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Countess of Lonsdale | Official Number
74753
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The Countess of Lonsdale was a wooden three-masted schooner built
by William Thomas at Millom. She took over 4½ years to build
and was launched on the 27th September 1878. She was initially managed
by William Postlethwaite, but in 1880 he sold his shares to William Thomas,
and the
Countess of Lonsdale joined Thomas's Amlwch-based
fleet. Her first master was Capt.Lewis Hughes of Amlwch, and he stayed
with her for most of her life.
The Countess of Lonsdale participated in the Spanish ore
trade,
but also sailed to the Caribbean, carrying a crew of six or seven.
Capt.Hughes left her and Capt.Robert Roberts took command in January
1890.
Leaving Runcorn on the 12th April 1890, the Countess of Lonsdale
was run down by the steamship Sherbro. The schooner foundered about
three miles from the North West light, but her crew were all saved.
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Name
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Year Built
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Gross Tons
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Length (feet)
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Breadth (feet)
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Depth (feet)
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Masts
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Figurehead
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Stern
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Lloyd's Classn.
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Countess of Lonsdale
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1878
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199.17
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113.5
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25.3
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12.6
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3
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12 years A1
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Sources :
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"Hugh Jones, Shipbuilder, Millom" by Trevor Morgan in Maritime Wales, (1983)
pp.69-95.
- Mercantile Navy List 1880: Countess of Lonsdale, schooner, 183 tons, built at Duddon in 1879, official number 74753, registered at Whitehaven, owned by William Postlethwaite, of Millom.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1880-1: Countess of Lonsdale,
three-masted schooner, 199 grt, 183 nrt, built by Thomas at Duddon in
September 1878, official number 74753, registered at Whitehaven, owned
by W.Thomas & W.Postlethwaite, master Capt.L.Hughes.
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Wreck described in "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" Vol. 5 by
Richard & Bridget Larn, pub.Lloyd's Register (2000) ISBN 1 900839 61
X. States that the vessel was carrying a coal cargo from Runcorn to Bangor,
was still owned by Wm.Thomas and that the crew numbered five.