Register
of Ships - Bi-Bq
BIAFRA, ex.
ALGARVE - 1894
Official Number:
96295
Master: Captain
C.M. Thomas, appointed to the ship in 1894
Rigging: iron
single screw Schooner; 1 iron deck; well deck; 4 cemented bulkheads; double
bottom,
aft 48 feet long & forward 55 feet, 164 tons
Tonnage: 839
tons gross, 669 under deck and 517 net
Dimensions;
200.8 feet long, 30.1 foot beam and holds 14 feet deep; Quarter Deck 103
feet long;
Bridge Deck 20 feet; Forecastle 21 feet; House on deck 16 tons.
Construction:
1885, J. Priestman & Co. in Sunderland
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 cylinders of 24 & 48 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 36 inches;
operating at 80 p.s.i.; 95 horsepower; 1 single ended boiler; 3 plain furnaces;
grate surface
50 sq. ft.; engine built by G. Clarke & Co. in Newcastle
Owners: African
Steam Ship Co. (Elder, Dempster & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
Hamburg
BIDASSOA - 1901-1922
Code letters:
HMFQ
Master: Captain
Charles Warlugel, 1902-1907; Captain Y. Le Dizes, 1907-1912
Captain Th. Salaum, 1912-1919; Captain Le Trocquer, 1919-22
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 deck; water ballast
Tonnage: 558
tons gross, 513 under deck and 325 net
Dimensions:
170.5 feet long, 27.2 foot beam and holds 14.1 feet deep;
Bridge Deck 40 feet long; Forecastle 21 feet.
Construction:
1901, Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. in Renfrew
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 cylinders of 15 & 35 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 24 inches; 50 nominal horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Worms
& Compagnie
Port of registry:
Le Havre
BIDDICK - 1866
Official Number:
47719
Master: Captain Warren
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 4 bulkheads
Tonnage: 640 tons
using old measurements and 504 tons using new measurements
Dimensions: 185.7
feet long, 28.9 foot beam and holds 16.6 feet deep
Construction: 1864,
Laing in Sunderland
Owners: H. Martin
Port of registry:
Sunderland
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Sunderland
BIFROST - 1891, ex. RICHMOND
Code letters:
JMVR
Official Number: 4076
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 deck, partly steel, partly iron; Awning Deck,
partly iron; web frames;
4 cemented bulkheads; cellular double bottom, aft 90 feet, under engine
& boilers 20 feet;
forward 112 feet, 398 tons; Aft Peak Tank 28 tons
Tonnage: 2,131
tons gross, 1,492 under deck and 1,301 net
Dimensions:
279.9 feet long, 40 foot beam and holds 15.6 feet deep; Poop 27 feet; Quarter
Deck 80 feet
Construction:
1896, Ropner & Son in Stockton
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 21, 34 & 56 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 36 inches; operating at 160 p.s.i.; 187 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
4 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 64 sq. ft.; heating surface 2,780
sq. ft.; engine built by
Blair & Co. Ltd. in Stockton
Owners: Rederi
Aktieb. Bredablick (C.G. Thulin, manager)
Port of registry:
Stockholm
BIG BONANZA - 1901
(transcript from "Merchant Vessels of the United States")
Code letters: JRDK
Official Number: 2974
Rigging: Barque
Tonnage: 1,472 tons
gross and 1,399 tons net
Dimensions: 210.2
feet long, 40.2 foot beam and holds 24 feet deep
Construction: 1875
in Newburyport, MA
Port of registry:
San Francisco
BILLOW - 1833
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain J.
McKay
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams
Tonnage: 199 tons
Construction: in
New Brunswick, using Black Birch, Spruce & Hackmatac; vessel 9 years
old
Owners: Delap &
Co.
Draught under load:
13 feet
Port of survey: Cowes
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Warnock
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams
Tonnage: 199 tons
Construction: 1826,
Saint John, N.B.
Owners: Delap &
Co.
Draught under load:
14 feet
Port of survey: Londonderry
Voyage: sailed for
Saint John, N.B.
BIRCH GROVE - 1872
Code letters: LJMF
Official Number: 13789
Master: Captain P.
Taylor
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1871; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 518 tons
Dimensions: 136.5
feet long, 28.3 foot beam and holds 18.6 feet deep
Construction: 1856
in Sunderland; some repairs in 1868 & 1870
Owners: Grice &
Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
BIRCHGROVE - 1917,
ex. DOVEDALE
Code letters: NPHT
Official Number: 99723
Master: Captain W.J.
Shaddick
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck & partial Awning Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads;
cellular double bottom, aft 100 feet, forward 124 feet, 453 tons; Aft Peak
Tank 30 tons
Tonnage: 2,821 tons
gross, 2,132 under deck and 1,796 net
Dimensions: 315 feet
long, 42.8 foot beam and holds 18.4 feet deep; Poop 27 feet;
Quarter Deck 79 feet; partial Awning Deck 236 feet
Construction: 1894,
Ropner & Son in Stockton
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 22 1/2, 36 1/2 & 61 inches diameter
respectively; stroke 42 inches; 249 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended
boilers;
6 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 102 sq. ft.; heating surface 3,862
sq. ft.;
new double ended boilers in 1908; engine by T. Richardson & Sons Ltd.
in Hartlepool
Owners: Steam Ship
Mary Co. Ltd. (Alexander & Mair, managers)
Port of registry:
Glasgow
BIRKILD - 1930
Code letters: LHCV
Rigging: wood, single
screw motor vessel; 1 deck; machinery aft
Tonnage: 151 tons
gross, 137 under deck and 67 net
Dimensions: 93.7
feet long, 23.1 foot beam and holds 10.2 feet deep; Quarter Deck 11 tons
Construction: 1929,
Ness Ship Building Yard in Stromness
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
single acting oil engine with 2 cylinders of 16 1/2 inches diameter each;
stroke 18 7/8 inches; 45 nominal horsepower;
engine by J. & C.G. Bolinder's Co. Ltd. in Stockholm
Owners: L/L Birkild
(J. Grytlen, manager)
Port of registry:
Molde
BIRMANIA - 1891
Code letters:
NHLF
Official Number: 12
Master: Captain
S. Anfosso.
Rigging: iron
single screw Brigantine; 2 decks; 3 tiers of beams; fitted with electric
light; water ballast.
Tonnage: 2,364
tons gross, 2,161 under deck and 1,562 net.
Dimensions:
292.9 feet long, 36.1 foot beam and holds 28.2 feet deep;
House on deck 178 tons; Forecastle 45 tons.
Construction:
1882, Flli. Orlando in Leghorn.
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 22 4/5, 37 1/2 & 61 1/2
inches diameter respectively;
stroke 39 inches; 236 nominal horsepower; new boilers in 1890;
engine built by J. Readhead and Sons in South Shields.
Owners: Navigazione
Generale Italiana
Port of registry:
Palermo
BIRMINGHAM - 1853
Master: Captain
McKirdy
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1852; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,001
tons using old measurements and 1,030 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1851 in Québec, using Oak, Hackmatac, Elm, Birch & Pine
Owners: J.
McCumm
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Port Philip
BJERKA - 1940, ex.
LEVISA
Code letters: LDLX
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 steel deck; 4 cemented bulkheads; fitted with submarine
signalling device; cellular double bottom 212 feet long, 1,512 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 67 tons; Aft Peak Tank 77 tons
Tonnage: 1,893 tons
gross, 1,671 under deck and 1,103 net
Dimensions: 251 feet
long, 43.8 foot beam and holds 18.2 feet deep; Poop 28 feet;
Bridge 65 feet; Forecastle 27 feet
Construction: 1916,
Detroit Ship Building Co. in Wyandotte, MI
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 20, 33 & 54 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 40 inches; operating at 180 p.s.I.; 274 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
6 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 126 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,246
sq. ft.;
fitted for oil fuel; engine by the builders
Owners: Skibs A/S
Orion (M. Bruusgaard & H. Bödkker-Naess, Jr., managers)
Port of registry:
Oslo
BLACK BOY - 1881
1)
Code letters:
QJDC
Official Number: 30032
Rigging:
iron single screw Schooner
Tonnage:
504 tons gross, 468 under deck and 343 net
Dimensions:
166.2 feet long, 26.7 foot beam and holds 15.7 feet deep; Break 36 tons
Construction:
1854 in Newcastle
Propulsion:
steam engine with 2 cylinders; 70 horsepower
Owners:
Executors of N. Wood
Port
of registry: Sunderland
2)
Code letters:
MSPK
Official Number: 19598
Master:
Captain D. Fearon
Rigging:
iron single screw steamer; 5 bulkheads
Tonnage:
66 tons gross, 65 under deck and 45 net
Dimensions:
81.5 feet long, 15 foot beam and holds 7.9 feet deep
Construction:
1857, Scott & Co. in Greenock
Propulsion:
steam engine with 2 cylinders of 12 inches diameter each; stroke 15 inches;
operating at
40 p.s.i.; 24 horsepower; new boilers in 1875; engine built by Greenock
Foundry Co. in Greenock
Owners:
J. Deane
Port
of registry: Melbourne
BLACK EAGLE - 1857-1861
Master: Captain J.
Buchanan
Rigging: wood steamer;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1853
Tonnage: 41 tons
Construction: 1852
in Shields
Propulsion: clincher
engine producing 50 horsepower
Owners: Buchanan
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey: Clyde
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
BLACK EAGLE - 1861-1862
Master: Captain Mearns
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal in 1860 & 1862; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,558 tons
Construction: 1857
in Québec, using Elm, Oak, Tamarack & Spruce
Owners: Sinclair
& Co.
Port of registry:
Belfast
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Aden (1861); India (1862)
BLACK PRINCE - 1872
Official Number:
2330
Master: Captain
W. Hammond
Rigging: Brig;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1872
Tonnage: 272
tons
Dimensions:
99.6 feet long, 25.5 foot beam and holds 16.8 feet deep
Construction:
1838 in Maryport; some repairs in 1863; partial new keelson & some
repairs in 1866.
Owners: Hammond
& Co
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
the West Indies
BLACK PRINCE,
ex. PROVAN - 1914
Code letters: TSPQ
Official Number: 114437
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck & Spar Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; cellular double
bottom,
aft 112 feet, under engine & boilers 40 feet, forward 146 feet, 899
tons; Deep Tank aft 36 feet,
816 tons; Aft Peak Tank 71 tons
Tonnage: 3,925 tons
gross, 3,648 under deck and 2,560 net
Dimensions: 345.2
feet long, 49.9 foot beam and holds 17.9 feet deep; Poop 20 feet;
Bridge 202 feet; Forecastle 37 feet
Construction: 1903,
Russell & Co. in Port Glasgow
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 25, 41 & 67 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 45 inches; 340 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 8 plain
furnaces;
grate surface 142 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,438 sq. ft.; engine by Rankin
& blackmore in Greenock
Owners: Prince Line
Ltd. (J. Knott, manager)
Port of registry:
Newcastle
BLACKWALL - 1857
Master: Captain
McKerlie
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1856; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 710
tons using old measurements and 838 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1850 in London
Owners: R.
Green
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage:
sailed for Australia
BLACKWELL - 1907
Code letters: HLWS
Official Number: 123952
Master: Captain F.
Brown
Rigging: steel single
screw Schooner; 1 deck & Spar Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads;
deep framing; fitted with electric light; cellular double bottom, aft 142
feet, under
engine & boilers 42 feet, forward 168 feet, 1,029 tons; Forward Peak
Tank 100 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 33 tons
Tonnage: 4,712 tons
gross, 4,502 under deck and 2,966 net
Dimensions: 401.7
feet long, 50.7 foot beam and holds 17.8 feet deep; Poop 27 feet;
Bridge 112 feet; Forecastle 42 feet
Construction: 1907,
J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd., Sunderland
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27 1/2, 45 & 76 inches diameter
respectively; stroke 48 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 521 nominal horsepower;
3 single ended boilers; 9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 183 sq. ft.;
heating surface 7,377 sq. ft.; engine by North East Marine Engine Co. Ltd.,
Sunderland
Owners: Tyzack &
Branfoot Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. (Tyzack & Branfoot, managers)
Port of registry:
Sunderland
BLAIRATHOLL - 1942
Code letters: GLNX
Official Number: 148875
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; fitted with direction finder
and echo sounding device; cellular double bottom 297 feet, 954 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 86 tons; Aft Peak Tank 195 tons
Tonnage: 3,319 tons
gross, 3,026 under deck and 2,005 net
Dimensions: 340.1
feet long, 48.7 foot beam and holds 22.5 feet deep; Poop 29 feet;
Bridge 104 feet; Forecastle 34 feet
Construction: 1925,
Napier & Miller Ltd. in Glasgow
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 22, 35 1/2 & 60 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 39 inches; 298 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 6 corrugated
furnaces;
grate surface 123 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,126 sq. ft.; engine by
D. Rowan & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow
Owners: Nisbet Shipping
Co. Ltd. (G. Nisbet & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Glasgow
BLAIRLOGIE - 1940,
ex. GROVEDENE-1936, ex. PORTFIELD-1935
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; fitted with direction finder
and echo sounding device; cellular double bottom, aft & under engine
151 feet,
forward 153 feet; 1,068 tons; Forward Peak Tank 150 tons; Aft Peak Tank
165 tons
Tonnage: 4,425 tons
gross, 4,075 under deck and 2,662 net
Dimensions: 380.3
feet long, 52 foot beam and holds 25.3 feet deep; Poop 61 feet;
Bridge 227 feet; Forecastle 29 feet
Construction: 1929,
Craig, Taylor & Co. Ltd. in Stockton
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 24 1/2, 41 & 67 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 45 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 373 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
8 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 154 sq. ft.; heating surface 6,382
sq. ft.;
engine by Blair & Co. Ltd., Stockton
Owners: Clydesdale
Navigation Co. Ltd. (G. Nisbet & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Glasgow
BLAKEMOOR - 1914
Code letters:
SDWG
Official Number: 114820
Master: Captain
G. Knott (1909-14)
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; turret deck; water ballast
Tonnage: 3,748
tons gross, 3,142 under deck and 2,409 net
Dimensions:
342.4 feet long, 46.7 foot beam and holds 24.8 feet deep; Forecastle 36
feet
Construction:
1901, W. Doxford & Sons Ltd. in Sunderland
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 26, 42 & 68 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 300 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Moor
Line Ltd. (W. Rinciman & Co.)
Port of registry:
London
BLANCH - 1853
Master: Captain W.
White
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1852; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 620 tons
using old measurements and 794 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1850
in Cape Breton, NS
Owner: Wright &
Co.
Port of registry:
Cork
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
BLANCHE - 1837
Master: Captain
Laws
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in patent hair & copper in 1831
Tonnage: 273
tons
Construction:
1827 in Yarmouth
Owners: Shepherd
& Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for St. Kitts
BLANCHE - 1867
Code letters: JDNM
Official Number: 4688
Master: Captain W.
Austin
Rigging: Brig; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1862
Tonnage: 183 tons
using old measurements and 188 tons using new measurements
Dimensions: 84.4
feet long, 22.3 foot beam and holds 14.2 feet deep
Construction: 1842
in Littlehampton
Owners: J. Wood
Port of registry:
Bristol
Port of survey: Bristol
Voyage: sailed for
Africa
BLANCHE - 1893-1901
Code letters: VGMD
Official Number:45963
Master: Captain R.
W. Fryer
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer
Tonnage: 259 tons
gross, 225 under deck aand 99 net
Dimensions: 146.1
feet long, 20 foot beam and holds 12 fee deep;
Quarter Deck 80 feet
Construction: 1863,
A. & J. Inglis in Glasgow
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 15 & 30 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 18 inches; 50 registered horsepower; new engine in 1876;
new boiler 1893; engine by Wingate & Co. in Glasgow
Owners: Osborn &
Wallis
Port of survey: Bristol
BLANCHE - 1899-1901
Official Number:
110598
Master: Captain J.
Ravenscroft
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 3 cemented bulkheads;
Forward Peak Tank 86 tons
Tonnage: 363 tons
gross, 250 under deck and 64 net
Dimensions: 145 feet
long, 24.1 foot beam and holds 10 feet deep;
Quarter Deck 53 feet; Bridge 14 feet; Forecastle 27 feet
Construction: 1899,
S. McKnight & Co. Ltd. in Ayr
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 18 & 40 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 27 feet; 85 registered horsepower; 1 single ended boiler; 2 plain
furnaces;
grate surface 41 sq. ft.; heating surface 1,488 sq. ft.; engine by Ross
& Duncan
in Glasgow
Owners: W. Rowland
Port of registry:
Liverpool
BLANCHE - 1903-1904
Official Number:
118006
Master: Captain J.
Ravenscroft
Rigging: steel single
screw Schooner; 1 deck; 3 cemented bulkheads; machinery aft;
Forward Peak Tank 50 tons; Aft Peak Tank 6 tons
Tonnage: 371 tons
gross, 264 under deck and 87 net
Dimensions: 150 feet
long, 24.4 foot beam and holds 10.4 feet deep; Quarter Deck 54 feet;
Bridge 14 feet; Forecastle 27 feet
Construction: 1903,
Ailsa, Ship Building Co. Ltd. in Ayr
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 20 & 42 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 27 inches; operating at 130 p.s.i.; 94 registered horsepower; 1
single ended
boiler; 3 plain furnaces; grate surface 52 sq. ft.; heating surface 1,621
sq. ft.;
engine by Ross & Duncan in Glasgow
Owners: W. Rowland
Port of registry:
Liverpool
BLENHEIM - 1849/1855
Master: Captain
Molison
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1845 & 1853
Tonnage: 689
tons under the old measurements and 808 tons under the new measurements.
Construction:
in 1845 in South Shields
Owner: D. Dunbar
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
(1855)
Voyage: sailed for
Australia (1855)
BLENHEIM - 1875
Code letters: NWHS
Official Number: 72645
Master: Captain T.
Robinson /Captain G. Picot
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,085 tons
gross, 861 under deck and 696 net
Dimensions: 226.2
feet long, 30.3 foot beam and holds 17 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 82.5 feet; Forecastle 28 feet
Construction: 1875,
Withy in Hartlepool
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 27 & 50 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 100 horsepower; engine by T. Richardson & Sons in
Hartlepool
Owners: Steel, Young
& Co.
Port of registry:
West Hartlepool
WRECKED
BLESSING - 1813/1845
(Green Book - Underwriters
Master: Captain D.
Iceton (1813); Captain Robins (1845)
Rigging: Brig;
single deck with beams (1813); Snow; partly fastened with iron bolts (1845)
Tonnage: 223
tons (1813); 221 tons (1845)
Construction: in
Sunderland; vessel 9 years old; 4 guns; vessel lengthened in 1810 (1813);
major repairs in 1834
Owners: Richardson
(1813); Robins (1845)
Draught under load:
12 feet
Port of registry:
North Shields
Port of survey: London
(1813); Newcastle (1845)
Voyage: sailed on
Transportation (1813)
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Iceton
(1813); Captain Robins (1845)
Rigging: Snow; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1812; partly fastened with copper
bolts (1813);
partly fastened with iron bolts
(1845)
Construction:
1805 in Sunderland; vessel lengthened in 1810; 6 12-pounds caronnade (1813);
major repairs in 1834
Owners: Richardson
(1813); Robins (1845)
Draught under load:
12 feet
Port of registry:
North Shields
Port of survey:
Exeter (1813); Newcastle (1845)
Voyage: sailed on
Coastal Trade (1813)
BLONDE - 1842-1849
Master: Captain Crawford
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1842 & 1845; sheathed in felt and
yellow metal in 1848
Tonnage: 604 tons
using old measurements and 676 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1841,
Montréal, using Oak, Elm & Tamarack; some repairs in 1843;
new keelson & repairs to damages in 1845; major repairs in 1846
Owners: Edmonston
Port of registry:
Montréal
Port of survey: Clyde
Voyage: sailed for
Jamaica (1842-43); Québec (1844-45); New Orleans (1846-47);
St. Vincent (1848-49)
BLOOMER - 1852
Master: Captain
C. Simonds
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1852
Tonnage: 780
tons using old measurements and 887 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1851 in Saint John, N.B., using Hackmatac, Birch, Pitch Pine & Oak
Owners: Gibbs
& Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Sydney
BLOOMFIELD - 1908
Code letters: RJQK
Official Number: 110344
Master: Captain J.
Lowe
Rigging: steel single
screw, 3 masts, steam tanker; 1 deck & Spar Deck; 14 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with electric light; cellular double bottom under engine & boilers
68 feet, 255 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 100 tons; Aft Peak Tank 32 tons
Tonnage: 4,455 tons
gross, 4,163 under deck and 2,869 net
Dimensions: 350 feet
long, 50.2 foot beam and holdds 22.5 feet deep; Poop 100 feet;
Bridge 32 feet; Forecastle 37 feet
Construction: 1899,
Tyne International Ship Building Co. Ltd. in Newcastle
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27, 45 & 74 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; 430 nominal horsepower; 3 single ended boilers; 9 ribbed
furnaces;
grate surface 209 sq. ft.; heating surface 6,900 sq. ft.; engine by North
East Marine
Engine Co. Ltd. in Newcastle
Owners: Hunting &
Son
Port of registry:
Newcastle
BLUE AND WHITE - 1875-1884
Code letters: NWMP
Official Number: 58803
Master: Captain J.
Bell (1875-82); Captain Smith (1883-84)
Rigging: Barquentine;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1875 & 1883; fastened with copper
bolts
Tonnage: 170 tons
gross, 163 under deck and 170 net
Dimensions: 102.6
feet long, 23.1 foot beam and holds 12.2 feet deep
Construction: 1875,
Kinloch in Kingston
Owners: J. Bell
Port of registry:
Dumfries (1875-82); Ayr (1883-84)
BLUEBELL - 1894
Code letters: LJNF
Official Number: 96256
Rigging: steel Barque;
1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 846 tons
gross, 801 under deck and 783 net
Dimensions: 195 feet
long, 32.3 foot beam and holds 19.1 feet deep; Quarter Deck 37 feet;
Forecastle 21 feet
Construction: 1889,
W. Pickersgill & Sons in Sunderland
Owners: J. Tedford
& Co.
Port of registry:
Belfast
(Sailed
from Poplar to Hamburg under the command of Captain W. Reid)
courtesy of Joyce Sweet
BLYTH – 1860-1870
Master: Captain E.
Coleman
Rigging: Snow; partly
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 166 tons
Dimensions: 83 feet
long, 21.1 foot beam and holds 13.1 feet deep
Construction: 1846
in Blyth; some repairs in 1855; repairs to damages in 1860; new keelson
in 1861
Owners: Bowman
Port of registry:
Blyth
Port of survey: Blyth
(1860-61); Cardiff (1862-70)
Voyage: sailed for
France (1860-61); Cadiz (1862-70)
BLYTHSWOOD - 1883/1893/1907-1909
Code letters: PBCM
Official Number: 72388
Master: Captain W.
Evans (1883); Captain B. Dixon (1893); Captain H. Johnson (1907-09)
Rigging: iron Ship;
2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,691 tons
gross, 1,500 under deck and 1,607 net
Dimensions: 259.8
feet long, 39 foot beamand holds 23.3 feet deep; Poop 52 feet; Forecastle
42 feet
Construction: 1875,
R. Duncan & Co. in Port Glasgow
Owners: R. Cutbert
& Co. (1883); McAdram, Mackellar & Co. (1893); C.E. de Wolf &
Co. (1907-09)
Port of registry:
Greenock
BOADICEA - 1847-1848
Master: Captain A.
McKey
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1846
Tonnage: 310 tons
using old measurements and 346 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1845
in Sunderland
Owners: J. Pollock
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Sydney
BOADICEA - 1879
Code letters: LFQD
Official Number: 65440
Master: Captain C.
Smith
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 2 deck & Spar Deck; 5 cemented bulkheads; double bottom
45 feet
Tonnage: 1,354 tons
gross, 1,348 under deck and 865 net
Dimensions: 240 feet
long, 30.7 foot beam and holds 17.5 feet deep
Construction: 1872,
Leslie in Newcastle
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 29 & 56 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 30 inches;
110 horsepower; engine by Maudslay, Sons & Fields in London
Owners: Adamson &
Short
Port of registry:
South Shields
BOANERGES - 1862
Master: Captain
J.C. Dunn
Rigging: Ship;
partly sheathed in felt and metal in 1857 & in yellow metal in 1862;
partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,237
tons
Construction:
1856 in New Brunswick
Owners: Horton
& Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Australia
BODRHYDDAM - 1860
Master: Captain Carmichael
Rigging: iron Barque;
2 bulkheads
Tonnage: 542 tons
Construction: 1858
in Hull
Owners: Cotesworth
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
South America
BOHEMIA - 1887
Master: Captain
Karlowa, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1877 and to the vessel in 1883
Rigging: iron
single screw Schooner
Tonnage: 3,410
tons gross, 2,526 under deck and 2,216 net
Dimensions:
351.1 feet long, 40.7 foot beam and holds 23 feet deep; Bridge Deck 84
feet long.
Construction:
A. & J. Inglis in Glasgow
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 40 & 77 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 54 inches; 360 horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Hamburg,
Amerikaansche Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft
Port of registry:
Hamburg
BOHEMIAN GIRL - 1857/1872
Code letters: MRNV
Official Number: 19349
Master: Captain
E. Hain (1857); Captain Short (1872)
Rigging: Schooner;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1853 & 1868
Tonnage: 125
tons (1857); 174 tons (1872)
Dimensions: 76 feet
long, 18.8 foot beam and holds 12.1 feet deep
Construction:
1843 in Waterford; repairs to damages in 1860;
vessel lengthened in 1864
Owners: Hain
& Son (1857); Fox & Co. (1872)
Port of registry:
St. Ives (1857); Plymouth (1872)
Port of survey:
Penzance (1857); Plymouth (1872)
Voyage: sailed
for the Meditarennean Sea (1857); Spain (1872)
BOLDERAA - 1865
Master: Captain Hindson
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer, rigged for sail; 4 bulkheads
Tonnage: 534 tons
using old measurements and 443 tons using new measurements
Dimensions: 187.4
feet long, 26.5 foot beam and holds 14 feet deep
Construction: 1858
in Hull
Propulsion: auxiliary
steam engine producing 70 horsepower
Owners: Norwood
Port of registry:
Hull
Port of survey: Hull
Voyage: sailed for
the Baltic Sea
BOLDON – 1860-1862
Master: Captain Hitchcock
(1860); Captain Powell (1861-62)
Rigging: Snow; fastened
with iron bolts
Tonnage: 206 tons
Construction: 1837
in Sunderland; new deck in 1849; new keelson in 1857; some repairs in 1857
& 1859
Owners: W. Moyse
Port of registry:
Lynn
Port of survey: Lynn
Voyage: sailed for
the Baltic (1861)
BOLIVAR - 1835
1)
Master:
Captain T. Ballard
Rigging:
Barque
Tonnage:
355 tons
Construction:
1826 on Prince Edward Island; some repairs in 1835
Owners:
A Carignan
Port
of registry: Waterford
Port
of survey: Waterford
Voyage:
sailed for Québec
2)
Master:
Captain H. Ganson
Rigging:
Brig; sheathed in copper in 1831
Tonnage:
224 tons
Construction:
1825 in Aberdeen
Owners:
Johnson
Port
of registry: Aberdeen
Port
of survey: Aberdeen
Voyage:
sailed for Québec
BOLIVIA - 1905
Code letters:
MPSW
Official Number: 68081
Master: Captain
G. Arnott, appointed to the vessel in 1901
Rigging: iron
single screw Barque; 2 decks & Awning Deck; 4 tiers of beams; 7 cemented
bulkheads
Tonnage: 3,999
tons gross, 2,956 under deck and 2,561 net
Dimensions:
400 feet long, 40 foot beam and holds 25.1 feet deep
Construction:
1873, R. Duncan & Co. in Port Glasgow
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27 1/2, 44 & 71 1/2 inches
diameter respectively;
stroke 54 inches; 376 nominal horsepower; new engine & boilers in 1891;
engine built by
D. & W. Henderson & Co. in Glasgow
Owners: Anchor
Line Ltd.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
BOLTON - 1840
Master: Captain
Robinson
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and copper in 1839
Tonnage: 541
tons
Construction:
1822 in Liverpool; new top side & major repairs in 1835; thorough repairs
in 1837
Owners: T.
Oldfield
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for New Zealand
BOMBAY - 1849/1851-1852
Rigging: Ship;
double sheathed in 1822; sheathed in yellow metal in 1848 & 1851;
partly fastened with iron bolts.
Master: Captain
Flamank
Tonnage: 1,280
tons
Construction:
1809 in Bombay, using Teak; some repairs in 1847.
Owners: D.
Dunbar
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Calcutta (1849);
Bombay (1851)
BOMBAY - 1863-1867
Master: Captain
G. Sellars
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1863; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 937
tons
Dimensions:
186 feet long, 33.4 foot beam and holds 20.9 feet deep
Construction:
1861, Vaux in Harwich
Owners: G.D.
Tyser
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for New Zealand (1863/1866)
BONA FIDE - 1859
Official Number:
22909
Master: Captain
E. Frank
Rigging: Brig;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1856; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 235
tons
Construction:
1846 in Whitby; some repairs in 1857
Owners: Smith
& Co.
Port of registry:
Whitby
Port of survey:
Whitby
Voyage: sailed
for Baltimore
BONAVISTA - 1897
Code letters:
JKMR
Official Number: 87966
Master: Captain
D.C. Fraser
Rigging: iron
single screw Schooner; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 cemented bulkheads;
double bottom, aft 72 feet, under engine & boilers 48 feet, 169 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 27 tons; Aft Peak Tank 9 tons
Tonnage: 1,306
tons gross, 1,092 under deck and 837 net
Dimensions:
240.4 feet long, 33.5 foot beam and holds 18.3 feet deep; Poop 52 feet;
Bridge 52 feet; Forecastle 26 feet
Construction:
1884, Wigham Richardson & Co. in Newcastle
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 cylinders of 31 & 62 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 42 inches; operating at 76 p.s.i.; 187 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
9 plain furnaces; grate surface 108 sq. ft.; heating surface 3,010 sq.
ft.; engine by the builders
Owners: Dominion
Coal Co. Ltd. (Kingman, Brown & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Montréal
BONDICAR - 1868-1871
Master: Captain
A. Dick (1868-70); Captain R. Miller (1871)
Rigging: Barque;
partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 357
tons
Dimensions:
104.6 feet long, 25.2 foot abeam and hodls 18.4 feet deep
Construction:
1849 in Blyth; major repairs in 1856; some repairs in 1862; repairs to
damages in 1868
Owners: Rochester
Port of registry:
Blyth
Port of survey:
Shields
Voyage: sailed
for the Baltic Sea
BONDICAR - 1916/1918
Code letters:
HQGC
Official Number: 129741
Master: 1916-17
Captain F. Gustafson, appointed to the ship in 1913
1917-18 Captain J. Glass, appointed to the ship in 1916
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 steel deck; 4 cemented bulkheads; cargo battens
not fitted;
cellular double bottom, aft 65 feet long, under engine & boilers 34
feet, forward 103 feet,
384 tons; Forward Peak Tank 36 tons; Aft Peak Tank 97 tons
Tonnage: 1,441
tons gross, 1,079 under deck and 804 net.
Dimensions:
240.3 feet long, 36.5 foot beam and holds 14.4 feet deep; Quarter Deck
123 feet long;
Bridge Deck 10 feet; Forecastle 22 feet.
Construction:
1910, J. Crown & Sons Ltd. in Sunderland
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders 18 1/2, 30 & 50 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 36 inches; 180 p.s.i.; 182 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers;
4 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 82 sq. ft.; heating surface 3,060
sq. ft.;
engine built by Richardson, Westgarth & Co. Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: Broomhill
Collieries Ltd. (H. Coates, manager)
Port of registry:
Newcastle
Port of survey:
Barry
BONN - 1895-1896
Code letters: QGCD
Master: Captain A.
Winckel
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; lower deck in forehold; 6 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with electric light; cellular double bottom, aft 104 feet, under
engine & boilers 54 feet,
forward 136 feet, 718 tons
Tonnage: 3,969 tons
gross, 3,200 under deck and 2,565 net
Dimensions: 355.1
feet long, 43.6 foot beam and holds 25.6 feet deep;
Poop & Bridge 218 feet; Forecastle 47 feet
Construction: 1895,
Germania-Werft in Kiel
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 26, 42 1/2 & 66 7/8 inches diameter
respectively; stroke 43 1/4 inches; 365 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended
and
1 double ended boilers; 12 ribbed furnaces; grate surface 207 sq. ft.;
heating surface
6,214 sq. ft.; engine by A.G. Germania in Berlin
Owners: Norddeutscher
Lloyd
Port of registry:
Bremen
BOOMERANG - 1856
Master: Captain J.
Brown
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal in 1855; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,540 old
tons and 1,824 new tons
Construction: 1853,
Québec, using Oak & Tamarack
Owners: Baines &
Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
ABANDONNED
BORDA - 1928
Code letters:
JFDV
Official Number: 135340
Rigging: steel
twin screws Schooner; 3 steel decks, Upper Deck sheathed in teak and 2nd
Deck sheathed
in wood; 7 bulkheads to Upper Deck and 1 bulkhead to 2nd Deck only; fitted
with electric light,
direction finder, wireless & refrigerating machinery; cellular
double bottom, aft 138 feet long,
forward 185 feet, 1,248 tons; Forward Peak Tank 115 tons; Aft Peak Tank
143 tons.
Tonnage: 11,199
tons gross, 9,282 under deck and 7,008 net
Dimensions:
500 feet long, 62.2 foot beam and holds 37.8 feet deep; Poop 21 feet long;
Bridge Deck 205 feet; Forecastle 82 feet.
Construction:
1914, Caird & Co. Ltd. In Greenock
Propulsion:
quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 23 /12, 34 1/2, 48 1/2 &
70 inches diameter
each pair; stroke 54 inches; operating at 215 p.s.i.; 1,200 nominal horsepower;
2 double and
2 singled ended boilers; 24 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 441sq. ft.;
heating surface
18,188 sq. ft.; forced draught; engine built by the builders
Owners: P &
O Steam Navigation Co.
Port of registry:
Greenock
Port of survey:
London
BORDER CHIEFTAIN - 1850
Master: Captain Newman
Rigging: Snow; partly
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 175 tons
Construction: 1835,
Sunderland; new deck in 1847
Owners: Collingwood
Port of registry:
Sunderland
Port of survey: Sunderland
Voyage: sailed for
Charentes
BORGHOLM - 1922
Code letters:
LONQ
Rigging: steel
single screw steamer; 1 deck; fitted with electric light
Tonnage: 1,561
tons gross, 1,349 under deck and 899 net
Dimensions:
255.8 feet long, 39.7 foot beam and holds 17 feet deep; Poop 41 tons;
House on deck 84 tons; Forecastle 27 tons
Construction:
1922, Akers. Mek. Verks. in Christiania
Owners: A/S
Borgå (Petter Olsen, manager)
Port of registry:
Christiania
BORGSTEN - 1964
Code letters: JXXI
Rigging: single screw
motor tanker; 1 deck; 36 tanks - capacity 3,735,420 liters; fitted with
direction finder,
echo sounding device, gyro-compass, position finding device, radar &
radiotelephony
Tonnage: 49,311 tons
gross, 33,510 tons net and 91,356 tons summer deadweight
Dimensions: 869ft.
6in. long, 121ft. 11in. beam and tanks 47ft. 3in. deep; Poop 134 feet;
Bridge 25 feet; Forecastle 94 feet
Construction: 1964,
J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. in Sunderland
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
single acting oil engine with 10 cylinders of 840 mm diameter each;
stroke 1,800 mm; 21,300 brake horsepower; engine by Harland & Wolff
in Belfast
Owners: A/S Ganger
Rolf, A/S Bonheur, A/S Borga, A/S Jelolinjen & Den Norske Middlehavslinje
A/S
(Fred Olsen & Co., manager)
Port of registry:
Oslo
BOSNIA - 1940
Code letters: GNSD
Official Number: 160388
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; 5 partly cemented bulkheads; cellular double bottom,
aft & under engine 94 feet, forward 139 feet; 526 tons; Forward Peak
Tank 43 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 23 tons
Tonnage: 2,407 tons
gross, 2,085 under deck and 1,207 net
Dimensions: 292.3
feet long, 45 foot beam and holds 20.3 feet deep; Bridge 129 feet; Forecastle
28 feet
Construction: 1928,
J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd., Sunderland
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 24, 40 & 66 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 45 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 403 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
8 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 155 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,944
sq. ft.;
engine by J. Dickinson & Sons Ltd., Sunderland
Owners: Cunard Steam
Ship Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
BOSTON - 1911
Official Number:
98585
Master: Captain
E. Kinney, appointed to the vessel in 1904
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 deck, Awning Deck & Shelter Deck; fitted with
electric light &
wireless; water ballast
Tonnage: 1,694
tons gross, 1,623 under deck and 734 net
Dimensions:
245 feet long, 36.1 foot beam and holds 20 feet deep
Construction:
1890, A. Stephen & Sons in Glasgow
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 34, 51 & 84 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 36 inches; 568 nominal horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Boston
& Yarmouth Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Owners: Yarmouth,
N.S.
BOTHNIA - 1879/1888
Code letters:
MVKQ
Official Number: 68094
Master: Captain Dutton
(1888)
Rigging: iron
single screw Barque
Tonnage: 4,535
tons gross, 4,531 under deck and 2,923 net
Dimensions:
422.3 feet long, 42.2 foot beam and holds 34.5 feet deep
Construction:
1874, J. & G. Thompson in Glasgow
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 cylinders of 60 & 104 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 54 inches;
operating at 65 p.s.i.; 600 horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Cunard
Steam Ships Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
BOUKADRA - 1913
Code letters: HRJF
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light;
cellular double
bottom, aft 113 feet, under engine 23 feet, forward 154 feet, 997 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 41 tons
Tonnage: 3,722 tons
gross, 3,424 under deck and 2,356 net
Dimensions: 350.1
feet long, 50.1 foot beam and holds 23.6 feet deep; Poop 29 feet; Bridge
67 feet; Forecastle 33 feet
Construction: 1910,
W. Gray & Co. Ltd. in West Hartlepool
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 24, 38 & 64 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 320 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 6 plain
furnaces;
grate surface 99 sq. ft.; heating surface 4,299 sq. ft.; engine by Central
Marine Engine Works
in West Hartlepool
Owners: La Tunisienne
Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (F.C. Strick & Co. Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
Swansea
BOURNEMOUTH - 1884
Official Number:
84506
Rigging: iron paddle
steam Schooner
Tonnage: 232 tons
gross, 226 under deck and 110 net
Dimensions: 190 feet
long, 21.2 foot beam and holds 8 feet deep
Construction: 1884,
Ramage & Ferguson in Leith
Propulsion: compound
diagonal engine with 2 cylinders of 30 & 58 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 60 inches; 240 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Bournemouth
Swanage & Poole Steam Packet Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Poole
BOUTRY - 1921
Code letters: KBQD
Official Number: 143295
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; 7 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with electric light & wireless; cellular double bottom 347 feet,
1,126 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 117 tons; Aft Peak Tank 178 tons
Tonnage: 5,182 tons
gross, 4,760 under deck and 3,192 net
Dimensions: 400 feet
long, 52.3 foot beam and holds 28.5 feet deep; Poop 49 feet;
Bridge Deck 113 feet; Forecastle 38 feet
Construction: 1919,
Irvine Ship Building & Dry Dock Co. Ltd. in West Hartlepool
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27, 44 & 73 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 517 nominal horsepower; 3 single
ended boilers;
9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 189 sq. ft.; heating surface 7,668
sq. ft.;
engine by Richardsons, Westgarth & Co. Ltd. in Hartlepool
Owners: African Steam
Ship Co. Ltd. (Elder, Dempster & Co. Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
London
BOVIC - 1908
Code letters: MRNJ
Official Number: 99430
Rigging: steel twin
screws, 4 masts, Schooner; 3 decks; fitted with electric light and
refrigerating machinery
Tonnage: 6,583 tons
gross, 6,271 under deck and 4,230 net
Dimensions: 470 feet
long, 53.1 foot beam and holds 23.9 feet deep
Construction: 1892,
Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 22 1/2, 36 1/2 & 60 inches diameter
each pair;
stroke 48 inches; 499 nominal horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Oceanic Steam
Navigation Co. Ltd. (Ismay, Imrie & Co.)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
BOWES - 1813/1816/1823/1832/1842
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain
S. Dixon (1813); Captain J. Hornby (1813); Captain D. Dougal (1816);
Captain W. Letham (1823); Captain Collins (1823); Captain M. Johnson (1832-42)
Rigging: Brig;
single deck with beams; sheathed in 1836
Tonnage: 265
tons using old measurements and 250 tons using new measurements
Construction: in
Workington; new top sides & major repairs in 1832; some repairs in
1836 & 1838
Owners: W.
Fell (1813-16); Boyle & Co. (1823); Holliday & Co. (1832-42)
Draught under load:
14 feet
Port of registry:
Workington
Port of survey:
Liverpool (1813-1816-1823); Dublin (1832); Workington (1842
Voyage: sailed
for Brazils (1813); Trinidad (1816); Miramichi (1823); North America (1842)
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain
S. Dixon (1813); Captain J. Hornby (1813-1816); Captain Dougal (1816);
Captain Leatham (1823); Captain Johnson (1832-42)
Rigging: Brig;
single deck with beams; sheathed in 1836
Tonnage: 265
tons using old measurements and 250 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1808
in Workington; new top sides & major repairs in 1832; some repairs
in 1836 & 1838
Owners: W.
Fell (1813); Moor & Co. (1816); Selby & Co. (1816); W. Boyle (1823);
Harding (1832); Holliday & Co. (1832-42)
Draught under load:
14 feet
Port of registry:
Workington
Port of survey:
London (1813); Liverpool (1813-1816-1823-1832); Workington (1832/42)
Voyages: sailed
for New Brunswick (1813); Trinidad (1813-1816); Miramichi (1823);
Newfoundland (1832); Belfast (1832); North America (1842)
BOYNES - 1878
Master: Captain J.
Kelly
Rigging: iron Ship;
2 decks; 2 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,403 tons
gross, 1,253 under deck and 1,338 net
Dimensions: 226.1
feet long, 37.1 foot beam and holds 22.3 feet deep; Poop 50 feet; Forecastle
38 feet
Construction: 1877,
Oswald in Southampton
Owners: J. Nourse
Port of registry:
London