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VESSELS BUILT AT SUNDERLAND
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1810 (data so far has been built up from elsewhere
in the site. Can you provide a list?
Just a start.)
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# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
| 1 |
Adriatic |
193 |
Booth & Co. |
Moon & Co., later Winle & Co., later Rutter |
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2 |
Ann Elizabeth |
140 |
John & Philip Laing |
W. Alexander |
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3 |
Atlantic (a brig or snow) |
214
later
215
later
187 |
R. Radcliffe of Monkwearmouth |
The available data re this vessel has 'Horn' likely of Sunderland, as an early
owner, & much later 'Simms' of Lynn, Norfolk. On Feb. 6, 1850, the
vessel foundered at Lynn, while en route from Sunderland to Lynn
with a cargo of coal. No lives were lost. |
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| 4 |
Edward (a ship) |
304
later
297 |
Howard Benj |
This listing was
created having seen this
reference (in blue) to Edward in 'Records
of Bristol Ships', published by the Bristol Records
Society in 1950. Which reference incorrectly, I believe, lists the vessel as
built in 1811, rather than in 1810. The vessel is likely (a few LR editions are not
available to the webmaster) Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1811 thru
1833 & just possibly even later than that (see below). The
vessel was initially owned, per LR, by J. Lane, thru 1815, for service from
Bristol to Jamaica (in 1811 thru 1813), & from London to Bristol (in 1815). Per
the Bristol reference, the vessel's owner was Lane Edwards and Co.,
presumably of Bristol, & between 1811 & 1817
the vessel made some half-dozen voyages (again presumably from Bristol) to Jamaica under the command of George Germain. I am glad that such captain name was so identified, because, per LR, he
was the vessel's captain during the entire life of the vessel thru 1833,
variously listed by LR as Germains, Germaine & Germain. And, from 1818 thru 1821,
per LR, Germain both captained & owned the vessel, for service i) from London to
Antigua (in 1818 thru 1820) & ii) from Plymouth to Jamaica (in 1821). In 1822, per LR, Reid & Co. became the vessel's owner & remained its owner for the balance of the
vessel's lifetime. For service to Jamaica from a) Plymouth (in 1822), b) London
(in 1823) & c) Cowes, Isle of Wight (in 1824 & 1825). And thereafter, for years thru 1833,
from London to Sierra Leone, West Africa. The vessel was first LR listed at 297
tons in 1824. I cannot tell you what finally happened to the vessel nor when.
Maybe you can help provide such data?
From 1836/37 thru 1838/39, LR lists a
brig named Edward, of 303 tons, built at 'Sthw'k' in 1810. Now Sthw'k might mean
Southwick, Sunderland, or Southwark, London. The owner of such vessel, per LR was
Reay & Co., of Newcastle, so it seems likely that Sthw'k meant Southwick,
Sunderland. For service from Sunderland to Quebec, Canada, with Fothergill her
captain. In all 3 years the vessel has the reference of 'wants
repair'. The webmaster cannot tell you if this Edward & that vessel recorded above are
one & the same vessel. Need help. Y
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5 |
Friendship (a brig) |
200
later
250
later
260
later
250 |
An unknown Hylton ship builder |
A vessel which had a very long life.
Checking the Lloyd's Register ('LR') record for this vessel proved to be most
difficult. The webmaster believes that the vessel is LR recorded from 1820 thru
1833, & from 1846/47 thru 1851/52. And not later. It may well be recorded in other years but the
data is fragmentary. The vessel is, I believe, first listed, said to be 10 years
old, in 1820, a 200 ton brig, built at Hylton Ferry & owned by Willis & Co. for
service from Liverpool to the Brazils & maybe earlier from Liverpool to Venice,
Italy.
In 1822, Hesseldine became her owner, for service to Malta from either Liverpool
or London. In 1825, Briggs & Co. became her owner, thru 1830. The vessel became of 250 tons
in 1831, owned by Brown & Co. (likely of London) for service ex London & in 1832 it would seem to
be recorded at 260 tons for service from London to Shields. From 1846/47 thru
1851/52 the 250 ton vessel is LR recorded as owned by Bell & Co. of South Shields,
for service from Shields to Hamburg, Germany, then Newcastle to London &, in
1850/51, for service from Shields to the Baltic. However, the North of England
Maritime Directory of 1848 lists the Newcastle registered vessel as owned by C.
Young, Jun. & Co. of South Shields. Turnbull's Register advises that the 250 ton vessel was registered at Shields in 1856
& then owned by M. Young of North Shields & F. Young of London. Which owner
names, per Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 meant Mary & F. Young, of South
Shields. The vessel was then of 210 tons. On Feb. 9, 1861, per line
1638 here, the
210 ton brig stranded at Hartlepool & was lost while en route from Shields to London with a
cargo of coal. Crew of 9 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by Mary Young. The detail circumstances of the
vessel's loss are not yet to
hand. Can you tell us more?
Y |
3471 |
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6 |
Jane (a brig or brigantine) |
94
later
84 |
Unknown to webmaster |
I include this vessel having read data about the vessel's loss in 1871. Stated
to have been built in Durham but with no specific place of build indicated. Ian
Whittaker kindly advises that on Mar. 6, 1811 the vessel was advertised for sale
in the 'Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser', of London. There stated to be of
102 tons & about 6 months old. On
Aug. 4, 1871, per line
2017 here, the
84 ton brig was stranded at Mizen Head (SW tip of Ireland), while en route from Dublin, Ireland,
to Newport, Wales, with
a cargo of propwood. The location of her loss is a puzzle. Mizen Head would seem
to be far off course for a voyage from Dublin to Newport. Crew of 5 - none lost. Then owned by Barbara Williams. The
vessel that was lost would seem to have been Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed at
least from 1856/57 thru 1858/59 & from 1860/61 thru 1869/70 & not thereafter.
Owned in the first period by Griffith & Co. of Barmouth, Wales, for service ex
Barmouth, & listed as a brig of 94 tons. In the second entire period, LR records
the vessel, now a 94 ton barquentine, as owned by G. Jones of Barmouth for
service as an Aberystwyth coaster. However the Mercantile Navy List of both 1863
(on true page 196 from the book you can download here)
& 1870
list the Carnarvon registered vessel as owned by Barbara Williams of Llanellyd, Merioneth,
Wales. 60.2 ft. long, signal letters NQJV.
So far so good. But where was the
vessel built? There were many vessel name Jane - LR of 1812 records 202 vessels
with the name. That edition also includes a 102 ton brig, built at Sunderland,
that would seem to have been built in 1810. With a succession of owners thru
1833/34 when LR's listing of the vessel ceased. W. Barber for service from
Yarmouth to Liverpool. In 1817/18, W. Bridge for service from Liverpool to the
Azores. In 1818/19, Connell & Co. for service from London to Tenerife, Canary
Islands. From 1818/19 to 1826/27 Vinterage for service from
Liverpool to Newfoundland. P. Ellis, also the captain of the now 99 ton brig, from
1827/28 for service from London to Bristol, to Ireland & service as a London
coaster. I am not 100% sure it is the same vessel that was lost in 1871 but it
looks as though it is. Listed at Carnarvon for many years, it would seem. Can you add anything?
Y |
23144 |
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7 |
Luna |
98 |
John & Philip Laing |
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8 |
Sophia
(a ship) |
366 |
John & Philip Laing |
The webmaster has not researched this vessel. Was initially owned by Protheroe,
which means, I read, Philip & George Protheroe, of Bristol. The vessel is covered in
some detail in per this
(in red) extract (thanks) from the 'Records
of Bristol Ships', first published in 1950. With detail of her later ownership &
her abandonment at sea on Dec. 1, 1819 while en route from Bay Chaleur to
Bristol. With one life lost, the ship's boy. 104 ft. long. Y |
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9 |
St. Andrews (a ship, later a barque) |
335
later
310 |
R. Whinnen |
There seems to be some confusion in the recording of this vessel in regard to
the spelling of its name (St. Andrews or St. Andrew), its year & place of build,
even its Official Number. Two
lists of vessels built at Sunderland list 'St. Andrews' built by R. Whinnen in
1810.
Lloyd's Register ('LR') records,
in 1811 & 1812, a 335 ton ship named St. Andrew built in Sunderland
& owned by 'Davidson' for service in 1811 from London to the West Indies & in
1812 for service from Liverpool to Jamaica. The vessel seems to reappear in LR
from 1835/36 thru 1854/55 (ex 1845/46), now an Aberdeen registered barque of 313
or 310 tons, clearly engaged in the whaling trade. It was owned from 1836/37 thru
1844/45 by 'U.Whl.F.Co.' of Aberdeen, presumably Union Whale Fishing Co. or a
similar name. From
1846/47 thru 1854/55 the barque was owned by T. Adam of Aberdeen for service
from Aberdeen to the Davis Straits (the strait on the W. side of Greenland), a
well known whaling ground. BUT this vessel is consistently LR stated from
1836/37 to have been built in 1809 at Shields. 'St. Andrew' is listed without a
place of build a) in
Turnbull's Register of 1856,
built in 1809, registered at Aberdeen, owned by A. Anderson
with 'Swankie' her captain & b) in Christie's Shipping
Register of 1858
of
310 tons, built in 1809,
registered at Aberdeen, owned by Andrew Anderson with 'Fraser' her captain - with its ON number stated
to be 8924. That ON number, i.e. 8924, would seem correctly be have been
allocated to 'Saint Andrew', a 36 top sloop, built in 1804, covered on site here.
I believe this vessel's ON to correctly be 18556 as per this Mercantile Navy
List, which advises that the vessel was lost on Apl. 29, 1861. Line 1205 on this page confirms that the vessel (named as Saint Andrew) was lost at Davis' Straits
on Apl. 29, 1861, then owned by John Roy, Junr. The vessel is there stated to
have had a crew of 50 at the time, with no lives lost. Is there
anything you can
add?
Y |
18556 |
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10 |
Success (a snow or brig) |
162/129 |
Samuel Cooke, of Deptford |
Very little data is available re this vessel. From 1834 the vessel clearly was
owned by Skerry & Co. of Whitby. On Oct. 28, 1852, the vessel went on shore
just S. of Bridlington, Yorkshire, & broke up. No lives were lost. |
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Total tonnage |
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What were the official build numbers for 1810? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1811 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.)
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# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Albuera |
177 |
John & Philip Laing |
Saunders |
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2 |
Alexander
(a ship) |
338
later
333
later
324 |
Reay of Hylton |
The vessel is, the webmaster believes, Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1813
thru 1838/39 & not thereafter. The registers are, however, confusing & interpreting them
is difficult, most particularly in this case re the period of 1834/39 where the
data is cryptic indeed & is by no means assured. Also, some early editions of LR are not available
to the webmaster. The vessel, a 338 ton ship, was initially (LR of 1813) owned by 'M'Gown'
for service from Greenock to Jamaica. That
listing interestingly refers to the vessel as having
14 guns. In 1815, the vessel, now of 333 tons, was
owned by 'Playfair' for service from Greenock to Antigua. From 1818 (& maybe from
an earlier date), the vessel was owned by 'Lillie & Co.' for service ex
Greenock, including to St. Thomas, to Jamaica & to Honduras & from 1828 for
service ex London including to Honduras. The vessel is LR listed at 324 tons
from 1825. The vessel would seem to have been
registered at Dundee from 1834 but the LR data is cryptic. However, Turnbull's Register of 1856 lists
the vessel as registered at Dundee & owned by Union Whale Fishing Company. Which owner name & port of registry is confirmed by Christie's Shipping Register of
1858. On Oct. 7, 1862, per line
2397 here, the
324 ton ship was lost in the Davis Straits (the strait on the W. side of Greenland), while whaling. Crew of 50 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by
William G. Taylor. Anything you can add?
Y |
7248 |
3 |
Brave
(brig) |
236 |
J.
Crone or Jas. Crown |
The webmaster has two Sunderland build lists available to him. Both include this
vessel as built in 1810, by J. Crone in one list & Jas. Crown in the other.
However, Ian
Whittaker kindly advises that on Mar. 1, 1811 the vessel was advertised for sale
in the 'Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser', of London. There stated to be of
236 tons & to have been launched 'in the present year'. It would seem
to have been advertised in such newspaper on 4 occasions between Mar. 1 & Mar.
11, 1811. |
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4 |
Harvest (a brig
or snow) |
213
later 199 & 195 |
Moses Wilkinson |
A vessel which had a long life. On Nov. 14, 1871, the vessel was
one of many that were stranded at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, during a major gale. Most of them got off next morning, but Harvest was not so fortunate. |
23828 |
5 |
Laura (a ship, later a snow) |
322
later
330 |
Unknown to webmaster |
This listing was created having seen, this
reference (in blue) to Laura in 'Records
of Bristol Ships', published by the Bristol Records
Society in 1950. It would seem likely that in its early years the vessel
was owned by Philip & George Protheroe, presumably of Bristol, for service
from Bristol to Jamaica in 1813 & 1814. The webmaster does not have Lloyd's
Registers ('LR') available re 1814, 1816 & 1817. The first LR reference he can
find to the vessel is in LR of 1818, then said to be 7 years old, built at
Sunderland & owned by J. Irvine, thru 1821, for service from Bristol to Jamaica.
With, per LR, G. Lewis serving as the vessel's captain. It would seem that the
vessel continued to serve Jamaica from 1816 to 1819, owned by John Irvine, who
in 1919 apparently sold the vessel. LR of 1821 reports J. Fenwick & Co., I think
of London, as the vessel's new owner, thru 1827, for some varied service. i.e. from
Liverpool to New Brunswick, Canada, in 1821 & 1822, from Belfast to Charleston,
South Carolina, U.S.A., in 1823, & thereafter ex Liverpool to i) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A., in
1824, ii) to Barbados in 1825, iii) to Quebec, Canada, in 1826 & iv) to America
in 1827. LR first reports the vessel as a snow in 1826. And reports it at 300
tons in 1826 but 330 tons thereafter. In 1828, per LR, J. Hall became the
vessel's owner, thru 1833 per LR, for service from London to Sunderland. Her
lifetime captains? The Bristol source records George Lewis from 1811 to 1817,
Gay in 1817 & 1818 & John Whitmore in 1818/19. LR records G. Lewis thru 1921, J.
Williams in 1821 & 1822, English briefly in 1822, W. Lilburn from 1822 to
1825, J. Coates in 1826 & 1827, & G. Braam from 1827 thru 1833. I cannot
tell you what happened to the vessel nor when. So far as I can see it was last LR listed in 1833. Is there anything you can add? Y |
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6 |
Majestic |
394 |
John & Philip Laing |
Mellish |
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7 |
Margaret |
134 |
John & Philip Laing |
J. Brown & Co. |
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8 |
Nymph |
346 |
John & Philip Laing |
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9 |
Perceval |
261 |
J. White & J. Young |
Unknown - Johnston in 1817/18 - Christopher Simpson, James Morrison & Wm. M.
Chambers in 1858 |
3684 |
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Total tonnage |
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What were the official build numbers for 1811? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1812 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.)
|
# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Cheerful (a brig) |
211 |
Unknown to webmaster,
built Monkwearmouth |
Unknown to webmaster. At Kirkcaldy by 1820. Note |
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2 |
Clitus |
197 |
John & Philip Laing |
Laing & Co. |
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3 |
Latona (a brig) |
172 |
William & John M. Gales |
Rowland Webster |
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4 |
Leda |
133 |
John & Philip Laing |
John Hubbard |
|
5 |
Meanwell (a ship) |
278 |
Heward Benj |
J. Phillips & Co. Later Lloyd's Register listed as built in
1813. Last LR listed in 1847/48. |
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6 |
Tay |
365 |
John & Philip Laing |
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7 |
Union (a brig, later a square) |
173
later
150/142 |
Unknown to webmaster |
The vessel would seem to have been Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1815 thru
1829/30, later from 1841/42 thru 1844/45, & not thereafter. Owned initially
by 'Union.Sh.' for service ex London, soon Gibbs for service from Liverpool to
Newfoundland & Cork to Barbados. In 1819/20 J. Ord, her captain, became her
owner for service from Liverpool to Brazil - but in 1820/21 Gibbs & Co. for the
same service. Kell & Co. of Newcastle were her owners from 1841/42 thru 1844/45
for service from Shields to France. Later registered at Whitby. Turnbull's Register of 1856 records
J. M. & A. Granger of Robin Hood's Bay her then owners with M. Granger her
captain. Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 (Whitby) states James, Ann and
Michael Granger & Thomas Barnard, all of Robin Hood's Bay. On
Nov. 14, 1860, per line 866 here, the
141 ton square was involved in a collision near Harwich & sank. Crew of 7 - no lives lost. The vessel
was then stated to be owned by Jas. Granger. |
8957 |
8 |
Wear (a brig or snow) |
194 later 173 & 164 |
Hutchinson & Brown |
The webmaster has not researched this vessel except to prove its
very existance. It was launched in May 1812 & apparently was, initially at
least, equipped with 4
guns. It was first owned, per Lloyd's Register ('LR'), by T. Hudson of
Sunderland & clearly was owned by members of the Hudson family of
Sunderland for 46 years or more, thru until 1858 at least. Owned by J. Hudson in 1826, Headson in 1830, & George Hudson from 1848 (Apl. 1848) thru
1858
(Mar. 1854, 1856), mainly per
contemporary shipping registers available for your viewing on site via the links
above.
At some point along the way, the vessel became owned by W.
Playle of Maldon (Blackwater River, Essex), certainly he owned the vessel as per
LR of 1875/76.
Now this vessel was first detail listed as a result of the webmaster finding
a U.K. Government wrecklist report,
available here
ex here,
which tells us that Wear, under the command of W. Playle & with a crew of 6,
was lost on Apl. 18, 1876 at Shipwash Sand, Suffolk. The vessel - there noted to
have been owned at the time not by 'Playle' but rather by W. K. Digby & Co. of Maldon - was en route from
London to Sunderland with a cargo of iron (scrap iron I now learn). As is confirmed by this contemporary news report
which advises that the vessel had 3 to 4 feet of water in her holds at the time
she had to be abandoned.
Derek Holcroft has an especial interest in the history of this vessel. William Playle, ship owner & ship's captain, from a family of such, had a daughter named Ruth.
And Ruth married Hezekiah Wager, both of whom are Derek's GG grandparents. One
of Ruth's brothers was named Elijah, also a ship's captain. He had the
unfortunate experience of being shipwrecked four times!
Can you add anything to this
brief record? Y |
2949 |
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Total tonnage |
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What were the official build numbers for 1812? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1813 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.)
|
# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Amphitrite |
274 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Denton & Co. |
10199 |
2 |
Ann
Elizabeth (a snow) |
208 |
William & John M. Gales |
James Bruce & others, of Monkwearmouth |
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3 |
Cadmus |
382 |
John & Philip Laing |
Laing & Co. |
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4 |
Earl Moira, or Earl of Moira
(a ship, later a brig) |
348
later 331 |
R. Reay |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register as both Earl Moira & Earl of Moira. She was
owned initially by Hunter, then by R. Harrison, & finally by 'Terry' of Whitby.
In late 1838, the vessel left Miramichi, New Brunswick (now Canada) for Penzance
with a cargo of timber. Do read, via the link at left, the sad story of what
happened to her. |
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5 |
Economy (a brig) |
151 |
J.
Crone |
Have not researched the vessel which seems, however, not to be Lloyd's Register
listed thru 1826. In 1828, the vessel was registered at Harrington,
Cumbria, owned by James Ray & others & with James Edkin her master. As per this
newspaper article. |
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6 |
Laurel |
? |
Unknown to webmaster |
Built at Monkwearmouth. Owner unknown to webmaster, initially registered at Aberdeen 1813 &
1814. Note |
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7 |
Marshall Wellington
(a brig) |
294 |
William & John M. Gales |
John White |
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8 |
Navigator
(a brig, later a snow) |
118
later
228
I
previously
recorded
235 |
Unknown to webmaster |
The vessel would seem to be Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1817 thru
1849/50 & not thereafter. Owned in 1817 by 'Peacock' mainly for service from Cork,
later from London, to Quebec, Canada. LR lists the vessel in 1825 as owned by 'McVicar' for service from Leith to the Baltic & in 1831 by Arndale & Co. for
service ex Exmouth. In 1834, Bell & Co. of Newcastle became her owner for
service from Newcastle to London. Cormick of North Shields became her owner in 1844/45 for
service from Newcastle or Shields to London. Turnbull's Register of 1856 records
T. Knight of Blyth as her then
owner, while Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 states James Downey of South
Shields. On
Nov. 3, 1860, per line 849 here, the
228 ton snow went ashore between Wells & Blakeney (Norfolk coast), while en route from
Shields to London with a cargo of coal. Crew of 12 - no lives lost. The vessel
was then stated to be owned by James Downey. I had previously recorded that 'Bishop'
was her owner in 1822/23 but cannot recall where I read that. |
2205 |
9 |
Nearchus (a ship, later a barque) |
363 |
William & John M. Gales |
John White, of Noring? The vessel
would seem to have been registered at Sunderland - it is recorded in the
'Sunderland Annual Shipping List for 1826',
a barque then owned by
W. Gales. |
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10 |
Norina (a brig) |
209 |
William & John M. Gales |
John Spence, of Monkwearmouth |
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11 |
Relief (a brig) |
363 |
Unknown to webmaster |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register recorded from 1817/18
(then 4 years old) thru 1824/25 (then 11 years old) & not thereafter. Owned by
Moore & Co. for service from Liverpool to (I think - Dort. later Dordt)
Dortmund, Germany, (inland but linked to North Sea by canal) |
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12 |
Sarah |
128 |
John & Philip Laing |
Fenwick & Co. |
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13 |
Thomas & Adah (a
brig, later a schooner) |
171
later
174/170 |
Unknown to webmaster |
For own account. The vessel
would seem to have been registered at Sunderland - it is recorded in the
'Sunderland Annual Shipping List for 1826',
a brig then owned by
J. Wilson & Co. with J. Wilson the captain. Owned by Fidler & Co. of Stockton in 1852/53,
then a schooner of 174/170 tons. |
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14 |
Vittoria (a brig) |
178 |
William & John M. Gales |
John White |
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15 |
Wilna |
165 |
John & Philip Laing |
Clarke |
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Total tonnage |
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What were the official
build numbers for 1813? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1814 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.)
|
# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Aboyne |
161 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Unknown to webmaster |
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2 |
Ariadne
(a brig) |
123 |
Jas. Thompson |
Thompson initially. Would seem to have been lost in 1853, when owned by John
Cockerill, William Robson & John Mills, of Sunderland. |
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3 |
Duke of Wellington |
151 |
John & Philip Laing |
Park & Co. |
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4 |
Eclipse (a brig or snow)
|
190
later
164/182
(N/G) |
T. R. Greenwell of Ayre's Quay |
This vessel
has a long association with Ayr, Scotland. You can read all about it via the link at
left. The vessel was, per Lloyd's Registers of 1886/87 & 1887/88, 'broken up',
after over 70 long years of service. |
8740 |
5 |
Grampian
(a brig) |
114 or 144 |
An unknown to the webmaster,
Monkwearmouth builder |
It would seem that the vessel was always registered & owned at Aberdeen,
Scotland. On Jan. 22, 1830, attempting to enter the harbour at Aberdeen,
Grampian
struck on rocks at the N. pier, &
rapidly disintegrated. Two crew members lost their lives.
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6 |
Halifax Packet |
189 |
John & Philip Laing |
Sanderson |
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7 |
Hebe |
232
later
229 |
John & Philip Laing |
Saunders - Wheatley in 1845/46 - T. & D. C. Barker in 1856 - Francis Edw. Anderson & George Thomas Day in 1858 |
2224 |
8 |
Hilton (a brig) |
203 |
William & John M. Gales |
J. H. Henzell of Boldon |
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9 |
Hylton (a brig) |
208 |
William & John M. Gales |
may be a repeat of Hilton |
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10 |
Kent |
195 |
John & Philip Laing |
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11 |
Leda (a brig) |
165 |
William & John M. Gales |
W. Alexander of Monkwearmouth |
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12 |
London (a brig) |
203
later
188 |
An unknown Hylton builder |
Lloyd's Register data yet to be researched. On Dec. 30, 1860, per line 499 here, the
188 ton brig was abandoned & sunk off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire, while en route from
Shields to Dieppe, France, with a cargo of coal. Can that routing be correct?
St. Abb's Head is far to the north of Shields. None of the crew of
8 was lost. The owner was recorded as being William Wear. |
5963 |
13 |
Palladium (a brig, later
a snow, a brig or a schooner |
206
later
207 & 191 |
T. Burn |
A vessel which had many owners & a long life. On Dec. 07, 1872, the vessel left
Newcastle for Boulogne, France with a cargo of coal & a crew of six. It did not
arrive. A ship's boat was spotted in the North Sea off Yarmouth. |
22563 |
14 |
Peace (a brig) |
150 |
William & John M. Gales |
John White |
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15 |
Polly |
284 |
John & Philip Laing |
W. Wheatley |
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16 |
Relief (a snow or brig or square) |
162
or
163
later
148 |
J. Booth |
I believe this vessel is Lloyd's Register recorded from 1822/23
(then 8 years old) thru 1828/29 (then 13 years old) & not thereafter. The vessel
would seem to have been registered at Sunderland - it is recorded in the
'Sunderland Annual Shipping List for 1826',
a 163 ton brig then owned by
H. Moon & Co. Owned by
Moon & Co. for service ex London. Turnbull's Register of 1856 lists
E. Richardson of Sunderland as her then owner. As does Christie's
Shipping Register of
1858. In late May 1860, per line
1018 here (note
- date of build & ON # are both incorrect), the
148 ton square went missing while en route
from Sunderland to London. The entire crew
of 6 were lost.
The vessel is stated to have been then owned by Elizabeth Richardson. Is there anything you can add?
Y |
2683 |
17 |
Royalist |
218 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Unknown - P. Wood in 1817/18 - W. Wake in
1856 |
2071 |
18 |
Sarah (a snow) |
226
later
227
later
219 |
Unknown to webmaster |
So far as I can see, the 226 ton vessel was Lloyd's Register ('LR') recorded
from 1818/19 thru 1830/31, owned by R. Fenwick, for service ex Hull to St.
Petersburg, Russia, & Hamburg, Germany, but soon from London to St. Petersburg.
From 1836/37 thru 1841/42 the 227 ton vessel was owned by S. Oxley of Newcastle,
soon of Hartley, Northumberland, for service from Sunderland to London. I cannot spot the vessel
in later LR editions.
Christies Register records the vessel in
1858
as owned by George B. Purvis, of North Shields. On Nov. 21, 1860, per line 441 here, the
218 ton snow was lost on the Oester (Netherlands coast?) while en route from
Newcastle to Schiedam (Rotterdam) with a cargo of coal. None of the crew of
8 was lost. The owner was recorded as being G. B. Purves. |
2099 |
19 |
Seneca |
154 |
John & Philip Laing |
Bell |
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20 |
Stentor
(a ship, a barque, alternating, it would seem) |
382
later
384 |
Jas.
Crown |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1815
(LR of 1816 & 1817 are unavailable to webmaster), from 1818 thru 1834, from 1836/37 thru
1846/47 & from 1851/52 thru 1861/62. It was initially LR listed as owned by 'Bevorn
& Co.' for service ex London. In 1818, Taylor & Co., who presumably
acquired the vessel in 1816 or 1817, sold the vessel to 'Beavin &
Co.' who owned the vessel thru 1821 - for such service as Liverpool to India,
Liverpool to Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, from London to Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), &
London to Baltimore, U.S.A. From 1822 thru 1825, the ship was owned by J. Taylor
(related to the previous Taylor I wonder?) for
service from London to Bengal (NE India), from London to Quebec, Canada, & for
service ex Cork, Ireland. 'Somes' would appear to have owned the vessel from
1826 thru 1838/39 - T. Somes thru 1829 & J. Somes thereafter. For service in
1826 from
Liverpool to Africa & thereafter as a transporter? ('Trnsp' or 'Trspt') ex either London or
Cork. LR of 1838/39 alone lists the vessel as a barque. From 1839/40 thru part way
thru 1843/44, the vessel, a ship again, was owned by 'HullShCo', of Hull for
service from London to 'StAnd' (where is it?), from Hull to Africa & for service ex London. In 1843/44, M.
Wright, also of Hull, became the owner of the vessel, now a barque again, thru
1851/52, with 'Wright' the captain thru 1846/47. It would seem that the Wright
period of
ownership was eventful. In 1846/47, LR notes that the vessel had been 'Abandoned'
- further the vessel was not LR listed in the period of 1847
thru 1851. While I have no detail, this page advises that the vessel went
onshore at the Straits of Canso (Nova Scotia, Canada) on Jan. 1, 1847. Clearly
the vessel must have been saved & repaired. From 1852/53 thru 1860/61, LR lists W. White, also of Hull, as the
barque's owner for service ex Hull, & for service to such places as New York,
Archangel (Russia), & Quebec. In 1861/62, Brown & Co. of Hull is recorded as the
vessel's owner for service from Hull to Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada. On Sep. 23, 1861, per line 1372 here, the
384 ton barque was wrecked near Prince Edward Island, Canada, (St. Lawrence
estuary) while en route from
Hull to Miramichi. None of the crew of
15 was lost. The owner was recorded as being Wm. Brown. Anything you can add?
Maybe detail re the barque's being onshore on Jan. 1, 1847 & the following
events? |
33228 |
21 |
Thames (a brig) |
185 |
William & John M. Gales |
John & Andrew White |
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What were the official
build numbers for 1814? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1815 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.)
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# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Alliance (a snow or brig)
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139
later 112 & 116 |
Unknown to webmaster |
A vessel which had a long life. Lynn, Norfolk, owned (many owners) but became
Sunderland owned in 1847/48 (again a number of owners). On Aug. 17, 1867, the
vessel foundered in the North Sea 10 or 12 miles SE of Flamborough Head,
Yorkshire. No lives were lost. |
2733 |
2 |
Ann & Dorothy |
161 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account. The vessel
would seem to have been, later at least, registered at Sunderland - it is recorded in the
'Sunderland Annual Shipping List for 1826',
a 161 ton brig then owned by W. Salisbury & Co. |
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3 |
Caledonia |
411 |
John & Philip Laing |
Laing & Co. |
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4 |
Elizabeth (a square, later a brig) |
280 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Lloyd's Register needs yet to be researched re his vessel. Turnbull's
Shipping Register
of 1856 states that the vessel was then owned by
J. Young of South Shields and M. Young of Hastings. As does Christie's Shipping Register of
1858
- J. Young of South Shields and Mary Young of Hastings. |
22390 |
5 |
Erato (a brig, later a barque) |
181 later 179 |
J.
Hutchinson |
The vessel was briefly owned by Moon & Co. & from 1820 thru the early 1830s
by R. Watt & Co. From 1834 it was owned by W. White of
Cork, Ireland. I cannot tell you what finally happened to the vessel & when. |
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6 |
Gallant (a snow, later, per LR, a ship, later a snow or brig) |
172
later
174 |
Unknown to webmaster |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR'), it would seem, from 1815 thru 1844/45.
And listed again, after a gap of 17 years, in a single edition i.e. 1862/63. It
was owned, thru 1819, by Blyth & Co., soon Blythe & Co., for service from London
to Antwerp, Belgium, & then from Liverpool to Hamburg, Germany & Swinemunde (now Świnoujście), Poland. 'JnBlyth'
soon J. Blythe was LR stated to be her captain. In 1821 & 1822, 'Scourfield'
became the vessel's owner for service from London to Hamburg, with J. Blythe
still her captain. From 1822 thru 1829, J. Blythe & Co. again became the vessel's
owner for service ex Liverpool, to Bremen, Germany (1822) & to Limerick, Ireland
(from 1824 to
1829). J. Blythe was stiil her captain. From 1830 thru 1833, per LR, Harrison became the
vessel's owner for service out of Cowes, Isle of Wight. The vessel, a 174 ton
snow,
was however registered at Sunderland in 1826 & owned by G. Harrison, as recorded in the
'Sunderland Annual Shipping List for 1826'. From 1838/39 thru
1844/45, per LR, T. Brown of Newcastle owned & captained the vessel from 1843/44 LR listed as a ship,
for service as a Sunderland coaster. The North of England Maritime Directory of
1848/49 (image soon) lists James Young & Co. of South Shields as the vesel's
then owner. Confirmed by Turnbull's Register
of 1856,
which
lists the vessel, then a 160 ton snow, as owned by J. Young
of South Shields, which owner name is clarified by Christie's Shipping Register
of 1858 to mean James Young.
After many years of LR silence, the vessel was LR listed in the single edition
of 1862/63, a
brig of 160 tons owned by J. Young of Shields for service from Shields to
London. LR of 1862/63 notes that the vessel had been 'LOST'. On
Aug. 5, 1862, per line
2766 here,
the
160 ton brig, trading 'coastwise', was sunk on the 'Ballast Grounds'. That does
not help me with where she was lost. Does it help you? Crew of 6 - none lost. The vessel
was then owned by James Young. Anything you can add? Y |
3619 |
7 |
Hero |
233 |
William & John M. Gales |
Thos. Railston Cooper |
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8 |
Isabella |
144 |
John & Philip Laing |
Laing & Co. |
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9 |
James |
105 |
William & John M. Gales |
James Sheal of Sunderland |
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10 |
John and Mary (a brig or snow) |
213
later
261
later
262 |
A. Cockburn |
A modest vessel which had an amazingly long life, from 1815 thru to 1869 or
1870.
The vessel would seem to have been Lloyd's Register ('LR') recorded from 1820 to
1829, an LR silence of 2 years, from 1832 thru 1844/45, a silence of 4 years,
from 1849/50 thru 1859/60. And not thereafter. In 1820,
when stated to be 5
years old, & thru 1829, the 213 ton brig was owned by 'Milbourn', with J. Facus
her captain throughout. In 1832, the vessel, now of 261 tons, was owned by J. Wright of Newcastle possibly for service ex Dublin ('Du')
in 1832 & 1833, & for service from Newcastle to the Baltic from 1834 thru
1839/40. With three captains per LR - J. Rea, A. White & R. Watson.
In 1840/41, the
vessel, now a snow, became owned by 'Ponter & Co.', of Newcastle, for service from
Newcastle to London with Broadbelt her captain. Ponter & Co. may well be in error -
the North of England Maritime Directory of Jul. 1848 lists the vessel as then
registered at Newcastle & owned
by Chas. Porter & Co. of Newcastle. In 1849/50, still owned by 'Ponter'
& listed as a brig, the vessel per LR served from Penzance, Cornwall, to London.
From 1850/51
thru 1859/60, the vessel was owned by
Watson & Co. of Sunderland for service from Sunderland to New York in
1850/51, from Sunderland to London in 1851/52 & 1852/53, from Shields to London
in 1853/54 & 1854/55, from Shields to America in 1855/56 & 1856/57 & ex
Sunderland or Shields thereafter. Marwood's North of England Maritime Directory
of Mar. 1854 lists the Sunderland registered vessel's owners as Robt. Watson & Isabella M. Husdell, both of
Sunderland, & captained by David Williamson (still her captain per
Turnbull's Shipping Register ('TR') of 1855. Could Robt. Watson be the R.
Watson who was her captain from 1834 thru 1840/41? While TR
of 1856 lists the
Sunderland registered vessel (ON 34813) as owned by R. Watson & I. M. Husdell, both of Sunderland.
Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 has the names in reverse order
- maybe a
change in her majority ownership? With 4 captains during the period of 'Watson'
ownership. Marshall briefly, R. Wishart from 1850/51 thru 1853/54, Williamson
from 1854/55 thru 1857/58 & D. Cuthbert in 1859/60 & 1860/61.
A
modest event in the total history of the vessel. It was on shore near
Sunderland, on Jan. 27, 1852, 'Chaplin' her then captain - here in blue.
The vessel
is not recorded in LR of 1860/61 nor, that I can see, after that date thru
1869/70. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 & 1867, however, record the vessel, now
registered at Shields & of 262 tons, owned by J. Whitehead of Newcastle. MNLs of
1868
& 1869 say the same thing.
The vessel is not recorded in MNL of 1870.
Signal letters RMBT. Crew lists
are
available for years from 1863 thru 1869.
There were widespread storms in late Oct. 1869 that would seem to have resulted
in shipping casualties all around the English coasts.
Wikipedia reports that on Oct. 19, 1869,
John and Mary, en route from Le Havre, France, to South Shields,
was driven ashore & wrecked at Morston (near Blakeney, W. of Cromer), Norfolk.
I have read that it ran ashore at 6 a.m. in the morning. Her nine man crew were rescued by
Brightwell, the Blakeney lifeboat, which also rescued, in the same trip maybe,
certainly at about the same time, the survivors of Ravensworth of Hartlepool
(also Sunderland built) en route from Riga, Latvia. Can you
add anything additional? Perhaps provide to the webmaster the Wikipedia
source articles i.e. The Times of London articles of Oct. 21 & 22, 1869 & The
Standard of London article of Oct. 22, 1869. Y |
34813 |
11 |
Lavinia (a snow) |
239 |
William & John M. Gales |
James Bruce of Sunderland |
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12 |
Providence (a snow) |
199
or 191 |
W. Feetham |
A list of Sunderland built vessels, of origin unknown, lists Providence of 191
tons, built by W. Feetham in 1815. Ian Whittaker kindly advises re Providence of 199 tons,
built 1815. 77 ft. x
24 ft. A snow, built at Monkwearmouth. 'Was Newcastle 1815/162. To Perth
1818/5. Lost 1820, circumstances unknown'. That is all I can tell you. I did not
spot the vessel in the available editions of Lloyd's Register thru 1821. Can you tell us more? |
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13 |
Sea Flower Note
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205
later
212 |
Unknown to webmaster |
B. Robson |
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14 |
Spring (a snow, later a barque)
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222
later
267
later
267/289 |
Jas. Johnson |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from at least 1818 thru 1828, a gap of 4
years, & then from 1833 thru 1846/47. While the data re a few of those years
is cryptic it would seem that the vessel was always owned thru her entire
lifetime by
the Snowden or Snowdon family, it would seem of Newcastle, later of South Shields. In 1818 &
1819, the vessel was both owned & captained by 'Snowden' (with an 'e' per LR), for service from
London to Rotterdam. Briefly, in 1820, R. Lancaster was, per LR, the vessel's
captain, replaced from 1820 thru 1828 by G. Bittleson. For service in 1820 ex
Cork, Ireland, & then from London to Malta, which service became from Bristol to
New York during the period from 1821 thru 1828. In 1830, the vessel, now a
267 ton barque, was listed as registered at Newcastle & owned by John Snowdon &
Co., of South Shields. My initial inclination was to think that its being so listed
as a barque might have been in error, but from 1833 when again the vessel was LR listed, the
vessel is almost always listed as a barque of 267 later 267/269 tons. In
1833, per LR, 'J. Snowdn' was the vessel's owner & W. Wilson her captain for
service from Hull to Memel (then E. Prussia, now Klaipėda, Lithuania). No
owner name is listed in LRs of 1834 & 1835/36. In 1836/37 'Snowdon' is listed as
the vessel's owner with J.
Elliot (Elliott in 1836/37) as the vessel's captain for service from Newcastle to
London, which service became from Newcastle to the Baltic in 1841/42 when W. Fortune
became her captain. T. Snowden became, per LR, the vessel's
captain in 1845/46 for service from Shields to the Mediterranean. LR of 1846/47 notes that
the vessel had been 'Abandoned'. The vessel
is not listed in the North of England Maritime Directory of 1848. In 1846/47,
per LR, the vessel was owned by 'Snowdon' of South Shields. I cannot yet tell you the circumstances of the
vessel's loss in or about 1847. Can you tell us what then happened? Y |
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15 |
Thyatira (a brig)
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138/122 |
Unknown to webmaster |
I still need to research the Lloyd's Register entries re this vessel. However, in
the 1817/18 edition, the vessel was owned by R. Kirton for service from London to
Antwerp. In the 1839/40 edition, the vessel was owned by W. Clark of Wisbeach.
Was registered at Stockton. Turnbull's Register of 1856 advises that
the Stockton registered vessel was then owned by J. Burnicle
of Middlesboro', her captain. On May 28, 1860, per line
701 here, the
122 ton brig went ashore at 'Nw. Fall Foot Staithes' (near Whitby, perhaps) while en route from
London to Hartlepool. Then owned by
W. H. Smith. |
6275 |
16 |
Unity (a snow) |
275 |
William & John M. Gales |
John White |
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17 |
Widdrington (a brig, later a snow) |
120
later
121
later
127
later
155/140
later
122 |
Unknown to webmaster |
A vessel which had a very long life indeed.
The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1818 thru
1869/70, with a couple of exceptions (1829 & 1834). It it possible that it was,
in fact,
listed earlier than 1818 - LR editions for such years are not available to the
webmaster. The vessel was owned, from 1818 thru 1833 by the Hardy family - Hardy, Hardy
& Co, later J. Hardy. For some varied service - from London to Lisbon, Portugal,
from Hartlepool to the Baltic & to Hamburg, Germany, from London to Elsinore, Denmark, &
to Hamburg, for many years from Falmouth to Amsterdam, from Leith to the Baltic &
for service
as a Topsham & as a Lynn coaster. In 1835/36, in which year the vessel became a snow
of 127 tons, the vessel was, per LR, briefly owned by Swan & Co. of Newcastle for service
from Newcastle to the Baltic. From 1836/37 thru 1846/47, the vessel was owned by
Carr & Co. of Berwick, Northumberland, for service from Newcastle to Ireland, from Berwick to Memel (then E. Prussia, now Klaipėda, Lithuania),
from
Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, & from Cork, Ireland, to Berwick. The
vessel is LR recoded from 1839/40 as being of 155/140 tons. From 1846/47 thru 1858/59, the
vessel was owned by G. Wood of Blyth, Northumberland, for service, in 1846/47 &
1847/48 from Blyth to Pillau (now Baltiysk, Russia), but mainly for service as a Blyth coaster. G. Wood served as
the vessel's captain during the period of 'Wood' ownership thru to 1855/56. Turnbull's
Register of 1856 lists
G. Wood, of Waterloo, as the then owner of the Newcastle registered vessel, while Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 lists George Wood,
now of Blyth, as her then owner. In 1859/60, the vessel became of 122 tons. From
1859/60 to 1869/70, per LR, 'Mack'nzie' of Blyth was the vessel's owner, initially
for service from Blyth to France, but from 1860/61 for service from Blyth to the
Baltic. For all of such 'Mack'nzie' years, G. Wood again served as her captain.
But ... the Mercantile
Navy Lists of 1867 (on page 411) & 1870
both record, George Wood of Blyth as the then owner of the vessel, now Shields registered. Signal letters HPCN. On Dec. 8, 1872, per
line 2779 here, the
122 ton brig was involved in a collision & sank, at Yarmouth Roads, while en route from
Amble, Northumberland, to Boulogne, France, with a cargo of coal. Crew of 6 - none lost. Then
owned by Edw. McKenzie. Can you tell us about the circumstances of her loss & with which vessel she collided?
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What were the official build numbers for 1815? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1816 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.)
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# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Arvales (a brig) |
175
later
160
later
163/146 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Was first Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1823, owned by J. Dove, her captain,
for service from Exmouth to Cardiff. In 1825 the brig became owned by Sutherland
for service as an Exmouth coaster. Later was a Whitby coaster. LR of 1844/45
notes that the vessel had been 'LOST', then owned by Eno & Co. of Wisbeach for
service from Lynn to Seaham. |
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2 |
Blenheim
(a snow or brig) |
223/225 |
A. Burn |
The vessel would seem to have been Sunderland owned thru about 1828, then
(maybe) briefly owned at Exmouth, Devon, then Sunderland registered again. It
became Stockton registered, likely from late 1844, owned by 'Baxter & Co. of
Stockton/Middlesbro'. On Jan. 6, 1857, the vessel was driven ashore & wrecked at Corton, near
Lowestoft, Suffolk, due to adverse weather. |
6271 |
3 |
Cerberus |
371 |
John Laing & Co. |
Blanchard |
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4 |
Eliza (a brig) |
118
later
89 |
R. Radcliffe |
Data available to the webmaster indicates that only one vessel named Eliza was
built at Sunderland in 1816. It was Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1820, when
4 years old, to 1833 when 17 years old, then a gap of 8 years, I think, & again from 1842/43 thru 1846/47.
Thru 1832, the vessel was listed as owned by 'Duncan' for service from London to Pillau (on the Baltic, now Baltiysk, Russia) thru 1827 & ex London thereafter. In
1833, W. Forrest became the vessel's owner, for service from Yarmouth to North
(whatever that means). When the vessel was again LR listed in 1842/43, it was
of 89 tons only, owned by Hayes of Dublin (from 1843/44 P. Hayes) for service from Dublin to
Cadiz, Spain, in 1842/43 & from Dublin to Troon, Scotland, in 1844/45 & 1845/46. LR of 1843/44 thru 1845/46 notes that the vessel 'wants repair'.
LR of 1846/47 has limited detail which suggests that the vessel may well have been sold. On
Sep. 2, 1850, per line 309 here,
the 89 ton brig foundered in the North Sea, while en route from Archangel,
Russia, to Hull, with a cargo of flax, etc. Crew of 6 - none lost. Then stated to
be owned by Archibald C. Colvill. Is there anything you can add?
Y |
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5 |
Graces (a snow, later a brig) |
152
later
197
later
168 |
John & Philip Laing |
A vessel that had a very long life indeed - about 45 years. The vessel is
Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1819 thru 1841/42 & not thereafter. I cannot
tell you the name of her initial owner - in 1819, however, thru 1823, the
vessel was owned by Hutton & Co. for service ex London to Hamburg & to Riga,
Latvia. F. Hutton was the vessel's captain, thru 1822, when T. Nichols
became her captain. From 1824 to 1827 & maybe in 1828 also, T. Nichols both
owned the vessel & was her captain. For service to Hamburg, Germany ex Hull or
London & in 1828 for service from Hull to Shields. 'Ncholas&' are LR recorded as
the vessel's owners in 1828. The vessel was offered for sale in Jan. 1828.
Presumably that year, per LR in 1829, W. (likely William) Glover became her captain & her owner
also for service as a Topsham, Devon, coaster. T. Young became her captain
in 1830. From 1831 to 1833, Young & Co. (Cuthbert Young jun. & Thomas Young) owned the vessel for service as a Hull
coaster with F. Young her captain. Youngs of Newcastle are listed as her owners
in 1834 for service from Newcastle to London, with T. (Thomas) Young now her captain. The
vessel became of 197 tons in 1831, & 198 tons in 1834 in which year the vessel
is LR listed as a brig. The vessel lasted for many more years even though not LR
listed. The North of England Maritime Directory of 1848, lists C. & T. Young, of
South Shields, as her then owners. In 1856, per Turnbull's Register, F. Young of South Shields owned the
Shields registered brig of 197 tons. In 1858, per Christie's Shipping
Register, the brig, now of 168 tons & registered at Sunderland, was owned by
John Pollard of South Shields & William J. Brown of Seaham Harbour. It would
appear, however, that the vessel was sold by Pollard on Sep. 6, 1856 to London
owners (name unknown to webmaster). What finally
happened to the vessel? Thanks to the kindness of a site visitor, I can advise
you that the vessel was driven ashore at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, during a
major gale, on Feb. 9, 1861, when under the command of Captain Lackland, & en route
from London to Seaham in ballast. As per these contemporary newspaper cuttings.
This one too (in blue). No loss of life - the crew of 7 were rescued by fishing cobles.
The gale was a major event in the history of not only Whitby but much of the
U.K. east coast. It caused many lives & over 200 vessels to be lost. 81.5
ft. long.
David Watts advises that a portion of the vessel's life (1830 thru
1856, i.e. the Tyne ownership portion of her life) is covered in the 'Dictionary of Tyne Sailing Ships',
by Richard E. Keys, published in 1998. Richard essentially tells us (thanks!),
in his extensive data, that the vessel, en route
from London towards Seaham in ballast, lost her
foremast when hit by a squall off the Yorkshire coast on Dec. 5, 1843. She anchored off Huntcliff Fort near the mouth of the Tees. Pilot, a Middlesbrough
60 HP tug, came to
Graces' rescue & towed the vessel to Hartlepool. A court case resulted -
Pilot claimed salvage of £350, when Graces' captain expected a tow fee of £3 only.
The judge considered the £350
charge to be vexatious & Pilot's owners were awarded £15 only with costs for
their tow.
Does this vessel relate to Three Sisters/Graces, built in 1816 & listed below?
I don't yet know if it does. |
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Hannah (a square, means a ship?) The data, including the year of build, is
suspect. |
108 |
Unknown to webmaster |
The vessel is included here because on May 28, 1860, per line 190 here, the
108 ton square foundered off Kissingland, (might mean Kessingland, Suffolk) while en route from
Middlesbrough to the Baltic. It would seem that none
of the 6 man crew were lost. The vessel was then owned by
John Drayson. ON 19920 was Mercantile Navy List listed at Ramsgate in 1857 &
1860. Possibly built in 1836? I say that the data is 'suspect' because I cannot
reliably track the vessel in any
edition of Lloyd's Register. There was, however, a Sunderland built brig of the
name, of 119 tons, listed from 1817/18 thru 1824/25. Need help! |
19920 |
6 |
Isabella (a brig, later a snow, possibly later a schooner) |
104
later
109
later
143/121 |
J. Hall |
The vessel is, so far as I can see, Lloyd's Register
('LR') listed from 1818 thru 1852/53 & not thereafter. It was initially owned,
likely thru 1833, by 'Henderson', who would appear to have served as her captain
until part way thru 1827. For service from Leith, Scotland, to Bremen, Germany
(1818 & 1819), from London to the Baltic (1820), from London to Elsinore,
Denmark (1821), from London to Pillau now Baltiysk, Russia (1822), service as a
Yarmouth coaster (1823), service from London to Copenhagen, Denmark (1824), from
Dundee to St. Petersburg, Russia (1825 thru 1827), from London to Riga, Latvia
(1828), from Liverpool to Elsinore again (1829 thru 1833). The data re 1828 is
confusing - the vessel would seem to have in that year only been owned &
captained by E. Taylor followed by M. Dick, who continued as her captain thru to
1833. In 1834, the vessel became, per LR, a snow of 109 tons, owned by
'Williams' of Lynn, Norfolk, for service ex Lynn to Scotland (in 1834 & 1835/36)
& as a Lynn coaster (to 1839/40). Williams owned the vessel thru 1840/41 with D.
Rowe & then briefly J. Ivy & M. Beeson serving as her captains. In 1840/41,
Bayfield of Yarmouth, Norfolk, became the vessel's owner thru 1852/53 at least,
for service from Yarmouth to Newcastle thru 1842/43, from Newcastle to France
(in 1843/44), service ex Stockton & likely from Newcastle to Yarmouth thru until
1852/53. LR of 1852/53 lists the vessel as a schooner. From 1841/42, LR lists
the vessel at 143/121 tons. Under Bayfield ownership Ayers, Bayfield (from
1842/43 thru 1846/47), Witham & W. Lubbock served as her captain. On Feb. 24, 1861, while
en route from Seahan to Yarmouth with a cargo of coal, the 121 ton brig
foundered off Cromer, Norfolk. As per line
1697 here.
Crew of 6 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by D. S. Bayfield. Signal letters
JPSF. Can you tell us
about the circumstances of the vessel's loss? Y |
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7 |
Isabella (a brig) |
220 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account |
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8 |
John Baker |
124 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Anterby - J. Cook in 1828/29, J. Appleby, G. Bowman & T. Drummond in 1856 |
18638 |
9 |
Marsha & Ann (a brig) |
115 |
William & John M. Gales |
Mark Thompson of Sunderland |
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10 |
Paris |
229 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Unknown - J. (or M.) Fawcett in 1856 - Nicholas Mould, Jno. L. Taylor in 1858 |
22646 |
11 |
Riseborough |
237 |
John & Philip Laing |
Bailey & Co. |
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12 |
Royal
Union |
207 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Unknown - Mitchel& in 1817/18 - R. Ness & G. M. White in 1856 |
22551 |
13 |
Sisters (a brig) |
110 |
Unknown to webmaster,
built Monkwearmouth |
Unknown to webmaster. At Bo'ness by 1820. Note |
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14 |
Starling (a snow) |
192.5 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account |
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15 |
Three Sisters/Graces |
154 |
John & Philip Laing |
R. Smith |
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16 |
Union (a snow) |
220 |
William & John M. Gales |
Jonathan & Will Canney of Sunderland |
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17 |
Wanderer (a snow or brig) |
147
later
147/114
later
108 |
W.
Potts |
The vessel,
which likely was always registered at Lynn, Norfolk,
would appear to be Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1820 thru
1862/63. From 1820 to
1822, per LR, the vessel was owned by 'Hubbard' for service as a Lynn coaster.
'Hubbard' was the vessel's captain for a portion of 1821. From 1823 thru
1842/43, the vessel was owned by Self & Co., surely of Lynn, (Seef & Co. of
Lynn, per LR, from 1834 to 1837/38), Self & Co. of Lynn from 1838/39. Mainly for
service as a coaster ex Lynn over those 20 or so years, but also ex Leith,
Scotland (1823 & 1824), from Lynn to Holland (1825), from Lynn to Lubeck,
Germany (1827), as a Plymouth coaster (1831), from Lynn to London, Scotland
(1838/39) & to the Baltic (from 1839/40). The vessel became of 147/114 tons in
1838/39. In 1842/43, Garland of Lynn, from 1850/51 J. Garland, became the
vessel's owner thru 1856/57. For service as a coaster ex Lynn, Newcastle &
Hartlepool. In 1857/58, per LR, J. Munford of Lynn became the vessel's owner
for service as a coaster ex Lynn & Hartlepool, 'Munford' or 'J. Munford', or
briefly 'Mumford', is LR listed as the vessel's captain for many years - from
1844/45 to 1862/63. He presumably bought the vessel he had captained or at least
became its managing owner. The vessel became of 108 tons in 1857/58. LR of
1862/63 notes that the vessel had been 'wrecked'. On
Nov. 4, 1862, per line 2853 here, the
108 ton brig was abandoned N. of Doggerbank (a large shallow area in the North Sea) while en route from Lynn to Hartlepool in ballast.
Crew of 6 -
none lost. Vessel stated to have then been owned by John Mumford. Anything you can add?
Y |
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18 |
Zephyr (a snow) |
233 |
E.
Potts |
The vessel
would appear to have been Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1818, when 2 years old, thru
1840/41. Her initial owner may well have been Webster (LR records Webster from
1818, Webster & Co., from
1820/21, Websters from 1825). I since have learned that in Vol. 4 of 'Sunderland under Sail', Capt Bracey Robson Wilson said
that Zephyr 'originally belonged to Rowland Webster, esq, better known
as Rowley Webster'. For service from London to Jamaica thru 1822, from
Plymouth to Jamaica in 1823 & 1824, & from Plymouth to S. Leon (Sierra Leone, W.
Africa) from 1825 thru 1828. In 1829, per LR, the vessel became owned by 'J.
Lumsdn' for service from Hull to Hamburg, Germany. LR of 1839/40 lists Lumsden
of Sunderland as the vessel's owner for service from Sunderland to Bristol. J.
Lumsden is LR stated to have been the vessel's captain for a portion of 1828,
thereafter 'J. Lumsdn' thru 1833. It would seem that J. Lumsden was the
vessel's captain much earlier however than 1828 - LR from 1818 til part way
thru 1822 lists Lumsdale as her captain, likely a misspelling of Lumdsen (read
on). Lumsdon
was clearly her owner from earlier also. The Sunderland Annual Shipping List of 1826 lists Zephyr, a 233 ton snow built in 1816 as then owned by J. Lumsdon. Clare
Abbott advises me (thanks Clare!) that the spelling of the name should correctly be Lumsdon,
further that Joseph Lumsdon was the captain of the vessel in 1822
when it was attacked by pirates off Cape Antonio, SW Cuba, & that he later owned the vessel & several
others also. LR of 1840/41 notes that the vessel had been 'Abandoned'. In early
Nov. 1840, the vessel was en route from Sunderland to London with a cargo of
coal, under the command of Captain Charles Mills Wight. With a crew of 9 all told, it would
appear. When off Lowestoft, Suffolk, on Nov. 13, 1840, they encountered a
hurricane. Mountainous seas hit the vessel, carried away the ship's bulwarks &
boats & eventually left her dismasted & drifting at the mercy of the elements.
Three days later, on Nov. 16, 1840, when 30 miles NNW of Yarmouth, Norfolk, the vessel was abandoned & the crew
were rescued
by Hopetaun, (correct spelling?) a Barking, Essex, fishing smack. In
due course they were landed at Gravesend, in the River Thames. That was not the end of
their hardships - no social safety net at that time. As per these (1
(in red) & 2)
newspaper cuttings. Is there anything you can add?
More data about Joseph Lumsdon, thanks to Clare Abbott. There are, Clare
advises, many newspaper
references commencing in 1842 to Lumsdon, Byers & Co., of Sunderland, ship brokers, the principals of
which were the above Joseph Lumsdon (1777/1865) & John Byers (1811/1866).
John Byers apparently married Joseph Lumsdon's daughter Ann, & the couple had at least
two sons,
the elder of which was William Lumsdon
Byers (1849/1906), whose anchor company W. L. Byers & Co. Ltd. is covered extensively
elsewhere on site.
A follow-up from Clare Abbott -
the 1822 piracy was not the end of the Zephyr affair- the 1st Mate Aaron Smith was
tried for piracy in Dec. 1823. Those who had taken him tortured him (including
setting fire to gunpowder round his legs) until he agreed to do what they
demanded. He had attacked two further ships under the direction of the pirate
Captain, who was a cruel and vicious man. John Webster from the Zephyr (and others) testified
that he had been abducted from the Zephyr. He (Webster) was a son of one of the
Zephyr's owners. Smith
was found 'Not Guilty'. Who says history is uninteresting! And a later
further comment from Clare 'I have some further information about the Zephyr
&
Captain Lumsdon. She sailed for Philadelphia in Jul. 1816, which I take to be
her maiden voyage (Tyne Mercury, 02/07/1816). Wonder what her cargo was?
This was the second coldest summer in 600 years & the year without a summer.
What would sailing conditions have been like? Also, the war with the USA had
not long finished. The Zephyr went again, cleared for foreign travel,
Sunderland 23/8/1817, left Falmouth for Philadelphia 06/09/1817 & arrived at
Jamaica from Philadelphia 23 Feb 1818. After that, to the Caribbean until the
piracy of 1822'. Y |
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What were the official build numbers for 1816? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1817 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.)
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# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Agenor (a brig) |
177 |
William & John M. Gales |
Richard Clark of London |
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2 |
Amphitrite (a snow) |
205
later
187 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account. Christies Maritime Register of 1858 states that
A. Hall of North Shields was the vessel's then owner. |
24407 |
3 |
Aries |
144 |
John & Philip Laing |
H. Tanner |
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4 |
Busy |
144 |
John & Philip Laing |
Everard |
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5 |
Darius (a brig) |
165 |
William & John M. Gales |
Thomas Bonner of Monkwearmouth |
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6 |
Doris |
125 |
John & Philip Laing |
J. Laing |
|
7 |
Factor (a brig) |
124 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account |
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8 |
Lyra (a brig) |
159 |
William & John M. Gales |
William Guest of Monkwearmouth |
|
9 |
Milo (a brig or snow) |
277 |
Jas. Crown or J. Crone |
J. Crone, of Sunderland |
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10 |
Orient |
256 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Unknown - G. (Geo.) & T. (Thos.) Metcalfe in 1856 & 1858 |
3665 |
11 |
Proteus |
216 |
John Laing & Co. |
Laing & Co. |
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12 |
Salus (a snow or brig)
|
162 or 164 later 150 & 148 |
William & John M. Gales |
A vessel which had a long life, indeed. Follow the link at left for detail. On Dec. 18, 1879, the vessel
became ice-bound, sank & became a total loss,
when in
the River Seine, France, near Rouen. No lives were lost. |
12448 |
13 |
Scotia (a brig) |
245 |
William & John M. Gales |
W. Marshall of Monkwearmouth |
|
14 |
Shannon |
200 |
John Laing & Co. |
Kendall & Co. |
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15 |
Thalia |
203 |
John & Philip Laing |
J. Felt |
|
16 |
Thomas
and Ann (a snow, later a brig & a snow again) |
124
later
129
later
129/120
later
112 |
Unknown to webmaster |
A vessel which had a very long life, indeed. The vessel is Lloyd's Register
('LR') listed from 1817/18 thru 1857/58 & not thereafter, with a couple of gaps
in the listings - re 1843/44 & 1853/54. Thru 1821/22, the snow was owned by T. Young
for service from Liverpool to Le Havre, France, later Hartlepool to the Baltic.
From 1822/23 thru 1852/53, the vessel was owned by A. Duncan of Arbroath,
Scotland, for
some varied service - as a Yarmouth coaster, as a Leith coaster, from Leith to
Antwerp, Belgium, & to Riga, Latvia, from Dundee to Riga & to Arbroath, from
Arbroath to the Baltic. From 1834/35 thru 1842/43, now, per LR a brig, A. Duncan was the
vessel's captain. A snow again from 1844/45. On Oct. 5, 1852, while en route from
Dieppe in ballast, the vessel went on shore at the W. side of Dungeness (a
headland on the Channel coast of Kent). The listing refers to Watson. As per this page, in
blue. From 1854/55 thru 1856/57 R. Watson of Sunderland owned the
vessel for service from Sunderland to Boulogne, France. G. Watson was her
captain during that period. It would appear, however, that for many years the vessel was registered
at Rye, Sussex. The Mercantile Navy List of
1870,
lists Henry Hessell, of Rye, Sussex, as her then owner. Signal
letters NQFW. On Mar. 7, 1871, per line
1940 here, the
112 ton snow foundered at sea while en route 'coastwise' from Seaham with a cargo
of coal. Crew of 7 - all lost.
Then owned by John Holmes. Can you tell us
about the circumstances of her loss or otherwise add anything? Y |
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What were the official
build numbers for 1817? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1818 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.) A copy of Lloyd's Register re 1818 was sold
via eBay on
Jan. 06, 2019, for GBP 245.00 or approx. U.S. $313.77.
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# |
Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Acasta (a brig) |
143 |
T. R. Greenwell |
The
vessel, initially owned at Sunderland by its builder soon became owned by T.
Sampson. In 1829 the vessel became registered at Whitby, Yorkshire, & owned by
either J. Thompson or by J. Storer (conflicting data). Is stated to have been
lost on May 24, 1830. |
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2 |
Agenoria (a brig)
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155 |
J. Morrice |
A vessel which had a very short life. Was owned & for much of its life captained by J. Barker of Whitby.
In 1826, possibly on Sep. 26, 1826, the vessel was lost on Anholt reef (Danish, in the Kattegat).
Her crew was saved but her master, his wife & child were all drowned. |
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3 |
Ann (a snow
or brig) |
175 later 176 |
J. Watson & P. Mills |
The webmaster refers you, via the link at left, to such data as he has found re
the vessel's history. The vessel may have been lost, near Hull, in May 1842. |
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4 |
Brothers (a snow) |
253 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account |
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5 |
Clyde (a snow or brig) |
190 |
T. Tiffin |
I refer you, via the link at left, to details re Clyde's ownership history. On Nov. 15, 1856, the vessel left
Sunderland for London with a cargo of coal, but soon became leaky. In attempting to return to harbour,
Clyde was driven onto
the beach behind the south pier. The crew were all rescued by rocket apparatus.
The vessel would seem to have been damaged beyond repair. |
2647 |
6 |
Earl Strathmore (a brig) |
176 |
Oswald Partis |
I refer you to the available ownership data at the link at left. Certainly from
1848 the vessel was owned by J. Taylor & R. Humble, of Sunderland. On Feb. 6, 1850, the vessel was abandoned,
leaky, when
about 25 miles off Lowestoft. No loss of life. |
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7 |
Emulous (a brig, later a snow)
|
174
later
175, 179 & 170 |
J. Bell |
I
refer you, via the link at left, to details re the vessel's complicated
ownership history. On Mar. 4, 1870, during a gale, the
vessel stranded at Cromer, Norfolk, & soon broke to pieces. Her crew were all
rescued by the Cromer lifeboat. |
5189 |
8 |
Friends (a snow) |
134 |
Unknown to webmaster, built Monkwearmouth |
Likely J. Clyne & Co. At Leith, Scotland, by 1820.
Note |
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9 |
John (a snow, later a brig) |
193
later
191
later
187
later
176 |
Unknown to webmaster |
So far as I can see, the vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1818/19
thru 1851/52 with the sole exception of 1834/35 & not thereafter. Was owned by
Smith & Co. of Scarborough thru 1847/48 when M. Smith, also of Scarborough,
became LR recorded as the
vessel's owner. The vessel's initial service was from London to Marseilles,
France, but it saw varied service over its long lifetime - from Liverpool to
Brazil, ex Bristol, from London to Bahia (Brazil) & from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro,
also Brazil, from Belfast to
the Baltic, from London to Hamburg & Gloucester to Quebec, Canada, also service as a
Scarborough coaster. Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 lists Matthew
Smith & Wm. Craven as then owners of the Scarborough registered 187 ton brig. The Mercantile Navy List
of 1870 records
the vessel as then owned by Daniel Clarke of Scarborough & registered
there. On Jun. 9, 1871, per line
1384 here, the
176 ton brig sank near Harfleur, in northern France, while en route from Newcastle to France
with a cargo of coal. Crew of 10 - none lost. Vessel then owned by Daniel
Clarke. Y |
14028 |
10 |
Levant |
190 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account |
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11 |
Lovely Ann (a brig) |
156 |
William & John M. Gales |
Samuel Bryan of London |
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12 |
Luna (a brig) |
199 |
William & John M. Gales |
Robert Knox of Scarborough |
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13 |
Mediterranean (a brig) |
114 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account |
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14 |
Milo (a snow or brig) |
169
later
162
later
168 |
Reay |
This listing was
created having seen this
reference to Milo in 'Records
of Bristol Ships', published by the Bristol Records
Society in 1950. The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1819 thru
1844/45. The
vessel was initially owned by R. Reay, presumably her builder or a builder
related family member, for service from London to Riga, Latvia, with D. Moore
serving as her captain. In 1820, per LR, (Jun. 16, 1819 per here) the vessel became owned by E. Young
(from 1827 E. Young & Co.) of Bristol, who owned the vessel, per LR
thru 1833. E. Young etc means Edward & John Matthew Young, merchants, of Bristol
with 32 shares each, however from Nov. 8, 1827 Edward Young owned all 64 shares.
Under 'Young' ownership, the vessel had some varied service. To St. Petersburg,
Russia, ex Bristol in 1820 & 1821 & ex London in 1822 & 1823, from London to Elsinore (Helsingør, Denmark) in 1824, from Bristol to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1825, from
Bristol to Jamaica in 1826 & 1827, from Bristol to Nevis (St. Kitts & Nevis, perhaps?) in 1828 & 1829, from
London to Santo Domingo from 1830 thru 1832 & from Bristol to Odessa (Ukraine,
Black Sea) in 1833. With many captains:- initially Edward Young, jr., John Herd
(LR has Heard) from Dec. 1819, John Morris from Mar. 1821, George Young, jr.
from Jun. 1822, John Lapp from Mar. 1823, George Blakemore from Dec. 1824, &
Philip Stack (LR has Stark) from Aug. 1825 until, it would seem, the vessel was
sold on Jul. 10, 1833 to Edward Drew, merchant, of Bristol, an owner name not LR
referenced, with George Wilcox her captain. I note that the vessel is stated to
have been ashore at Cronstadt (St. Petersburg) & abandoned, in Dec. 1823, but as
is here stated 'was evidently salved'. From 1834 thru 1837/38, LR records
S. Samuels, of London, as the owner of the vessel, now a brig of 168 tons. For
service from London to Santo Domingo with Penlerick, per LR, her captain. In
1838/39, per LR, the vessel became both owned & captained by J. Pippett of South
Shields for service as a collier ex Shields to i) the Baltic in 1838/39 &
ii) London
thereafter thru 1844/45. 76 ft. long. The webmaster cannot tell you what finally
happened to the vessel nor when. Can you add that detail or otherwise add to or
correct this record? Y |
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15 |
New Albion (a brig) |
162 |
William & John M. Gales |
John Bishop of London |
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16 |
Placidia (a snow, later a brig) |
198
later
197
later
193 |
Unknown to webmaster |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1818/19 thru
1844/45 & not thereafter. Initially owned by Oswald for service ex London.
Only briefly though, since LR of 1819/20 lists G. Hust as her new owner, for
most varied service indeed - to St. Petersburg, Cape of Good Hope, Genoa, Buenos
Aires, Rio de Janeiro, St. Lucia & Cadiz, ex Bristol, London & Plymouth. LR of 1830/31 records the
brief
ownership of Hutchinson, with J. Hurst the new owner from 1831/32 - for service
from London to Bremen, Germany. Became G. Hurst of London in 1834/35 for service
to London ex Sunderland. From 1839/40 thru 1844/45, the vessel's owner was Wawn
& Co. of South Shields for service between London & South Shields. On Dec. 29, 1860, per line
1021 here, the
198 ton brig went missing while en route from the Tyne to London. The entire crew
of 8 were lost.
The vessel is stated to have been then owned by G. H. Wawn. |
22619 |
17 |
Rockingham |
427 |
John
& Philip Laing |
J. Laing |
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18 |
Rosetta (a snow) |
157
later
191 |
Unknown to webmaster |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1822 thru
1844/45 & not thereafter, at least thru 1859/60. Was initially owned by
Ridley & Co. for service from Plymouth, Devon, to Cardiff, from 1825 as an
Exeter, Devon, coaster & from 1827 as a Lynn, Norfolk, coaster. The vessel
would seem to have been registered at Sunderland - it is recorded in the
'Sunderland Annual Shipping List for 1826', then owned by Thompson &
Ridley. In 1830, thru
1833, the vessel was, per LR, owned by T. Thompson for service as a Plymouth
coaster. In 1834, Merriman of Sunderland became the owner of the vessel, now of
191 tons, for service ex Sunderland. And later, from 1839/40 for service from
Newport, Wales, to London & in 1841/42 for service from Milford, Wales, to
London. I am not aware of what finally happened to the vessel. Can you tell us? |
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19 |
Royalist (a snow or brig) |
220
later
217
later
216 |
W. & J. Pile |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1821 thru
1827, a 6 year gap, from 1834 thru 1841/42, a 2 year gap, from 1844/45 thru
1848/49 & not thereafter. It was initially owned by
'Robson', thru 1827, for consistent service from Bristol to London - R. Robson,
though the very first entry lists S. Robson. But... a part of that data appears to
be incorrect since the vessel is recorded in the
'Sunderland Annual Shipping List for 1826',
as owned by J. Hubbard with R. B. Wood then the vessel's captain. From 1834 thru
1841/42, LR lists Husband of Sunderland as the vessel's owner for consistent
service from Sunderland to London. From 1844/45 thru 18148/49, LR incorrectly
lists the vessel as built in 1814 & records Kilvinton of Sunderland both as the
vessel's owner & her captain, for service from Sunderland to North America
in 1844/45 & service from Sunderland to London thereafter thru 1848/49. The North of England Maritime Directory of
1848 lists the 216 ton brig as then owned by Kilvinton & Kirtley of Bishopwearmouth. On Jul. 20, 1850, per line
270 on this
page, the 216 ton square was abandoned off Jutland, Denmark, while en route from
Sunderland to Cronstadt (St. Petersburg, Russia) with a cargo of coal.
Crew of 9 - none lost. Then stated to be
owned by Jonathan Kilvinton. Can you tell us more?
The circumstances of her loss, perhaps. Y |
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Thames (a brig) |
168 |
William & John M. Gales |
John White |
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William Shand |
? |
Unknown to webmaster, built Monkwearmouth |
Unknown to webmaster, initially registered at Aberdeen 1814 to 1825.
Such data is recorded thanks to Ian Whittaker. A vessel of the name, built at Sunderland
in 1818, is recorded in the 1818 edition of Lloyds Register, in the supplement.
And in 1819. Have not yet checked re later years. 294 tons, a ship, owned by Lumsden & Co. for London to Jamaica service.
It does not seem to be Ian Whittaker's vessel, however.
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What were the official build numbers for 1818? Do please advise
me if you know.
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
1819 (Just a start. Can you provide a list?
Do please advise
me if you have data. Corrections will
surely be
required in the data that follows.)
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Name |
Gross |
Builder |
Built for |
Official No. |
1 |
Anglia |
242 |
William & John M. Gales |
Robert Ord of Bishopwearmouth |
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2 |
Anne |
169 |
Philip Laing |
Stephenson |
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3 |
Aurora (a brig) |
158 |
Unknown to webmaster,
built Monkwearmouth |
Likely 'Smith'. Initial regn.1819 at Grangemouth, Falkirk, Scotland (to 1825). To Irvine, Scotland, 1839.
Note |
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4 |
Edgar |
292 |
Philip Laing |
Fletcher Bros. |
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5 |
Fenwick (a snow) |
195 |
Jas. Johnson |
The early data about this vessel is limited - see the available data via the
link at left. On Oct. 28, 1852, the vessel stranded at Hartlepool during a
powerful storm. The crew were rescued by lifeboat, but local fisherman took over
the abandoned vessel & brought it into harbour. |
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6 |
Golden Grove |
260
later 318/338 |
Unknown to webmaster |
Brown & Co. in 1820/21, Fenwick & in 1829/30, R. Poppelwell & W. Moore in 1856 |
14176 |
7 |
Heroine (a ship) |
316.5 |
William & John M. Gales |
J. & R. Greenwell of Middle Hendon |
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8 |
Jannet (a brig) |
152 |
Unknown to webmaster,
built Monkwearmouth |
Likely 'Hardies'. At Leith, Scotland, by 1820.
Note |
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9 |
Jessie (a
snow) |
259 |
W. Potts |
Was offered for sale on Dec. 7, 1819, lying at South Shields. |
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10 |
Lord Stewart (a brig) |
210 |
John Hutchinson |
Have not researched this vessel which, however, was built in 1819. Initially
owned by Hutchinson, presumably the builder, for service ex Plymouth, as per
Lloyd's Register of 1820. |
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11 |
Lord Teignmouth (a snow or brig) |
165 |
Oswald Partis |
The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1819 thru
1843/44, (with the exception of 1828), & not thereafter. The 1819 edition of LR
marks the snow as x9 which possibly indicates that the vessel was launched in
Sep. 1819. It was initially owned by J. White thru 1833 at least. For service
from London to Riga, Latvia, thru 1827 & for service from Cowes, Isle of Wight,
to Swansea, Wales, from 1829 thru 1833. It was registered at Sunderland from
1834 thru 1843/44 at least. In 1839/40, the vessel, now recorded as a brig,was
both owned & captained by A. Esson of Sunderland, for service from London to
Sunderland. The North of England Maritime Directory of 1848
records the 164 ton brig as registered at Sunderland & owned by A. Esson of
Bishopwearmouth. Turnbull's Register of 1856 records J. Easson
of North Shields as
the then owner of the Shields registered vessel. Christie's Shipping Register of 1858
rather lists John Esson as her then owner. On Jan. 6, 1861, per line
1586 here, the
164 ton snow foundered at Coquet Roads (Amble, Northumberland) while en route from Shields to Lowestoft with a
cargo of coal. Crew of 6 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by John Esson.
David Watts has now advised (thanks so much, David!) that on Dec. 29, 1860, the vessel
left the Tyne for Lowestoft, Suffolk, with a cargo of coal. Bad weather blew her
far to the north, as far north as Leith Roads. She worked her way south again to
Newbiggin, when a leak developed. Her pumps were not able to control the
situation & she foundered on Jan. 7, 1861. The entire crew managed to get ashore
onto Coquet Island. Can you tell us more?
Y |
3424 |
12 |
Nereus |
139 |
Philip Laing |
P. Laing |
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13 |
Rhoda (a snow or brig)
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145 later 128 later 118 |
William & John M. Gales |
I refer you, via the link at left, to detail re the vessel's ownership history.
A vessel which had a long life. For many years owned at Whitby. Rhoda was lost
in Dec. 1862 at Dungeness, Kent (with no lives lost), but the data as to exactly
what happened is confusing indeed. |
6218 |
14 |
Streatlam Castle or Streatham Castle (a snow or brig) |
235
later
236 |
J. Watson & Mills |
A vessel which had a long life. I refer you, via the link at left, to detail re
the vessel's ownership history. On Dec. 3, 1866, the vessel collided with a Norwegian brig
in the North Sea. The vessel was abandoned & her crew taken aboard such brig. In
due course the derelict hull was taken into a Norwegian port. |
2119 |
15 |
Sun (a snow) |
185 |
Oswald Partis |
The available data re this vessel is
minimal. It is listed in Lloyd's Register ('LR') from 1820 thru 1827 and, so far as I can
see (I checked thru 1840/41) not thereafter. Owned by J. Hay, likely of
Sunderland, for service, per LR, from London to Riga, Latvia, in 1820 & 1821 & for
service from London to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, thereafter thru 1827. With
'G. Murry', per LR, serving as the vessel's captain throughout. The vessel
is not listed as registered at Sunderland in 1826. Ian Whittaker has kindly added his knowledge of the vessel i.e. that it was
registered at Sunderland
(#97) in
1819 & was registered at Anstruther, Fife, Scotland in 1820 (#1). Further that in 1823 it was
registered at Cape of Good Hope. So the vessel likely had been sold to South
African owners. Do you have further knowledge of the vessel? If so, do consider being in touch. Y |
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16 |
Tour (a snow) |
172 |
William & John M. Gales |
For own account |
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17 |
York |
476 |
Philip Laing |
Blanchard |
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What were the official build numbers for 1819? Do please advise
me if you know.
May I suggest that you navigate the site via the
index on page 001.PRIOR PAGE / NEXT PAGE
1810,
1811,
1812,
1813,
1814,
1815,
1816,
1817,
1818,
1819.
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