| The schooner Coniston was built at the
Ulverston shipyard of William & John White. She was launched in 1874
and was owned by the Duddon Shipping Association for her whole life, until
her loss in 1917.
The Coniston was berthed at Saltney on Census night in April
1881, and her crew were listed as follows:
| Solomon Durham |
M |
36 |
Preston, Lancashire, England |
Mate |
| Samuel Hocking |
U |
23 |
St. Just, Cornwall, England |
AB |
The Coniston was an ore trader, exporting iron ore from the Hodbarrow
mines, and she was lost in sight of her home port. Homeward bound from
Wicklow with a cargo of pit props, and coming in against a strong head
wind, the Coniston hit the Duddon Bar and capsized on Sunday, 2nd
September 1917. There were five people aboard, all natives of Co. Wicklow,
and they all drowned. The master was Capt. William Dunne, who was taking
over command from his father, who was also aboard on his last voyage before
retirement. Also aboard was the master's sister and a cousin, and another
crewman. |
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