Brambletye

Official Number
73627

The Brambletye was an iron full-rigged ship built by the Barrow Shipbuilding Company. She was launched on the 28th January 1876 for W.R.Price & Co.

The Brambletye was scrapped in 1909.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Brambletye
1876
1544 
241.8
39.2
23.1
3
 
 
100 years A1, Special Survey. 

Sources :

  1. "Portrait of a Shipbuilder: Barrow-Built Vessels since 1873", ed. Nigel Harris ISBN 0 947971 32 7 (published 1989).
  2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1878-9: Brambletye, iron ship, 1544 grt, official no.73627, owned by W.R.Price, registered at London, master Capt.J.Gibbs.
  3. There are many photographs and newspaper reports available through the National Library of Australia website.
  4. Record of American and Foreign Shipping, 1895:  names owner as J.Hardie & Co. of Glasgow, master as Capt.D.K.Dick.