Britannia

Official Number 17295

The Britannia was a single-masted flat built at Britannia Bridge, Anglesey in 1847. She was owned by Barrow's James Fisher from March 1852 until her loss.

The Britannia was lost off North Wharf, Fleetwood in a N force10 gale on the 31st October 1861, carrying coal.
 

Name	Year Built	Gross Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Masts	Figurehead	Stern	Lloyd's Classn.
Britannia	1847					1

Sources :

1. Research by Derek Blackhurst
2. Loss reported in "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" Vol. 5 by Richard and Bridget Larn, citing BoT Wreck Returns. States that the vessel was a sloop, and was lost with two lives despite attendance of the Fleetwood lifeboat. Date given as 2nd Nov. 1861.