnson the vessel's captain, in 1861/62 at least.
It would seem that Eden had new owners in 1862/63, thru 1869/70, however LR does not name them. It does, however continue to report T. Johnson as the vessel's captain for continued service from Hartlepool to the Mediterranean right thru to 1869/70. The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') comes to our assistance, in noting that the vessel, which had been Sunderland registered from 1857 thru 1863, became registered at Whitby in 1864, indeed was Whitby registered from 1864 right thru to 1876.
This Whitby 1908 shipping history page tells us that Eden had actually first become Whitby registered in 1863, owned by Jn. Trattles & Susannah Liddle. And that in 1874 Jn. Trattles, of Staithes, was the vessel's owner. The 'Trattles' ownership is confirmed by TRs of 1874/75 & 1875/76 & by MNLs of 1865 thru 1876.
94 ft. 10 in. per the Lloyd's Survey conducted while the vessel was under construction, 94.8 ft. long, 96.8 ft. from 1874/75, of 233 tons from LR of 1874/75, crew lists are available via this page.
The Whitby 1908 shipping history volume further advises us as follows:- 'Sold to foreigners at Ystad, Sweden, June 1877'. I note that LRs of 1876/77 thru 1881/82 all record the vessel was 'now belonging to Sweden'.
The webmaster first listed this vessel having read in two Newcastle newspapers, that Eden, clearly 'our' Eden by the description, had foundered (supposedly) in the Downs on Mar. 19, 1861, her crew being saved. One of such reports. Such report is useful in that it clarifies the then 'Watson' ownership (W. H. and J. Watson & Co., and T. E. Smith and A. Gosman of London) but the report itself is quite incorrect. So far as I can see, no correction was later published by either newspaper.
On Mar. 15, 1861, 'our' Eden, 'Johnson' in command, left Hartlepool for Alicante, Spain, arriving there on Apl. 22, 1861. It went on to Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), arriving there on Jul. 09, 1861. Then onwards to Sulina (Romania, Black Sea), likely to load a cargo of grain. On Oct. 15, 1861, the vessel arrived back at Falmouth, in a damaged condition having been involved in a collision. It left Falmouth on Oct. 24, 1861 for Waterford, Ireland, arriving there on Oct. 28, 1861.
The webmaster has now, to his total satisfaction identified the vessel named Eden which was lost on Mar. 19, 1861 - a 522 ton square built by Fletcher & Co. at London in 1826, ON 721, listed at line 1150 in this U.K. Government 1861 wreck listing (marked in blue). A summary of what happened follows - which data I provide in order to help other researchers interested in that particular Eden.
On Aug. 21, 1860, such Eden, with R. Downs in command, was at Deal, Kent, en route to Alexandria, Egypt, ex Sunderland. On Dec. 17, 1860, Eden left Alexandria for London with a general cargo, to be, in due course, cleared out of Gibraltar for London on Feb. 10, 1861. On Mar. 19, 1861, Eden, then in the Bay of Biscay, foundered. Actually the abandoned vessel was passed on Mar. 20, 1861 by Svanen, 'Pedersen' stated to be in command. Eden's 16 man crew (may well include some passengers) were rescued by Alf, a Norwegian brig, which transferred them to a fishing smack named Friends Endeavour which landed them at Brixham, Devon, on Mar. 22, 1861. R. Downs was reported in Lloyd's List of Mar. 22, 1861 to have filed a deposition re the whole matter. The many available newspaper reports are, at times, a little inconsistent. A couple of selected news reports - 1 & 2.
Can you add anything additional? Maybe tell us the name or names of 'our' Eden's Swedish owners & what finally happened to the vessel? The vessel may well have been given a new name along the way. #2935

Belle Alliance
699 tons, later 678/705 (N/G) tons

6396

Maude

1855

A wooden ship, later a barque, which was, I am advised, launched on Oct. 25, 1855, & was first registered, at Glasgow, on Dec. 18, 1855 (scroll to #6396). The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1856/57 thru 1890/91, listed as Belle Alliance thru 1885/86 & as Maude from 1885/86 thru 1890/91. 154.0 ft. long, later 154.4 ft. & 150.3 ft., signal letters JNQH later RMHK.
For 22 or so years thru 1876/77, the vessel was owned by the 'Richardson' family of Glasgow. LR provides no additional name detail however the Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1868 list Thomas Richardson as her owner or managing owner & from 1869 thru 1876 at least (1870) list David Richardson. Per LR, the vessel's initial service was from Sunderland to India. Thereafter, thru 1873/74, with the exception of just 2 years, the vessel served ex the Clyde, mainly to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. In 1869/70 & 1870/71, the vessel is LR stated to have served the West Indies ex Bristol. Her captains during the 'Richardson' ownership period? Initially, thru 1857/58 at least, Richardson, Anderson from 1859/60 thru 1867/68 or 1868/69, W. Smith briefly, Howat, more likely Howatt, from 1870/71 thru 1876/77 when the vessel was sold.
LR of 1876/77 records C. Robertson of Dundee, Scotland, as the vessel's new owner, which became Robertson Bros. in 1883/84. MNLs from 1878 thru 1882 (1880) list Charles Robertson. LR records A. N. White as the vessel's captain for many years - from 1876/77 thru to 1885/86.
Some modest operational details re Belle Alliance. i) In or about Jul. 1859, Thomas Jones, aged 24, fell off the ship & was lost. ii) On Feb. 09, 1860, the vessel left Cardiff for Aden with 912 tons of coal. iii) On Dec. 13, 1879, Belle Alliance, under the command of Alexander Nicholl (or Nichol) White, was anchored 5 1/2 miles off shore at Buenos Aires, Argentina. A fight broke out between Richard McCann, a seaman, & Daniel Collins, the vessel's boatswain & during the altercation Collins was stabbed in the groin. He was taken ashore next morning, soon died & was buried at Buenos Aires on Dec. 15, 1879. The Argentinian authorities insisted that McCann must be charged in Argentina & forcibly took McCann off the ship on Dec. 16, 1879. The vessel left Buenos Aires on Dec. 24, 1879. This ('Alleged Murder ...') article (others are available) relates to evidence provided at the Newport Police Court on Sep. 1, 1880 on the whole matter. iv) On May 04, 1880, the vessel passed the Lizard eastbound for Dunkirk ex Buenos Aires. v) On Aug. 01, 1880, the vessel arrived at Newport, Wales, ex Sundswall (Sundsvall, Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden) with 936 loads of fir timber. It later, on Aug. 30, 1880, was entered outwards for departure from Newport to Martinique in the Caribbean. vi) On Jun. 20, 1881, the vessel arrived at Cardiff to load coal for Pernambuco, Brazil. vii) On Mar. 04, 1882 it was reported that Alexander White had been fined �10 at Hull for failing to properly record in the ship's log the desertion of 4 seaman when the vessel was at Pensacola, Florida. I do not know when that was. The full penalty for such 'crime' was then, I read, 6 month's imprisonment or �100 fine.
Likely in or about late 1885, the vessel i) was re-rigged as a barque, ii) became owned by C. Kr�ger of Tonsberg, Norway, & iii) was renamed Maude. There were a number of later ownership changes - per LR 'EtActieselskab (C. Kr�ger)' in 1886/87 & 1887/88, C. Zernichow of Christiania (Oslo) in 1888/89 & E. Hannevig of Arendal (S. coast of Norway nr. Kristiansand) in 1889/90. C. Kr�ger, per LR, served as the vessel's captain from 1885/86 thru 1888/89, followed by 'Hannevig'.
What finally happened to Maude? There are occasions when in researching the history of vessels such as this, you find data which you simply cannot explain. In a casualty report published on Dec. 06, 1886, a vessel named Belle Alliance, was reported to be ashore on the coast of Norway with her crew all saved. There would seem, per LR, to have been only one vessel of the name at that period in time. But just maybe there was another vessel of the name, a vessel not LR recorded. I say that because on Sep. 29, 1886, 10 weeks prior to the above matter, Maude, clearly our vessel, ran onto Runnel Stone or Rundle Stone Rock, a hazardous rock pinnacle located a mile or so S. of Gwennap Head, Cornwall, near Land's End, while en route from Pite� (N. end of Gulf of Bothnia), Sweden, to Cardiff with a cargo of timber. The vessel, badly holed & soon totally waterlogged, had to put back into Plymouth for the cargo to be unloaded & the vessel repaired before continuing her voyage to Cardiff.
Maude did later go missing under circumstances still to be established. LRs of 1889/90 & 1890/91 specifically refer to the vessel as 'MISSING since 12,88'. Crew lists? Many Belle Alliance crew lists, thru 1884, are available. Is there anything you can add or correct? Provide details about the voyage during which she went missing, perhaps? Or provide an image? This listing was advanced as a result of the guestbook message of Darren Hansen. Who bought, via eBay in Aug. 2021, a tiny notebook that seems to be an inventory of every item that was placed aboard Belle Alliance. Of 17 pages. Image at left. #2247

Coringa
867/906 later 908 tons

23551

1855

Coringa? A coastal village in Andhra Pradesh, E. coast of India, noted for having experienced 2 devastating cyclones, one in 1789 & the other in 1839.
Coringa, a ship, was launched on May 03, 1855 & first registered on May 20, 1855. It is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1856/57 thru 1872/73 only. I note that 'Lloyd's Register Foundation' has kindly made available a number of documents re the vessel including this Survey conducted while the vessel was under construction.
Coringa was owned thru 1865/66, by John Hay of Sunderland, for service from Sunderland to India from 1856/57 thru 1859/60 & in 1862/63 & 1863/64, otherwise ex London. Such 'Hay' ownership is confirmed by both Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1856 & Christie's Shipping Register of 1858. And is confirmed also by the Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1867.
While owned by John Hay, her captains were, per LR, 'Walker' thru 1859/60 & A. (likely Alexander) Wilson from 1860/61 thru 1866/67.
From Mar. 20, 1865 thru Mar. 30, 1865, Coringa, then lying at Salthouse Dock, Liverpool, was advertised for sale. At a 'no reserve' auction to be held at Liverpool at 2.30 on Mar. 30, 1865. The webmaster presumes that the vessel must have sold (no reserve) & that Robert B. Hay of London was the purchaser. One of the sale notices.
In 1866/67, per LR, R. B. Hay of London became the vessel's owner for service from Shields to India. Robert B. Hay per MNLs of 1868 & 1869. With E. Davies the vessel's captain thru 1868/69, indeed, per LR, thru to 1870/71.
In 1868/69, per LR, H. Brown of Cork, Ireland, became her owner for service ex Cork. As is confirmed by the Mercantile Navy List of 1870 which advises that Henry Brown of Cork was the then owner of the London registered vessel. But only for a short time.
In 1870/71, Dunlop & Co. of Glasgow, Scotland, became the owner of the now 908 ton Coringa for continued service ex Cork. Per MNLs of 1871 & 1872, by Robert Macfarlane Dunlop, of Glasgow. With, per LR, 'Ross' her captain.
MNL records the vessel from 1857 thu 1872, registered at Sunderland thru 1867, at London from 1868 thru 1870, & at Glasgow in 1871 & 1872.
168.0 ft. long, signal letters NSDB, crew lists for the vessel are available via this page..
What finally happened to Coringa? LR of 1872/73 notes that the vessel had been 'Abandoned'. A U.K. Government wreck listing page tells us that on Apl. 23, 1872, per line 2402 here, the 908 ton ship was abandoned at sea in the Indian Ocean, (at 33S/47E, roughly 600 miles S. of the island of Madagascar), while en route from Shields to Bombay (now Mumbai), India, with a cargo of coal. Crew of 21 - none lost. Then owned by Robert M. Dunlop. Such report is in error as to the actual date of abandonment.
I learn that the vessel left Shields on Dec. 09, 1871 bound for Bombay, with a cargo of coal, under the command of Daniel Ross. With a crew likely of 21 or thereabouts. 'Ross' later described the voyage as uneventful until about the time of her loss. But it is clear that that was not so.
There were gales in the English Channel later in Dec. 1871 & a large number of vessels, including Coringa, put into Portland Bay, Dorset, to ride things out. Adverse winds caused Coringa to stay there awhile, which situation was compounded by major crew issues. In late Dec. 1871, four crew members refused to work - because, they said, their bunks in the forecastle were not dry. They were punished by being placed in Dorchester Gaol for a month. 9 more crew members then refused to work - they were sentenced to 12 weeks hard labour. A couple of other batches of crew similarly refused to work. All of these matters caused a Lloyd's Survey of the vessel to be undertaken, which found the ship to be fully seaworthy. I cannot tell you the date that Coringa arrived at Portland. But she finally left Portland, with a crew of 21 all told, on Jan. 20, 1872.
On Apl. 23, 1872, when at 33.26S/47.13E (roughly S. of Madagascar & due E. of Cape Town, South Africa), Coringa encountered a tremendous gale, a gale which lasted a few days & caused major damage to Coringa's masts etc. & resulted in the vessel taking on water. On Apl. 30, 1872 part of her cargo had to be jettisoned. On May 01, 1872, Agra, an American ship (of Boston, Massachusetts) en route from Hong Kong to New York, Captain Oswald Miller in command, came on the scene & stood by overnight. On May 02, 1872, Coringa, much waterlogged & in a sinking state, was abandoned at 25.58S/49.21E (SE. of & relatively close to the southern tip of Madagascar). Her entire crew were taken aboard Agra to be later landed at St. Helena (a tiny & remote island in the S. Atlantic, about 1,250 miles off the coast of southern Angola) on Jun. 06, 1872. Captain Miller, of Agra, was later awarded a gold watch for his actions in the matter by the Board of Trade. Some contemporary news reports - 1, 2 & 3.
Can you tell us anything additional? #2877

Neda
374 tons

12909

1857

A wooden barque. Per 1 (Board of Trade inquiry into 1876 grounding & loss, ex 'Accounts and Papers', published 1876, a 'Google' book), 2 (ownership in 1858). 118 ft. 5 in. long, signal letters LDSN. Early Lloyd's Registers do not record builders' names, & the WWW has been of no help. But data on this site page resolved the puzzle of who built Neda. The webmaster has a few, but not all, Lloyd's Registers available from the time period - and it would seem that the vessel only had one family owner - 'Thompson'. We can read, indeed, re 1858, that that meant John Thompson, of Newcastle, which data conforms to the vessel's final chapter, as next follows, except that Mark Thompson, John's son perhaps, was then the owner. On Jan. 17, 1876, Neda, then owned by Mark Thompson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, & registered at Newcastle, Joseph Clark, ('Clark') in command, left Dublin, in ballast, for Newcastle, with a crew of 11 all told & 2 passengers also. At 1 p.m. on Jan. 23, 1876 the weather became bad - a gale from the SSW, & both rain & fog. Ushinish Lighthouse had been passed & Cape Renish had been safely reached at that time & course was set to pass thru the narrow strait west of Shiant Islands. The fog got worse & at about 3:40 p.m. land was sighted - but the vessel was drifting rapidly inshore & there was no prospect of clearing the land. Clark resolved to beach the vessel while there was daylight, in an effort to save lives. Neda went aground, on Jan. 23, 1876, on one of the Shiant Islands, (between Skye & Lewis in the Outer Hebrides) & immediately began to break up. The crew, & I presume the passengers also, took to the boats & safely made land at about 9:30 p.m. The Court noted that no soundings were taken, but that such soundings would not have been helpful regardless. The Court concluded that Clark had steered prudent courses which courses, under ordinary circumstances, would have kept the ship well wide of the E. end of the Shiant Islands. He was constantly on duty as were the look-outs. Clark was acquitted of all blame & his certificate was returned to him. Can you add anything?

LIDDLE and SUTCLIFFE
JAMES LIDDLE, & JOHN SUTCLIFFE

of NORTH HYLTON

Little more than a name today. James Liddle & John Sutcliffe, in partnership, built wooden ships on the north bank of River Wear at Hylton. I read (1 & 2) that the firm is referred to in 'lists' in both 1863 & in 1869. And in 1869, on Sep. 28th, the firm went bankrupt as you can read here (ex the London Gazette).

I add them into the site as shipbuilders having, thanks to Roger Barrett, identified a ship that they built - the Pilgrim in 1866. That vessel is now listed below, & more vessels built by them will hopefully be identified in the future.

There are a number of WWW available legal references related to 'Liddle and Sutcliffe' or 'Liddle & Sutcliffe'. A ship was under construction at the time of the bankruptcy & the ship & the materials necessary to complete it were sold as part of the bankruptcy proceedings. The legal data that is WWW available about the matter relates more to the purchaser than to the shipyard & is perhaps beyond the terms of reference of this site to cover in detail.

If you have data about the yard, do consider providing it to the webmaster, for inclusion here.

Silver Cloud
575 tons

47644

1863

A barque. Silver Cloud, which was launched on Jun. 03, 1863, & first registered on Jun. 27, 1863, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1863/64 thru 1874/75 & not thereafter. LR noted to have been built by 'Liddell'. It was owned initially, thru 1867/68, by Thompson of London, for, per LR, consistent service from Sunderland to Singapore. During such period of Thompson ownership, 'Thompson', per LR, served as the vessel's captain.
In 1867/68, per LR, the vessel was acquired by T. (Thomas) Carr of London, who owned the vessel until it was lost in 1874. T. Carr, per LR, served throughout as the vessel's captain. For service from London to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) thru 1869/70, from Liverpool to South America in 1870/71, from Bordeaux, France, to South America in 1872/73 & ex Sunderland in 1873/74.
I note that on Oct. 11, 1865, the then captain of the vessel, William Henry Carr, aged 23 died. The vessel was at Deal, Kent, having arrived from Singapore.
The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1874 all list Silver Cloud as Sunderland registered with Thos. Carr of London as her owner. The vessel is not MNL recorded in 1875.
135.0 ft. (maybe 137 ft.) long, signal letters VPLF, many crew lists are available via this page..
It would appear that Silver Cloud, Captain Alexander Swietoslowski in command, carried 807 tons of coal on her final outward voyage, which arrived at Monte Video, Uruguay, on Aug. 17, 1873 ex Sunderland (left Jun. 01, 1873). Later, on Jan. 20, 1874, the vessel arrived at San Francisco & a week or so later, on Feb. 06, 1874 left San Francisco for Astoria, Oregon, in ballast on both voyages. On Mar. 01, 1874, it was reported that the vessel had left Portland, Oregon (up the Columbia River from Astoria), for Queenstown, Ireland, for orders, with, I understand, 845 tons of wheat in bags. The vessel, it would seem, was in fact en route to Falmouth, Cornwall, for orders.
In the middle of May 1874, southbound in the South Pacific, the vessel encountered heavy weather & soon the stern timbers & planks started & the vessel took on water. The pumps were manned, of course, but the situation did not improve. It would seem that those conditions lasted a number of days & soon cargo had to be jettisoned. Eventually the pumps failed, clogged with loose grain.
On May 26, 1874, when the vessel was about 400 or 500 miles W. of the coast of Chile, Minstrel King, 'Jameson' in command, arrived on the scene. Of interest, Minstrel King was built at Sunderland in 1873. It had been en route from Swansea, Wales, bound for Valparaiso, Chile. On the evening of May 26, 1874, all aboard Silver Cloud, 16 crew & a lady passenger it would seem, abandoned Silver Cloud & boarded Minstrel King. Silver Cloud was still afloat in the late afternoon of May 27, 1874. Since nothing further could be safely done, Minstrel King left the scene & headed for Valparaiso, where it landed all of the Silver Cloud survivors.
A Court of Inquiry was held at Sunderland in late Aug. 1874 into the vessel's loss. The Court in its later conclusion was unanimous in their opinion that the vessel had been overloaded 'for a vessel of her strength'. They considered the vessel to have been a weak ship. But in all of the circumstances, they considered that Captain Swietoslowski acted appropriately in taking advantage of the Minstrel King's presence to abandon his vessel. They accordingly returned to him his master's certificate. Thomas Carr, of Northfleet, Kent, was the vessel's owner at the time of her loss.
I note that in Jun. 1875, Her Majesty's Government gave George Jameson, the captain of Minstrel King, a fine set of binoculars, in recognition of his involvement with the Silver Cloud rescue, complete with an engraved plate.
The vessel's loss is recorded at line 276 on this page ex here. Also ... some contemporary new reports, that site visitors may find to be of interest - 1, 2 & 3.
Is there anything you can add? Or correct? #2792

Pilgrim
178 (later 193) tons

55482

1866

A brig. 98.7 ft long, signal letters JCGL. The vessel is not Miramar listed. The webmaster has a number of editions of Lloyd's Register available to him from 'Google' books, see left. The vessel was built for Adams & Co., of Salcombe, Devon, U.K. For the West Indies & then West African trade, it would appear. The Mercantile Navy List of 1870 records John Adams of Kingsbridge, Devon as the then owner. In the 1874/75 edition of Lloyd's, the registered owners had become 'Thomas & Oxley', also of Salcombe. The 1878/79 register records the sale from Thomas & Oxley to 'Bisson & Dawe' a noted fleet owner of Falmouth, Devon, who remained the vessel's recorded owners thru the 1883/84 register. The Mercantile Navy List of 1880, however, records Philip Dawe of Penryn, Cornwall, as the vessel's then owner. The next register available to the webmaster, that re 1885/86, seems to record the sale from 'G. Marwood', of Whitby, to 'T. F. Wood', also perhaps of Whitby, but also records the vessel having become a hulk with the added words ('Now a Magazine'). There is little data, WWW available, about the vessel. Can you add to the above, or correct anything? Roger Barrett, who is researching Salcombe based ships, would welcome additional data also.

THOMAS LIGHTFOOT

Little more than a name today. He had a shipbuilding yard, in Hylton Dene, in the late 1830s, a yard about which the webmaster knows very little at this moment. The yard is notable perhaps because William Pile, the famous William Pile of Sunderland maritime history, was apprenticed there, probably in or about 1837, as you can read here. A builder of wooden ships, of course, & probably (the ships!) of modest size since the Wear is a modest river that far up!

We do have the references on site to two ships that he built in 1857, Briseis of 313 tons (now listed below) & Swansea of 354 tons. Surely many more in the years prior to and maybe after that date.

But the data on site about Thomas Lightfoot is at present truly negligible. If you have data about Thomas & his yard, do consider providing it to the webmaster, for inclusion here.

But .... a build list of Sunderland ships, available to the webmaster, lists 39 vessels built by Thomas Lightfoot in the period of 1826 thru 1859.

Carrs
287, later 287/319, later 296 & 298 tons

12895

1838

A snow or brig. The vessel, which was launched in Jan. 1838, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1838/39 thru 1861/62, & not thereafter. Carrs was initially owned by Carr & Co., of Sunderland, for service from Sunderland to Hamburg, Germany, with 'Young' serving as the vessel's captain. But only for a short period. Carr & Co. sold this vessel & acquired instead a second vessel named Carrs built at Sunderland in 1839.
In 1840/41, but surely rather earlier than that, Leslie & Co. of North Shields, later of Shields, later (from 1850/51) J. Leslie of Shields, became the vessel's owner for service i) from Shields to America in 1840/41, ii) from 1841/42 thru 1843/44 for service from Newcastle to Demerera (Guyana, N. coast of South America), iii) in 1844/45 for service from Liverpool to Leghorn (Livorno, Italy), & iv) thereafter for service from Shields to the Mediterranean - except for 1851/52 when it served ex Liverpool. The North of England Maritime Directory of 1848 lists the vessel, in Jul. 1848, as registered at Newcastle & owned by James Leslie of North Shields. The equivalent directory of 1854 lists James Leslie as the vessel's owner & Geo. Smith her then captain. Turnbull's Shipping Registers ('TR') of both 1855 & 1856 also list the vessel as then owned by J. Leslie of North Shields. The vessel's captains, per LR, while 'Leslie' owned? There were many of them. R. Venus from 1840/41 thru 1844/45, C. Stacks from 1844/45 thru 1848/49, J. Mitchell from 1848/49 thru 1851/52, R. Dunn briefly in 1851/52, 'Chrstersn' from 1852/53 thru 1853/54, R. Dunn again in 1854/55 & R. Driver in 1855/56 & 1856/57. TR of 1855 adds yet another captain's name - it advises that James Wilson was then the vessel's captain.
It was reported, at Malta on Jan. 26, 1850, that Carrs, Mitchell in command, had had to put back to Malta being very leaky & with her cargo having shifted. Then en route from Taganrog (Rostov Oblast, Russia, Sea of Azov, Black Sea) to Queenstown, Ireland, likely with a cargo of grain. As per this report (in red). On Jun. 8, 1850 a vessel named Carrs, surely this vessel, arrived at Hull ex Taganrog.
From 1857/58 thru 1861/62, per LR, the vessel was owned by 'Armstrong' of Shields (registered there too). Per Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 that meant John Armstrong & Robert Mills, both of North Shields. From 1857/58 thru 1861/62, LR advises that R. Mills was always the vessel's captain. For service from Shields to the Mediterranean in 1857/58, service as a Newcastle coaster in 1858/59, from Shields to the Baltic in 1859/60 & 1860/61, & from Shields to Spain in 1861/62.
LR of 1861/62 notes that Carrs had been 'Abandoned'. On Feb. 19, 1862, per line 2109 here, the 297 ton brig foundered at 43N/12W, in the North Atlantic about 240 miles due W. of the NW tip of Spain, while en route from Shields to Cadiz, Spain, with a cargo of coal. Crew of 10 - none lost. Such report notes that the vessel was then owned by Robert Mills. Wikipedia tells us (thanks!) that the vessel was rather lost on Feb. 20, 1862, & that her crew had been rescued by Grand Turk, a U.K. vessel, probably a very tiny vessel.
Quite often, when one searches for data about particular vessels, one finds data that seems not to 'fit'. This eminent site tells us that on Sep. 29, 1852, when owned by J. Leslie and captained by 'Christernsen', Carrs was lost 2 miles E. of Moelfre (NE coast of the Isle of Anglesey, Wales), in a force 9 gale. While en route from Liverpool to Newcastle with a cargo of salt. Wikipedia adds that the vessel's crew were rescued by lifeboat & that the vessel had become a wreck by Oct. 4, 1852. Yes indeed! Awards were later granted to the crew of the lifeboat - of the Anglesea Branch Institution, based at Moelfre, who on Sep. 29, 1852 saved Carrs' seven man crew. Soon after they had done so the vessel, I read, broke to pieces. Now the loss of this vessel is included in an extensive list published by the U.K. Government. Here at line 2064, ex here. Which tells us that the lost vessel i) was built at Sunderland in 1838, ii) was of 287 tons with a crew of 8 & iii) at the time of her loss was owned by George Foreman. The webmaster has not so far read the name of the vessel's captain at the time of the loss - which data might prove to be helpful.
This is as good a place as any to note that in creating this website, the webmaster has chosen not just to tell you about the vessel's history but to show you also. You can read much of what the webmaster has himself read via the many above links to contemporary data sources. You are able to judge for yourself the accuracy of what I have written above. That said, the webmaster does not at present have an explanation for the vessel breaking to pieces on the Welsh coast in 1852 yet continuing in service for ten further years with different owners & captains. Hopefully a logical explanation will, in due course, be found.
It is now the webmaster's belief that the vessel named Carrs which was lost near Moelfre, Wales, on Sep. 29, 1852, was the vessel of the name built at Sunderland in 1839 - an not the vessel built in 1838. The 1839 vessel is covered on site here. I have found that the U.K. Government published a second, more detailed, list of vessels lost in 1852, which list includes Carrs - here ex here. Which tells us that the lost vessel was of 205 (not of 287 tons), en route from Liverpool to Newcastle with a cargo of salt. It had run upon rocks, 2 miles E. of Moelfre (NE coast of the Isle of Anglesey, N. Wales) & become a total wreck. It refers to a crew of five & advises that Geo. Foreman was then both the vessel's owner & master.
Can you tell us anything additional? And/or correct the above listing? #2434

Countess of Durham
251/264 tons

1840

A snow. The vessel, which was launched in Jul. 1840 (but per Lloyds Register ('LR') in Jun. 1840), is LR listed from 1840/41 thru 1852/53 only. It was owned thru 1841/42, per LR, by W. & J. Carr, of Sunderland, for service from Sunderland to North America with 'Porteous' her captain (thru to 1842/43 per LR).
In 1841/42, per LR, Countess of Durham became owned by 'Robinson' of London, who would seem to have owned the vessel for the rest of its life. For service in 1841/42 from London to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, from Liverpool to Jamaica in 1842/43, from London to the Mediterranean from 1843/44 thru 1845/46, & from London to Cuba in the years from 1846/47 thru 1850/51. Service ex London is noted in LRs of 1851/52 & 1852/53. During the period of 'Robinson' ownership, 'Porteous' would seem to have served as the vessel's captain thru 1842/43, 'McLaren' from 1842/43 thru 1843/44 or 1844/45 (data is confusing), 'Cobden' thereafter thru 1846/47, 'Robinson' from 1846/47 thru 1848/49, 'Tyler' from 1848/49 thru 1850/51, & 'Crutchfild' (clearly Crutchfield) from 1851/52.
A puzzle re this vessel is LR's recording of her rigging. Generally listed as a snow but listed as a barque from 1843/44 thru 1845/46. Why a puzzle? A snow has two masts only while a barque has 3 or more. Probably an error in the LR reporting.
A modest operational matter. It was reported from Arendal, Norway, on Nov. 14, 1849, that the vessel, Tyler in command & en route from London to St. Petersburg, Russia, had put into Lillesand, Norway, in a leaky condition. Leaky to an extent that the cargo had to be discharged to effect the necessary repairs. As per this this report (in blue).
Some 'best efforts' operational history. i) On Jun. 06, 1850, Countess of Durham arrived at Deal, Kent, Crutchfield in command, ex Havana, Cuba ii) On Mar. 26, 1851, the vessel arrived at Tobago (Caribbean), ex London & Portsmouth (Crutchfield). iii) On Aug. 15, 1851, the vessel was at Deal, en route (Crutchfield) to Le Havre, France, & Valparaiso, Chile. iv) On Apl. 14, 1852, the vessel was at Callao & left for Pisco, both Peru. v) On Oct. 01, 1852 the vessel, en route from Callao to Waterford, Ireland, was spoken to at 10N/23W. vi) On Apl. 12, 1853, the vessel was spoken to (at 24.30N/48.30W) when en route from Callao to Cork, Ireland. The reference noted that Countess of Durham had been dismasted 10 days prior.
What finally happened to the vessel? The webmaster is unable to answer that question at this moment. He did see that the vessel had, on Sep. 04, 1853, left Queenstown, Ireland, bound for Valparaiso. And was spoken to on Oct. 25, 1853. But nothing later. Need help! Can you add to and/or correct the above listing? #2413

3		Cuba 338/381, later 359 tons 7950	1844	A barque. *Cuba, which was launched in Sep. 1844, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1845/46 thru 1862/63 & not thereafter. LR does not record the name of the vessel's owner nor her port of registry in the years from 1845/46 thru 1849/50, but does note that 'Drury' was the vessel's then captain - for service ex Sunderland. Unfortunately, the North of England Maritime Directory of 1848/9, which volume covers NE ports, seems not to list the vessel & therefore does not provide an owner name. In 1850/51 & 1851/52, per LR, the vessel was owned by W. Jenkins, of Swansea, Wales, for service from London to Coquimbo, Chile, with F. Organ LR noted to have been her captain. In 1852/53, per LR, Cuba* became owned by Ord & Co., of Sunderland, for service from Swansea to Valparaiso, Chile, or from Swansea to South America. With 'Organ' continuing to serve as the vessel's master. On Feb. 04, 1854, *Cuba* was en route from Coquimbo to Swansea, with 'Organ' in command. When 20 miles off Mizen Head (SW Ireland), at 45.15N/24.14W, *Cuba* came upon the waterlogged & dismasted wreck of *Bona Dea, a Liverpool registered barque. It had been en route from Havana, Cuba, to Liverpool, but on Jan. 23, 1854, soon after leaving Havana, had been hit by a massive sea which knocked her over & swept all of her supplies (food & drinking water) off the ship. Bona Dea's masts had to be cut away. For the next 11 1/2 days the crew of Bona Dea* huddled, cold, starving & thirsty under an old sail. Six of her crew, including her captain, died before *Cuba* came on the scene. *Cuba* took eleven survivors on board but four of them soon died, mainly from madness. Part way through their ordeal, one *Bona Dea* crew member, in a quite desperate condition, offered to die to permit the others to survive. A day or so later he cut his arms but apparently did not bleed - so the others surrounded him & cut his throat. The article I read gratefully did not cover the terrible scene that must have followed. It is referred to in the 5th column here. *Cuba* arrived back at Swansea on Feb. 15, 1854 with the surviving crew. *Bona Dea* would seem to have been built at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1841. The webmaster has not yet spotted the name of *Bona Dea's captain at the time of her loss. A couple of references, the 2nd a partial article only - 1 & 2. The North of England Maritime Directory of 1854/5, in Mar. 1854 data, records "Wm. Ord and Co.", of Sunderland & Geo. Moon of Hartlepool as the vessel's then owners with Fred J. Organ her then master. Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1856 confirms such ownership data. In 1858/59, per LR, the vessel became owned by Ayre & Co., of Sunderland (or possibly Eyre & Co, as LR reports the name in 1859/60 & 1860/61). 'Ayre' surely is correct. Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 records the vessel as then owned by James Ayre, William Milburn, Martin W. Graydon, Ralph Patterson, James Ayre, Jun., & Henry Longstaff Jun. LR further records that 'Longstaff' was the vessel's captain in 1858/59 & J. Foster from 1859/60 thru 1862/63. The vessel's service while 'Ayre' owned? Ex Sunderland in 1858/59. From the Clyde to New York in 1859/60 & 1860/61. From Sunderland to the Black Sea in 1861/62. Then ex Bristol. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') tell us that Cuba* was registered at Sunderland from 1857 thru 1863, at Shields in 1864 & 1865, & at Hartlepool in 1866 & 1867. MNL of 1865 records Jasper Aitchison of South Shields as the vessel's then owner, while MNLs of 1866 & 1867 list B. H. Huntley of Hartlepool. 104.0 ft. long, signal letters JWCV, a few crew lists are available via here. What finally happened to *Cuba? I learn that on Sep. 28, 1867, Cuba, under the command of 'Brockelsby' was at Elsinore, Denmark, en route from Shields to Riga, Latvia, with a cargo of coal. On Sep. 30, 1867, having experienced heavy gales, the vessel ran ashore at Christianso & became a wreck. Christianso is, I learn, a small group of islands located 10 miles NE of Bornholm (off S. coast of Sweden) E. of Copenhagen. Her crew were, I read, all saved though I have not read how. Some contemporary news reports - 3 & 4. Having advanced this listing so far, the webmaster now finds that 'Hartlepool Then and Now' has 2 pages devoted to the vessel (A & B). And provides data that the webmaster was himself unable to find. - i) In Apl. 1845, Cuba* was owned by William, Thomas & Errington Bell Ord, George Moon & William Jenkins, the latter of Swansea. ii) In Apl. 1865, the vessel was owned by Benjamin Henderson Huntley & Benjamin Ralph Hartley, both of Hartlepool, iii) 'Longstaffe' rather than 'Longstaff' was a captain of the vessel. iv) 'Smith'was the vessel's captain in 1862 & 'Husband' in 1867. v) In May 1867, Benjamin Huntley's 15 year old son Henderson Huntley fell from the ship's rigging into the sea & was drowned. vi) an earlier similar matter on Oct. 02, 1863. Do read the full details at the above links. It seems likely that Henderson Huntley fell in late May 1867 while the vessel was on a voyage into the Mediterranean - news of his loss reached Hartlepool on May 28, 1967. The webmaster finds it extraordinary & notes that he was the third son of Benjamin Huntley to have died from accidental drowning. Oh my! Can you tell us anything additional? #2749
4		Briseis 313 tons 18878	1857	Briseis? An important character, a woman, in the Iliad. Too complicated to detail. You can read all about her here. There were two vessels of the name recorded in the Lloyd's Registers ('LR') of the time. The other was built in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1852. For reasons that the webmaster cannot explain, the two vessels were continually mixed up in the period newspapers. And were incorrectly recorded in the ship registers also. LR records 'our' *Briseis, a barque, from 1858/59 thru 1864/65. Registered at Sunderland for that entire period, owned throughout by 'Bamfield', for service from Sunderland to India. With J. Care consistently listed as being the vessel's captain. I have read that the vessel was launched in Jun. 1857. 'Bamfield' was of St. Ives, Cornwall. R. H. Bamfield & Co., I believe. LR of 1864/65 notes that the vessel had been 'Wrecked'. The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') records the vessel from 1858 thru 1865, always registered at Sunderland & owned in 1865, by Marshall Spink, of St. Ives. The extent of the reporting & listing issues is apparent when I tell you that Briseis* was not lost in or about 1865, rather it was burned to the waterline & abandoned on Dec. 08, 1859. 115.5 ft. long, signal letters MPQK, no crew lists are apparently available for the vessel. What do we know? On Jul. 31, 1857, 'Carr' noted to be in command, *Briseis* arrived at Deal, Kent, ex Sunderland, bound for Lisbon, Portugal. It clearly went on to Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, since a report from Calcutta, dated on Feb. 09, 1858, reported that the vessel had been in contact with *Lady Jocelyn, a steamship, & was being repaired 'afloat' at Calcutta. (The webmaster has not, so far at least, identified such Lady Jocelyn). It seems likely that the vessel did not dock at Calcutta until the repairs were effected. Since it 'arrived' at Calcutta only on Feb. 14, 1858. On Mar. 16, 1858, Briseis* was cleared for departure to London. And on Jul. 20, 1858 arrived back at Gravesend, London, ex Calcutta. A couple of contemporary news reports. On both Sep. 17 & 24, 1858, *Briseis* was advertised in a Dundee, Scotland, newspaper for a departure from London to Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, with Jacob Care in command. I note that I was not able to find similar advertisements in the London newspapers. In late Oct. 1858 the vessel left the London docks with over 300 tons of military stores including several steam traction-engines - for use in a military expedition in the Vancouver Island area. Two contemporary newspaper reports - 1 & 2. *Briseis* left Gravesend, London, on Oct. 27, 1858, under the command of Jacob Care with a crew of 15 all told & 5 passengers, one of whom was a lady. All went well until 6 a.m. on Dec. 07, 1858 when smoke was seen issuing from the hold. The vessel was then in the South Atlantic at 21.52S/23.0W, about 1,400 miles E. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The cause of the fire could not be determined. Soon after midnight, now in dense smoke, the two available ship's boats were got ready & at 1 a.m. on Dec. 08, 1858 the vessel was abandoned. *Briseis* did not last very long thereafter. At 2 a.m. on Dec. 08, 1858 her 3 masts fell down & by about noon that day the vessel had been burned down to the water line. The two ship's boats, now on the open South Atlantic Ocean fully loaded with crew, passengers, & luggage, were tied together by a rope so they would not get separated. A couple of days of good weather were experienced & then the winds sprang up - almost a gale. Fortunately, *Liberali, a Brazilian brig, arrived on the scene, took everyone aboard & landed them at Pernambuco, Brazil. The captain & crew of Briseis* later, on Feb. 14, 1859, arrived back at Southampton, Hampshire, aboard *Avon* ex the Brazils. A couple of contemporary news reports - 3 & 4. The vessel would seem to have still been owned, at the time of her loss, by 'Bamfield' of St. Ives. It seems likely that Marshall Spink was then her managing owner. Indeed, a Sunderland shipping website, which website requests no links or recognition, tells us that on Jun. 11, 1857, *Briseis* had been registered at Sunderland in the names of Robert Bamfield, Jacob Care & Marshall Spink. We thank such site for that important data. Just one example of the erroneous & confusing *Briseis* reporting. Can you tell us anything additional? #2883

JOHN LISTER

John Lister built ships, in partnership with George Bartram, from 1837 thru 1854, under the name of 'Lister & Bartram'. About 40 ships it would seem. That partnership was dissolved in 1854 & in the years from 1855 thru 1870 John Lister would seem to have built vessels on his own account - 31 vessels it would seem. At South Hylton.

Now I read, here, that 'George Bartram started as Master builder with John Lister. But they soon went into partnership'. Based upon those words one would expect to find vessels built by Lister prior to 1837, but I have not so far spotted any.

If you have data about the builder, do consider providing it to the webmaster, for inclusion here.

1	Cerealia 348 tons 28782	1860	A barque. The vessel, which was launched on Aug. 16, 1860 & first registered (scroll to #28782), at Sunderland, on Sep. 1, 1860, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1861/62 thru 1873/74. It was owned, for that entire period, per LR, by Lister & Co. of Sunderland, for service mainly from Sunderland to the Mediterranean but also, from 1865/66 thru 1869/70, for service from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to New York, U.S.A. With 'Lewis' or 'J. Lewis' serving as the vessel's captain thru 1865/66 & 'Leighton' thereafter. However, the Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1870 list, Robt. Parrett, soon (from 1867) Robt. Burbank Porrett, of Beehive Lane, Sunderland as her then owner. 114.5 ft. long, signal letters QBVR. There are a couple of references to the vessel carrying coal from Cardiff, Wales, to Barcelona, Spain, incl. a voyage which left Cardiff on Apl. 25, 1867, Leighton in command, with 604 tons of coal. In late Mar. 1870, the vessel left Cardiff, again with Leighton in command, for Alexandria, Egypt, with 580 tons of coal. It would seem that was the start of what proved to be the vessel's final return voyage. The vessel would seem to have gone onward into the Black Sea & there loaded maize for delivery to Hull. And ported at Great Yarmouth on Oct. 19, 1870, en route. On Oct. 20, 1870, per line 478 here, the barque, said to be of 329 tons, was stranded on Hasboro' (Hasborough) Sands (near Cromer, Norfolk), while en route from Kustendjie (now Constanţa, Romania, I believe) to Hull with a cargo of maize. In part per this text (ex 'pdf' file re David Houghton or John Robert Houghton here). I think the 329 ton value was a reporting error. Crew of 11 - none lost. Then owned by John Lister Hylton, which may well mean John Lister of Hylton. I wonder why the vessel was still LR listed thru 1873/74? Could it be that Lister & Porrett were partners in the ownership of the vessel? A further puzzle to the webmaster is that a vessel of a most similar name, i.e. Cereal, ON 27518 built at Sunderland, is listed in MNLs of 1865 thru 1868 as owned by 'Robert Burbank, Porrett, of Sunderland'. Is there anything you can add? #2092
2	Diadem 251 tons 28775	1860	A snow or brig. Diadem? A type of crown, specifically an ornamental headband worn by monarchs & others as a badge of royalty, by extension, an emblem of regal power or dignity. The vessel, which was launched on Jul. 16, 1860 & first registered (scroll to #28775), at Sunderland, on Jul. 28, 1860, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1861/62 thru 1871/72, owned initially by Lister & Co. of Sunderland, with J. Chase serving as her captain, for service from Sunderland to Lisbon, Portugal, or to the Mediterranean, then Belfast to France. In 1862/63, per LR, W. Farquhar, of Sunderland, became the vessel's owner for service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean, then (1863/64 thru 1866/67) to Taganrog (Rostov Oblast, Russia, Sea of Azov, Black Sea), & then to the Mediterranean again (thru 1868/69). Then ex Sunderland. For the vessel's entire period of 'Farquhar' ownership, & possibly for a period when still owned by Lister, T. Farquhar was the vessel's captain. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1872 (MNL's of 1867 & 1870) list William Farquhar, of Sunderland, as her owner. 98.0 ft. long, signal letters QBVH. On Aug. 11, 1871, per line 2175 here, the 251 ton snow left 'Navassa, Hayti', (Navassa Island, an uninhabited island administered by the U.S., located in the Caribbean, W. of Haiti) for the U.K. with a cargo of phosphate. And went missing en route. Crew of 9 - all lost. Then owned by William Farquhar. Can anybody clarify the circumstances of her loss or otherwise add anything? Many crew lists are available here. #2107
3	Humility 250/250 tons 44301	1862	A snow or brig. The webmaster believes that the launch of the vessel, early in Jul. 1862, is referenced (in red) in this newspaper cutting. The vessel was, I read, launched on Jul. 03, 1862 & was first registered, at Shields, on Jul. 15, 1862 (top item). The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1862/63 thru 1866/67, owned for such period by J. Heatley, but rather registered, per LR, at Blyth, Northumberland. With G. Davis serving as the vessel's captain. For service from Sunderland to the Baltic. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1867 record James Heatley, of Amble, Northumberland, as the then owner of the Shields registered vessel. 98.0 ft. long, signal letters TSMH. LR of 1866/67 notes that the vessel, then captained by G. Davis, was 'LOST'. The circumstances that would have caused LR to so advise are not yet to hand. Can you tell us what, if anything, happened? The end of the story? - Well actually no - the vessel's loss, in or about 1866, must have been, as they say, 'exaggerated'. The vessel continued to be listed in MNLs of 1868 thru 1887 (1870 & 1880), always, or still, owned by James Heatley of Amble. After many years of LR silence, the vessel, still a snow, reappears in LRs of 1874/75 thru 1886/87, now 98.7 ft. long, owned by J. Heatley & still registered at Shields. With no captain names indicated. Later editions of LR, from 1879/80 thru 1885/86, refer rather to 'J. Heatly'. LR of 1886/87 notes that the vessel had 'Foundered'. Can you tell us what happened in what seems to be her 'second time around' loss? Only a single year's crew list is available - re 1863 - here. #2191
4	John and Elizabeth 299 tons 43764	1862	A snow. The vessel, which was launched in Jan. 1862, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1861/62 to 1871/72, owned thru 1867/68 by J. Elliott of Sunderland. Initially, it would seem, for service from Sunderland to Cadiz, SW Spain, soon Sunderland to the Mediterranean & ex Gloucester. In 1867/68, J. Morgan, also of Sunderland, became the vessel's owner for service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1868 all list John Elliott, of Bishopwearmouth, as the vessel's then owner. MNLs of 1869 thru 1871 (1870) all list J. E. Morgan of Sunderland as her then owner. 104.5 ft. long, signal letters TQHM. LR of 1871/72 states that the vessel was 'wrecked'. On Nov. 04, 1871, per line 1632 here, the 300 ton snow was stranded at Rabbit Island while en route in ballast ex Genoa, Italy, for an unstated destination. There are many places named 'Rabbit Island' around the world. The most likely location for the vessel's loss is one of two places in Turkey - where a small island near G�m�şl�k, & a group of small islands near Tenedos (Bozcaada) are known as Rabbit Island(s). Crew of 9 - none lost. Then owned by John E. Morgan. Crew lists are available here. #2196

LUMSDEN
E. & R. LUMSDEN
J. & E. LUMSDEN

Just a name today. The webmaster knows virtually nothing about the shipbuilder. If you have data about the yard, do consider providing it to the webmaster, for inclusion here.

However, I read that 'E. & R. Lumsden' were building ships at Monkwearmouth Shore in 1830. Edward & Rodger Lumsden, I have read. Who built, per a build list available to the webmaster, 18 ships in the period from 1825 to 1830.

And, in a 'Google' snippet, I read that 'J. & E. Lumsden' operated a shipyard from 1865 to 1869, & built 10 wooden vessels. They apparently were primarily manufacturers of anchors, which explains a brief reference I also spotted to 'Lumsden, Byers & Co.', ship owners perhaps.

I include the builder name(s) on this page, in Feb. 2012, as a result of seeing an eBay listing for a postcard photograph of William Dyer, a 186 ton brigantine, built by 'Lumsden' in 1865 - for Dyer & Co. of Weymouth - vessel now listed below. All 10 'J. & E. Lumsden' vessels are now detail listed below.

Built by 'Lumsden' in the period of 1825 thru 1830.

1		Alexander and William 74, later 25 or 26 tons 2809	1830	A sloop. A 'surprise' vessel to the webmaster who expected to find little data available about such a tiny vessel. Which, however, I see, survived until 1885. The vessel is, I believe, if cryptically, listed in Lloyd's Registers ('LR') of 1834 thru 1836/37 - registered at Sunderland, of 74 tons with J. Jobling her captain. With no additional data whatsoever. So far as I can see the vessel is not later LR listed - I checked thru 1886/87. The vessel, which would seem always to have been registered at Sunderland, is, however, listed elsewhere. The North of England Maritime Directory of Apl. 1848 lists the vessel, now a sloop of 25 tons only, registered at Sunderland & owned by J. W. & D. Fulton, of Monkwearmouth. The equivalent directory of Mar. 1854, i.e. Marwood's Directory, lists Jas. Fulton, Henderson Brown & John Brown, all of Sunderland, as the vessel's then owners with Stephen Davidson her then captain. Turnbull's Shipping Register ('TR') of 1855 lists James Fulton & Henderson Brown as her owners with S. Davidson her captain. While TR of 1856 lists G. Bulmer & M. Welch, both of Sunderland as her then owners. Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 lists George Bulmer & Michael Welch. The Mercantile Navy List comes to our rescue re her later years. In the years from 1865 thru 1885 (1870, 1873, 1880) the vessel, listed at 26 tons, is consistently listed as being owned by George Bulmer, of Monkwearmouth Shore. Signal letters HQRF. No crew lists are available. Is there anything additional you can add about the vessel? #2385
2		Catherine 203 later 204 tons	1830	A brig. The vessel is, so far as I can see, Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed, as either Catharine or *Catherine, from 1830 thru 1841/42. Catherine, with an 'e', seems to be correct. Thru 1833, per LR, the 203 ton vessel was owned by Foster & Co., with M. Foster serving as the vessel's captain. For service from Dublin, Ireland, to Archangel, Russia, in 1830, & ex Liverpool thereafter thru 1833. On Feb. 08, 1831, the vessel, stated to have been built in Mar. 1830 at Lumsden's Ways, Monkwearmouth Shore, was offered for sale at public auction. As per this advertisement. The vessel was therein stated to be Newcastle registered, with Michael Forster (not Foster) serving as her captain (& likely her owner). It would seem that the vessel did not sell. Then at least. From 1834 thru 1841/42, Catherine, now of 204 tons, was per LR owned by M. Hardy of Newcastle, with W. Hardy serving as her captain. For consistent service from Cork, Ireland, to London. The vessel seems not to be LR listed after 1841/42 (I checked thru 1851/52) but so far I have spotted no certain references to what happened to the vessel in or about 1841 or 1842. I note in passing that on Dec. 15, 1841, it was reported from Fowey, Cornwall, that a vessel name Catherine*, 'Williams' her master, en route to Belfast, had ran on shore on Gribben Point (S. coast of Cornwall) on Dec. 14, 1841, but was got off in about an hour & proceeded. It could relate to 'our' vessel but could just as easily be quite unrelated. Is there anything additional you can tell us to add to our limited knowledge about this vessel? #2551

Built by 'J. & E. Lumsden' in the period of 1865 thru 1869.

Chimborazo
274 tons

53098

1865

A brig. Chimborazo? The highest mountain (20,548 ft.) in Ecuador (Andes), an inactive volcano which last erupted in or about 500 AD.
Chimborazo is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1865/66 thru 1877/78. Per LR, Fenwick & Co., of Sunderland, was the vessel's owner thru 1873/74, in which year J. Hall, also of Sunderland per LR, became her owner. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1866 thru 1872 (1870) clarify the 'Fenwick' name to mean John Fenwick of Sunderland, while MNLs of 1874/75 thru 1877 all advise John Hall. Per LR, T. Hall served as the vessel's captain thru 1871/72, A. Batty from 1871/72 thru 1873/74 & W. Stothard from 1873/74 thru 1877/78.
It seems clear that both of such owners, i.e. 'Fenwick' & 'Hall', were 'managing' owners & had associates. Further that John Fenwick must have died in or about 1873. I say that because Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 reports the vessel's then ownership as being Jane Fenwick with 40 shares, John Hall with 16 & T. Hall & W. Stothard each with 4 shares.
Chimborazo's service? LR records service from Sunderland to the Baltic in 1865/66 & 1866/67 & service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean therafter thru 1873/74, except for 1872/73 when service from Shields to the Mediterranean is LR noted.
104.4 ft. long, signal letters JHPG, many crew lists are available here.
What finally happened to Chimborazo? LR of 1877/78 tells us that the vessel was 'Abandoned'. On Apl. 04, 1877, the vessel was lost in the N. Atlantic, at 43.7N/27.50W, when en route from Rio Hacha (northern Caribbean coast of today's Columbia), New Granada, (no longer exists, a vast area in northern S. America) to either Queenstown, Ireland, or Falmouth for orders, with a cargo of bulk divi divi (pods I presume - a divi divi is a tree or large shrub native to Central America - tannins are extracted from its pods for use in the production of leather). The vessel was then owned by J. Hall of Sunderland. During a gale, the vessel's rudder was struck by a heavy sea & was disabled. A jury rudder, rigged by the crew, suffered a similar fate. The brig became unmanageable & eventually had to be abandoned. Crew of 9 - none lost. As per this U.K. Government page ex here. Wikipedia tells us (thanks!) that her crew were rescued by Warwick Castle. This contemporary report tells us that the vessel suffered major damage on Mar. 27, 1877, & that the crew struggled for many days to keep the vessel afloat. Warwick Castle, an iron ship (ON 47486) built at Glasgow in 1863) came upon Chimborazo on Apl. 04, 1877, with difficulty rescued her 9 crew members from a ship's boat, & landed them on Apl. 21, 1877 at Liverpool. Last but not least, this U.K. Government page advises that W. Stothard was Chimborazo's captain at the time of her loss.
Can you tell us more about the vessel's history or otherwise add anything? #2533

2		Confidence 279 tons 53126	1865	A snow or brig. *Confidence, which was first registered, at Sunderland, on Dec. 20, 1865 (scroll to #53126), is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1865/66 thru 1875/76 only. Per LR, the vessel was always registered at Sunderland & owned by Rackley & Co. of Sunderland - with J. Donkin serving as the vessel's captain thru 1870/71, R. Halliday from 1870/71 thru 1871/72 & from 1874/75 thru 1875/76, & J. Duncan from 1871/72 thru 1874/75. The vessel consistently served, per LR, from Sunderland to the Mediterranean except in 1870/71 when service from Swansea, Wales, to the Mediterranean is LR noted. The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') records the vessel from 1866 thru 1876 (1870) for almost all of those years listing S. W. Rackley of Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, as Confidence's owner, but in 1876 MNL reports her owner as being Stephen White Rackley. Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 records her then ownership as being S. W. Rackley with 24 shares, J. Duncan & R. H. Halliday each with 16 shares, & A. Rackley with 8. 106.7 ft. long, signal letters JGNC, many crew lists are available here. MNL of 1877 does not list the vessel & neither does LR of 1876/77. What had happened to Confidence*? This U.K. Government report tells us that on Nov. 09, 1875 the vessel left Sunderland bound for Santander (W. of Bilbao, N. coast of Spain), with a cargo of coal, a crew of 9 & J. Duncan in command. The vessel was never heard from again. Is there anything you can add? Or correct? #2526
3		Nonpareil 399 tons 51174	1865	A wooden barque. *Nonpareil, which was launched in Feb. 1865 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Mar. 21, 1865, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1864/65 thru 1890/91 with the exception of 1876/77 & 1877/78. Thru 1867/68, per LR, the vessel was owned by J. Marshall of Sunderland, for service from Sunderland to India with D. Prowse LR noted to have been the vessel's captain. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1867, all record J. (or James) Marshall, of Bunker's Hill, Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham (SW of Sunderland) as the vessel's owner. Now MNL advises (scroll to #51174) that Nonpareil* was sold to foreign owners as per a certificate dated Nov. 01, 1867. The webmaster believes that it is unusual for LR to have continued to list the vessel from 1867/68 thru 1875/76 when 'foreign' owned. But it does. Might that be because the vessel during those years, continued to be insured via Lloyds? Regardless of the reason, G. Noe, of Nantes (Loire River), western France, is LR noted to have been the vessel's owner, (& possibly her captain also - 'Noe' is LR listed as the vessel's captain) during all of those years. For service from Bideford, Devon, to South America from 1867/68 thru 1872/73, becoming ex 'Msl' in 1873/74 (might that mean Marseilles, France?). The vessel was not MNL listed, presumably because of her foreign ownership, in years 1868 thru 1876. In 1877, MNL listing of *Nonpareil* resumed & continued thereafter thru 1913. MNLs of 1877 thru 1885 (1880) record the vessel as registered at Sydney, New South Wales ('NSW'), Australia, & owned by Thomas Books of Newcastle, NSW. LR, however, lists the vessel from 1878/79 thru 1884/85 as owned by 'Brooks & Goodsir' of Sydney & from 1884/85 thru 1886/87 as owned by 'T. Brooks' of Sydney. 'Brooks' would seem to be the correct spelling. *Nonpareil* became registered at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 1887 per MNLs (but MNL of 1886 is not available), owned by 'Huddart', always of Melbourne. - James Huddart from 1887 thru 1889, Huddart, Parker & Co. Ltd. from 1890 thru 1897, Huddart, Parker & Co., Proprietary, Ltd. from 1898 thru 1911 (1910) & Huddart, Parker Ltd. in 1913. LRs meanwhile, from 1886/87 thru 1889/90 record the vessel as Sydney registered & owned by J. Huddart of Sydney becoming Huddart, Parker & Co. Ltd. of Sydney in 1889/90. LR of 1890/91 records the vessel's owners as now being of Melbourne. Per LR, E. Finlayson served as the vessel's captain in 1878/79 & H. Finlayson from 1879/80 thru 1890/91. It seems likely that the captain's name was correctly Edward Finlayson. The webmaster is not a lawyer, so the following should be considered a best efforts summation of *Nonpareil*'s ownership history in Australia. Corrections are invited. I note that Archives Australia has kindly made available 4 Australian registry pages re the vessel. Such pages, all of which enlarge very well indeed, are available here (1, 2, 3 & 4). It would seem that the vessel was first registered at Sydney on Nov. 13, 1875, owned by John Broomfield with 32 shares & Thomas Brooks & John Goodsir each with 16 shares, all of (or near) Newcastle, NSW. In Aug. & Sep. 1876, John Broomfield sold his interest in the vessel to Thomas Brooks & John Goodsir which purchase was financed by mortgages from the 'Commercial Banking Co.'. On Apl. 14, 1882, Thomas Brooks became the vessel's sole owner, i.e. the owner of all 64 shares in the vessel - financed by the same company. On Dec. 07, 1885, mortgage discharged, Brooks sold his shares in the vessel to four individuals each with 16 shares - Thomas James Parker, James Huddart, Thomas Webb & John Traill, who, on Jan 28, 1889, transferred all of such shares to 'Huddart Parker and Company Limited' of Melbourne. Later, on Apl. 30, 1912, the vessel was transferred again to Huddart Parker Limited. I did not spot any reference to a Huddart entity with 'Proprietary' in its name. Corrections to the above text would be most welcome. I note that LRs of 1889/90 & 1890/91 record the vessel as 'now a lighter'. Strangely perhaps, MNL continued to list the vessel as a barque thru 1911. 125.7 ft. long, signal letters HBRF, later WNMG, crew lists of just two early years (1866 & 1867) seem to be available. Time does not permit the webmaster to today search for details re the vessel's voyages when Australian owned via 'Trove, Australia'. Hopefully someday, soon. It is pleasure to record in these pages a vessel which did not end up being stranded on some rocky coast or involved in a collision & abandoned perhaps. In this case continuing to serve as a lighter, carrying coal, likely for a dozen or so years. Is there anything you can add? Or correct? #2528

William Dyer
186 later 160 (from 1894) tons (G/N, I believe)

28017

1865

A brig, completed in May 1865, which later became, in 1887/88 per Lloyd's Register ('LR'), a brigantine. The vessel is not Miramar listed. What an amazingly long life the vessel had - until 1913 it would appear. The webmaster has a number of editions of LR available to him from 'Google' books - a few of such listings are shown at left. 97.9 ft. long, signal letters HDGM. The vessel was built for Dyer & Co., of Weymouth, Devon, (in 1881/82 W. Dyer & Co.), owned most likely by William Dyer of Yarmouth, Norfolk, who per the Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') owned the vessel in 1870. Initially for use as a Sunderland coaster, soon for service from Ramsgate, E. Kent, to France & from 1866/67 for service as a Hartlepool coaster. From 1869/70 the vessel would seem to have served Guernsey, Channel Islands. LR indicates that G. Hayward was her captain from 1865 thru 1889/90 at least - how remarkable an achievement that is! From 1882/83 to 1887/88 Mrs. M. Dyer, was, per LR her owner, however MNL of 1880 records Miss Mary Ann Dyer of Weymouth as the vessel's then owner. LR of 1887/88 first records the vessel as a brigantine. LR of 1888/89 lists C. (Charles) W. Lovell (of Weymouth) as the new owner of the vessel, still registered at Weymouth. From 1891/92 at least, F. M. Read is listed as the vessel's captain & in 1893/94 G. Game (I think that is what LR says). Later, in 1893/94 per LR, the vessel became both owned & captained (thru 1908/09 it would seem) by William E. (Edwin) Wetherall, of Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands & registered at Guernsey. LR of 1908/09 rather lists W. H. Wetherall as the vessel's captain. MNL of 1910 records Fred Frend of Whitstable, Kent, as the managing owner of the Guernsey registered vessel while LR of 1910/11 also lists F. Frend as the vessel's captain. 'Sea Breezes' Vol. 10, published in 1950, refers to a captain named Friend & to William Dyer as a 'rakish craft'. MNL states that the register for the vessel was closed in 1913. There is very little WWW available data about the vessel, & none about what finally happened to her. Crew lists - many, thru 1913, are on file as per this page. Can you advise or otherwise add to or correct the above? A 'Google' snippet used to advise that there are two images of the vessel leaving Littlehampton, West Sussex, in 'The Medley of Mast and Sail: a camera record', published in 1976. A final note. John Henderson has been kindly in touch to advise that the image of the vessel I provide at left appears in 'Littlehampton through the Wars', a 1978 self-published volume by local historian H. J. F. Thompson. With a caption that states that William Dyer left Littlehampton in Aug. 1914 & disappeared without trace, presumed to have hit a mine! Can any site visitor collaborate (or refute) that interesting statement? #1850

5	Ethiopian 316 later 311/322 tons 58077	1865	A wooden barque. *Ethiopian, which was launched on Jul. 15, 1867 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Jul. 23, 1867, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1867/68 thru 1889/90. Per LR, thru 1876/77, the vessel was owned by Dove & Co. of Sunderland, for service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean thru 1871/72 & from Sunderland to South America in 1872/73 & 1873/74 (when LRs recording of proposed voyages came to an end). The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1868 thru 1877 (1870) tell us that the vessel's then owner or managing owner was Joseph Dove, of Monkwearmouth, Sunderland. It would seem that Joseph Dove must have died in or about 1877. LRs of both 1877/78 & 1878/79 record that J. Duncan had become the new owner of the vessel previously owned by Mrs. E. Dove. The vessel's captains, per LR, while 'Dove' owned? R. Clarke from 1867/68 thru 1872/73, 'Elven' from 1872/73 thru 1875/76, & 'Smith' from 1875/76 thru 1878/79. Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 advises that Jos. Dove then owned 32 of the vessel's shares & J. Spence the other 32, both of Sunderland. Per LR, Ethiopian* was owned thru 1882/83 by J. Duncan of Sunderland, which owner name is clarified by MNLs of 1878 thru 1882 (1880) to mean James Duncan. With W. Shevill the vessel's captain thru 1880/81 & then 'Stotham' thru 1882/83. LR of 1882/83 reports that Fr. Richter & Co., of Sunderland had become the vessel's new owner, thru 1886/87. MNLs of 1883 thru 1885 rather list Anton F. Richter, of Newcastle, as the new owner of the vessel, still registered at Sunderland. Per LR, P. Keir served as the vessel's captain thru 1883/84 & then 'Pick' thru 1886/87. *Ethiopian's final owner was J. Trattles of Sunderland, from 1886/87, per LR thru 1889/90. With 'Harrison', per LR, serving as the vessel's captain. I note that MNLs of 1887 thru 1889 all record James Trattles, of Sunderland as the vessel's owner. TR of 1883 records James Trattles to be the vessel's then sole owner. 114.8 ft. long, signal letters HQMJ. LR recorded the vessel at 311/322 tons from 1878/79. A great many crew lists are available here. What finally happened to Ethiopian? LR of 1889/90 notes that the vessel had been 'Wrecked'. On Sep. 18, 1889, the vessel stranded on the English Banks, as a result of the mistaken identity of visible lights in hazy conditions in the area of Flores Island & Lobos Island. Now there are a number of places named Flores Island around the world. The one in question is a small Uruguayan island at the mouth of the River Plate, located 21 miles SE of Punta Carretas, Montevideo, Uruguay. English Banks is the term used for extensive sandy banks or shoals in Montevideo Bay. A Naval Court hearing was held at Montevideo on Sep. 26, 1889 to review the circumstances of the stranding. At such hearing, no blame was attached to the master (not named) - as per this report of the court's findings (ex here, a 'pdf'). The vessel became a total wreck. The 'Borsen Halle' newspaper of Hamburg, Germany, reported on Oct. 26, 1889, that (translated into English) 'Ethiopian*, stranded on English Bank, has sunk in deep water after all attempts to rescue the ship failed. Only a few sails have been salvaged'. This report tells us that the vessel was en route from Sunderland to Rosario (Argentina) & that the crew were all saved. I have so far found no reference to the name of the captain at the time of the vessel's loss. Is there anything that you can add and/or correct? #2529
6	Flora 249 or 250 tons, later 224 tons 53258	1866	A snow or brig, later a barquentine. *Flora, which was launched in Sep. 1866 & registered at Aberdeen, Scotland, on Oct. 8, 1866, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1866/67 thru 1894/95. Per LR, thru 1871/72, Flora* was owned by G. Sinclair of Aberdeen, for service ex Sunderland thru 1869/70 & from Aberdeen to the Baltic in 1869/70 & 1870/71. With, per LR, R. Baxter serving as the vessel's captain thru 1870/71 & J. Low from 1870/71 thru 1873/74. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1867 thru 1872 (1870) (MNL of 1873 is not available) all clarify the owner name by listing George Sinclair, of Aberdeen, as what surely was the vessel's managing owner. I say that because a Sunderland shipping website, which website has requested no links or recognition, records the dates & quantities of the sale of many shares in the vessel when Aberdeen registered. LR of 1871/72 records that F. Manuelle, of London, later of Guernsey, Channel Islands, had become the owner of the London registered vessel, acquired, I have read, on May 08, 1872. LR of 1873/74 records that the vessel had become Guernsey registered but such transfer was, I read, on May 25, 1872. *Flora* remained Guernsey registered for the rest of the vessel's lifetime. The subsequent ownership changes are quite complex. Per LR, 'Manuelle & Hamley' became *Flora's owners in 1875/76, J. Hamley in 1882/83, F. Manuelle (with J. Hamley the manager) in 1886/87, A. & F. Manuelle in 1887/88, J. Masterton in 1889/90 & J. R. Daniels (name is difficult to read) in 1893/94. Most of such ownership changes are essentially confirmed by the Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL'). Which report F. Manuelle from 1874 thru 1876, John Hanley (not Hamley) from 1877 thru 1887 (& in LR of 1887/88, in blue), Frederick Manuelle in 1888, James Masterton (managing owner) from 1889 thru 1892 (1890), & David Glen Dunlop (managing owner) of Dartford, Kent, from 1893 thru 1895. Her captains per LR? 'Walden' in a part of 1873/74, G. Hacket in part of 1874/75, T. Le Pelley from 1874/75 thru 1878/79, W. Richardson from 1878/79 thru 1881/82, J. Masterton from 1881/82 thru 1889/90 & J. Masterson (with an 's') from 1890/91 thru 1894/95. 110.5 ft. long, signal letters KCMB, LR noted as a barquentine from 1884/85, a great many crew lists are available here. What finally happened to Flora*? The webmaster cannot today answer that question but does note that LR of 1894/95 recorded that the vessel had been involved in a collision. Can you tell us anything additional? #2532
7	Hendon 258 tons 54860	1866	A brig. *Hendon, which was launched on May 29, 1866 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Jun. 9, 1866, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1866/67 thru 1877/78 only. Per LR the vessel was owned by J. Cr'sby, jr. which became J. Crossby, jr. in 1871/72, always registered at Sunderland, The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') clarify the owner name to mean John Crossby, jun. from 1867 thru 1869 & John Crossby (without the 'jr' or 'jun') from 1870 thru 1877. For service, per LR, from Sunderland to the Mediterranean thru 1869/70, from Sunderland to the West Indies from 1870/71 thru 1872/73 & from Yarmouth, Norfolk, to the Mediterranean in 1873/74. With 'Doughty', R. Doughty from 1873/74 thru 1877/78, serving as the vessel's captain. One might conclude, from the MNL listings as advised above, that John Crossby's father had likely died in or about 1870. That may well not be true. I say that because Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 lists Hendon's then owners as being John Crossby, jun. with 28 shares, R. Doughty with 8 shares (both of Sunderland), & H. Bramwell of Newton Hall, with 28 shares. Newton Hall is located SW of Sunderland, to the N. of the cathedral city of Durham. A little operational history. On Oct. 20, 1873, the vessel, with a crew of 9, ran aground on Cockle Sand (off Hemsby on the Norfolk coast) but got off safely with help from the nearby Caister No 1 Life-boat. As per this page (in blue). Wikipedia confirms such data, & notes that a steamship (unnamed) also assisted in the vessel's recovery, with 4 newspaper references. The vessel was taken into Yarmouth in a leaky condition. 104.8 ft. long, signal letters HKFC, crew lists are available here. What finally happened to Hendon? LR of 1877/78 notes that the vessel had 'Foundered'. On Apl. 29, 1877, the 258 ton brig was lost, 10 miles WNW of Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Islands, while en route from Liverpool to Cronstadt (St. Petersburg, Russia), with a cargo of 433 tons of salt. Crew of 8 - none lost. There was a Board of Trade Inquiry into the loss (summary here), which concluded that the vessel must have sprung a leak when it encountered heavy weather. The pumps then failed - due perhaps to salt causing the pumps to choke. Matting, customarily used when a vessel carried a cargo of salt, was not used in this case. The lack of such matting, including around the pump casings, was the likely cause of the loss. The owner was stated to be J. Crossby of Sunderland. As per this U.K. Government wreck listing page. Wikipedia reports the loss here & tells us additionally that Hendon's crew were rescued by Jeune Henri*, a French registered vessel. 'Wiki' refers to what seems likely be an informative article published in the 'Daily Gazette' of Middlesbrough, on May 03, 1877 - entitled 'Foundering of a Sunderland Brig'. Should any site visitor have access to such article, do consider providing a copy to the webmaster, that it may be included here. This U.K. Government page tells us that R. Doughty was the vessel's captain at the time of her loss. Can you add to or correct the above text? #2534
8	Hope 371 later 371/384 tons 58117	1868	A wooden barque. *Hope, which was launched in Feb. 1868 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Mar. 6, 1868, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1867/68 thru 1886/87. Thru 1875/76, per LR, the vessel was owned by Thompson & Co., of Sunderland, for initial service from Sunderland to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), from Liverpool to India in 1868/69 & from Sunderland to Muscat (Gulf of Oman, Oman) from 1869/70 thru 1873/74 ex 1872/73. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1869 thru 1875 clarify such owner name to mean Thomas Thompson, of Sunderland, however MNL of 1876 rather records Wm. Thompson as the vessel's then owner. I note that Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 records George Thompson as then Hope's sole owner. It seems likely that Wm. Thompson must have died, because LRs of 1876/77 & 1877/78 record Mrs. Thompson as then the vessel's owner while MNL of 1877 lists Mary Thompson. W. Thompson is LR recorded as the vessel's captain from 1867/68 thru 1878/79. Clarification re the Thompson family would be welcomed. LR of 1877/78 records that J. W. Swankie had become the vessel's owner. MNL of 1878 records Hope, still registered at Sunderland, as owned by Joseph W. Swankie, of Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland. While MNLs of 1879 & 1880 continue such ownership, the vessel now being registered at London. LRs record the 'Swankie' ownership thru 1880/81, with R. P. Scott & then 'Pattison' serving as the vessel's captains. In 1880/81, per LR, C. F. Ellis, of London, became what would seem to be Hope's final owner. Charles F. Ellis, per MNLs of 1881 thru 1887. With 'Rundle', per LR, serving as the vessel's captain while it was 'Ellis' owned. 123.5 ft. long, signal letters HVFD, many crew lists are available here. What finally happened to Hope? While it was likely lost in 1887, the webmaster is unable to answer that question at this moment. LR of 1886/87, however, notes that the vessel had been 'Lost'. While the vessel is not included in MNL of 1888. Such dating may or may not be an indication of when she was actually lost. I say that because, a 'Universal' edition of LR, re 1888/89, published in 1888, also lists the vessel & records it as 'Lost'. Should any site visitor know what happened to Hope* & when, do consider being in touch with the webmaster so the data might be included here. Is there anything you can add? Or correct? #2530

John George
369 later 369/387 tons

62474

1868

A wooden barque. The detail listing of this vessel is in response to the guestbook request of David Bishop of Australia. David's great grandfather, he advises, deserted the barque along with two others when the vessel was at Port Adelaide, South Australia, in 1873.
John George, which was completed in Jul. 1868, would appear to have been Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1868/69 thru 1883/84. It was initially owned, per LR, by Doxford & Co. of Sunderland, but from 1871/72 thru 1882/83 by John Doxford, also of Sunderland. As is partially confirmed (thru 1879) by the Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1869 thru 1879 (1870). Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 records John Doxford as the vessel's then sole owner. The vessel is not listed in MNL of 1880.
For service, where LR indicates (thru 1873/74) i) from Sunderland to Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) thru 1869/70, ii) from Sunderland to the Mediterranean in 1870/71 & iii) from Sunderland to Singapore from 1871/72 thru 1873/74. With 'Barrow' serving as the vessel's initial captain thru 1871/72 & M. (Matthew) Barron thereafter thru 1882/83. I suspect that both may prove to have been the same person!
So far as I can see (Trove, Australia, thanks!), John George made a single voyage to Australia, leaving Sunderland on Feb. 19, 1873 for Port Adelaide, under the command of Captain Matthew Barron & with a cargo of 402 tons of Tanfield Moor coal & 178 tons of Lambton coal. A strange cargo it seems to the webmaster since an abundance of coal was available at relatively nearby Newcastle, New South Wales, Presumably shipped on speculation since the vessel waited at Port Adelaide for orders respecting its delivery. It clearly was unloaded because on Aug. 14, 1873 the vessel was towed out by Eleanor to commence a return voyage to Falmouth with 4,998 bags of wheat & no passengers. I did spot that on Aug. 12, 1873, George Ball, ship's mate, was charged with assaulting the master. And on Sep. 19, 1873, a while after the vessel had left for the U.K., S. Bishop, a John George seaman was sentenced to 3 month's hard labour for deserting the ship. The South Australian Police Gazette of the time advises that Samuel James Bishop, an apprentice, was 18 years old & names the other two deserters as John Barkes & Jeremiah Doherty. And that they deserted ship on Jul. 30, 1873.
Of interest perhaps is that an attempt was made on Jul. 21, 1873 to charter or sell the vessel to the local Marine Board to replace Flinders a schooner that had been lost. The Board declined the offer & the offer of 4 other vessels & instead determined to consider the construction of a steamship at Sydney.
What later happened to the vessel? While LR lists the vessel thru 1883/84 it is noteworthy that MNLs of 1880 thru 1883 do not include the vessel. LR of 1883/84 notes that John George was then Norwegian registered. It seems likely that the sale to Norwegian owners occurred earlier than 1883/84 & likely in or about 1879.
124.8 ft. long, signal letters HDVW, crew lists thru 1878 are available here.
I cannot yet tell you who owned the vessel & where it was Norwegian registered, nor whether the vessel was later renamed. Especially not what finally happened to her. Is there anything you can add to the above. Or correct? #2531

Sisters
355 later 355/373 tons

62505

1869

Sisters, a wooden barque which was launched in Jan. 1869 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Jan. 25, 1869, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1868/69 thru 1876/77 only.
Per LR, it was owned, thru 1874/75 by T. Thompson of Sunderland, which name is clarified by Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1870 thru 1875 as meaning Thomas Thompson, of Sunderland. I note that Turnbull's Shipping Register, of 1874, lists Thomas Thompson as the vessel's then sole owner.
It seems likely that Thomas Thompson died in or about 1874. LRs of 1874/75 thru 1876/77 all record Mrs. M. Thompson as now the vessel's owner. However, I must advise that MNLs of 1876 & 1877, rather record Wm. Thompson as the vessel's owner.
The vessel's captains, per LR? Per LR, W. Claproth (W. Cl'proth from 1869/70 thru 1875/76) served as the vessel's captain for service ex Sunderland, incl. to the Mediterranean from 1869/70 thru 1873/74. W. Thompson or 'W. Thpmsn', then became the vessel's captain.
122.9 ft. long, signal letters HPCW, some crew lists are available here.
What finally happened to Sisters? I have read that the vessel was lost on Nov. 01, 1877. Wikipedia advises that on that date Sisters, en route from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., to Drogheda (56 km. N. of Dublin), County Louth, Ireland, was driven ashore at Laytown, County Meath. The vessel's 11 man crew were rescued by John Rutter Chorley, a Bettystown Lifeboat. This page (search for Sisters) adds that her cargo was of of Indian corn & that the lifeboat stood by Sisters all night in heavy seas, before rescuing her crew. This U.K. Government wreck list, ex here, tells us that W. Thompson was the vessel's captain at the time of loss, & further advises that Mrs. M. Thompson was then the vessel's owner. Two contemporary news reports (1 & 2 (the 2nd with some incorrect data). It would seem that the vessel had left Baltimore on Dec. 17, 1876.
Can you add to or correct the above? #2535

GEORGE MARSHALL

Really just a name today. The webmaster knows very little about this shipbuilder. Who, with the webmaster's today's knowledge, built at least six vessel's at Pallion, Sunderland. In 1859 thru 1864.

Those six, in alphabetical sequence:- Durham of 1864, Essex of 1863 (now detail listed below), Kent of 1862, Middlesex of 1861, Patrician of 1859, Winchester of 1862.

The webmaster has seen references re Essex being described as being of the 'George Marshall & Sons' Line' of ships. Or the 'George Marshall's Line of London Packets'. A related image is below.

If you have data about the shipbuilder, do consider providing it to the webmaster, for inclusion here.

First a few images. Hover your mouse over each thumbnail to read the subject matter.

Essex
1255, later 1256 tons

47400

1863

Essex, a ship which was completed in Jul. 1863, was always registered at London. It is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1863/64 thru 1879/80. I note that 'Lloyd's Register Foundation' has kindly made available a great many survey documents re this vessel including a 2-page survey done while she was under construction, dated two days after she was launched on Jul. 16, 1863.
Essex was owned throughout the above entire period by G. Marshall, her builder. The vessel was later described as being a vessel of the 'George Marshall & Sons' Line' of ships. Or the 'George Marshall's Line of London Packets'. For initial service from Sunderland to Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, thru 1865/66, & subsequently ex London, including to India from 1867/68 thru 1869/70 & to Australia from 1872/73 thru 1873/74.
LR records a number of captains - J. (John) Lash thru 1867/68, 'Cammell' for about a year, C. (Charles) Hodder from 1868/69 thru 1874/75, M. H. Ransom from 1874/75 thru 1878/79, 'Ticehurst'? for part of 1878/79, & F. H. Barrett from 1879/80.
Re her voyages to Australia. I learn (best-efforts), mainly ex 'Trove', that i) on Nov. 10, 1870, Essex, Charles Hodder in command, left Plymouth for Williamstown (i.e. Melbourne), Victoria, Australia, with a general cargo & 446 Government immigrants - and also Hodder's wife & two children. She had had to put into Cattewater, Plymouth, having damaged her rudder while coming down the English Channel. She arrived at Melbourne on Jan. 25, 1871. Details re her voyage. The voyage was uneventful, though, on Jan. 02, 1871, she did pass an iceberg 100 ft. tall & 500 ft. long. The vessel, on Mar. 05, 1871, later left for Calcutta with as cargo, a 'full-freight', of horses. ii) on Nov. 07, 1871, Essex (Hodder) left London, & the Downs on Nov. 10, 1871, for Sydney, New South Wales, arriving there on Feb. 14, 1872 with a general cargo. In a voyage that was of 93 days, pilot to pilot (ex Isle of Wight, Nov. 12, 1871). Some repairs proved to be necessary, upon arrival. Voyage details. On Mar. 23, 1872, the vessel left for Hong Kong with 31 passengers, 30 of which were in steerage, & 1,520 tons of coal. I read that on Nov. 29, 1872, the vessel was at St. Helena (a tiny & remote island in the S. Atlantic, about 1,250 miles off the coast of southern Angola), ex Foo-Chow-foo (now Fuzhow, China) & left there on Nov. 30, 1872 for London. iii) on Feb. 18, 1873, Essex left Gravesend, London, for Sydney, via Plymouth, with 12 passengers & a general cargo, now with John Pearse (a captain not LR referenced), in command. Voyage details. The cargo included 2,000 'Palliser' shells for the military. It arrived at Sydney on Jun. 15, 1873 after a passage of 118 days. And left on Aug. 28, 1873 for San Francisco, U.S.A., with 1,480 tons of coal & 2 passengers.
208.0 ft. long, later 208.8 ft., signal letters VNKW, a first class ship it would seem, built chiefly of English oak & teak, with deck beams of iron, many crew lists are available via this page.
The webmaster is a little puzzled by the many references in the Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1880 that Essex was owned by George Marshall of London. A couple of those editions - 1870 & 1880. Building ships in Sunderland would seem to be incompatible with living in London, but maybe George moved to London in 1863 or thereabouts.
The loss of Essex in 1879 is well documented, by a Report of a Court of Inquiry available here as a 'pdf' file. Which report advises us that in 1877 Essex was thoroughly repaired at Limehouse, London. And then proceeded to Bombay (now Mumbai), India, with a cargo of iron & creosoted railway sleepers, under the command of 'Barrett', her new captain. Then owned by George & Walter Gore Marshall, of the city of London, with George being the managing owner. She went on to Bassein, 'Burmah', (now Pathein, Myanmar) in ballast & there loaded a cargo of 1,679 tons of rice in 17,500 bags for delivery to Queenstown, Ireland, for orders.
On Apl. 30, 1879, Essex left Bassein with a crew of 25 (all told, I think). On May 10, 1879 she was sighted, flying flags of distress, by Amana, (built at Glasgow in 1875) also ex Bassein with a cargo of rice. Essex had apparently sprung a leak on May 07, 1879, a leak which was caulked at sea as best they could - it seemed successfully. On May 22, 1879, Essex exchanged signals with Eastminster (built at Port Glasgow in 1876) at 3S/93E (about 450 miles W. of Sumatra). However this page (in red) states that it was rather at 35S/93E, much much further to the south. Essex, on a voyage which would take her around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in the depth of winter, was never seen again.
An Inquiry into the loss of Essex concluded that she had left Bassein with too great a cargo of rice & that such cargo had not been properly stowed. Blame was attributed to her captain & her shipper at Bassein, with no blame attributed to her owners. A fine image of the vessel, rigged as a barque I think, can be seen here. The Court of Inquiry Report is summarised here. A contemporary news report is here.
Can you add to or correct the above? #2878

McANDREW, COWAN & POTTS
GEORGE McANDREW

I know virtually nothing about this South Hylton shipbuilder. I include the name as a result of learning that they built a couple of modest ships at least in 1894. Modest? The vessels that have come to my attention so far are Hawke, of 189 tons & Carew, of 133 tons, both built in 1894.

It would seem that 'McAndrew' was, in fact, George McAndrew, & that he initially intended the yard to be named 'George McAndrew & Co.'. That from 'Marine Engineer & Naval Architect', of 1894, in which was indicated, in the Jan. 1894 issue, as follows:-.

See text.

Also, in the Mar. 1894 issue - 'The yard, opened at South Hylton by Messrs, McAndrew, Cowan & Potts for the building of fishing vessels, small cargo boats, and other craft of a kindred type, is now fairly under way, and will, it is expected, in the course of a few weeks, present an appearance of considerable briskness.' Also 'Messrs McAndrew, Cowan & Potts have two small vessels in progress, and are preparing for the laying down of a third.'

I have seen no references to exactly where their yard was located at South Hylton, but it clearly was at the site of a prior shipbuilder.

If you can tell us more about them, do be in touch.

MEARNS J.

I know nothing about this modest Sunderland builder. Who built a handful of vessels in the period of 1847 thru 1850. Just four vessels so far as I can at present determine.

Can you tell us anything at all about him?

Henry Lawson
347/393, later 357 & 346 tons

27053

1848

Henry Lawson, a barque, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1848/49 thru 1869/70 (except for 1858/59) & not thereafter. It was built, the webmaster believes, in late Sep. or maybe early Oct. 1848, by J. Mearns of Sunderland - as per this Lloyd's Survey report conducted at the time of her being built. The vessel's first voyage was to Carthagena, Spain, leaving Shields on Oct. 05, 1848 in an 18 day voyage under the command of Captain 'Reed'.
Owned thru 1867/68, it would appear, by the Lawson family of South Shields - initially owned, per LR, by 'Lawson', & from 1853/54 by H. Lawson. With J. Reed her captain thru 1851/52, J. Reid in 1852/53 & 'W. Wilkins' from 1853/54 thru 1869/70. For service from i) Sunderland to Carthagena, Spain, thru 1849/50, ii) London to the Mediterranean, from 1850/51 thru 1852/53, iii) Shields to Spain, from 1853/54 thru 1858/59, & iv) Sunderland to the Mediterranean from 1859/60 thru 1869/70.
The North of England Maritime Directory of 1854 records Henry Lawson, Jun., of South Shields as the vessel's then owner & W. Wilkins her then captain. Turnbull's Shipping Registers ('TR') of 1855 & 1856 report H. Lawson jun. or H. Lawson as her then owner, which owner name Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 clarifies as meaning Henry Lawson. TR of 1855 has W. Wilkins as the vessel's captain.
I note that LR of 1868/69 recorded H. Lawson as Henry Lawson's owner but struck the name out. No owner name is LR recorded in 1869/70. The vessel was surely sold at about that time.
The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') records Henry Lawson from 1857 thru 1870, registered at Shields thru 1859 & at South Shields thereafter. MNLs of 1865 thru 1869 (1867) all record H. Lawson, jun., of South Shields as her then owner or managing owner. While MNLs of 1869 & 1870 rather record George Best Stoddard, also of South Shields.
105.0 ft. long, signal letters PNRK, of 357 tons from 1859/60 thru 1869/70 per LR (MNL from 1860 thru 1868). Of 346 tons MNL from 1869, many crew lists thru 1872 are available via this page.
An event in the life of the vessel, that the webmaster happened to spot. In Jan. 1857, Henry Lawson, 'Wilkins' in command, was en route from Taganrog (Rostov Oblast, Russia, Sea of Azov, Black Sea) to Queenstown, Ireland, or to Falmouth for orders with a cargo of wheat. On Jan. 23, 1857 it put into Cephalonia (a Greek island in the Ionian Sea), was surveyed & was required to discharge her cargo & effect repairs. Later, on May 19, 1857, the vessel arrived at Queenstown.
What finally happened to Henry Lawson? On Mar. 06, 1872, the vessel, 'Davison' in command, left Newcastle for Motril, Spain (S. coast of Spain, almost due S. of Granada). It arrived at Gibraltar on Apl. 08, 1872 & was cleared for departure to Motril on Apl. 09, 1872. The vessel was at Motril on Apl. 20, 1872, planning to soon discharge her cargo, when a violent storm arose & drove the vessel ashore. It became a wreck within 2 hours. The sad scene was observed by Maggie, a Swansea, Wales, barque, 'Holn' likely B. Holman in command (a barque which I think was built at Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1867) which had just arrived & was safely moored. Maggie rescued the crew of Henry Lawson, which crew had to stay aboard Maggie for 2 or 3 days until the storm abated. The crew were then landed at Motril & later taken to Malaga. The loss was recorded by the U.K. Government. Which tells us that on Apl. 20, 1872, per line 2395 here, the 346 ton barque was stranded at Motril, while en route from the Tyne to Motril with a cargo of coal. Crew of 18 (an unusually large number, perhaps?) - none lost. Then owned by George Best Stoddart. Motril is often referenced in these pages as a loading port for cargoes of esparto grass (used in papermaking). The vessel was at the time of its loss, I learn, under the command of J. Davison, who was reported on May 23, 1872 to have filed a deposition at Shields re the vessel's loss. Some contemporary news reports - 1, 2 & 3.
Can you add to or correct the above listing? #2832

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