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Official Number
54534 |
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Official Number
54534 |
The Bessie Whineray (sometimes written as Bessy, or as Whinneray) was a brigantine built by John Wilson at Canal Foot, Ulverston. She was launched in October 1865, and was owned by Whineray & Co. of Ulverston, master Capt. P.Hodgson (from Source 1).
According to Alan Lockett (see Source 2) the Bessie Whineray was reputed to have been a very fast sailer, and in 1866 had claimed a record passage from the Clyde to St.Petersburg.
From the Times newspaper, Monday, 24th February, 1873; page 5 :
PERILS AT SEA.- Information has been received at Barrow-in-Furness of the arrival at Milford of the schooner Bessie Whineray, of Ulverston, which vessel had been given up for lost. She has encountered fearful weather, and is almost a total wreck. Off Lisbon, on the 20th ult., a fearful sea struck her, throwing her on her beam ends and shifting her cargo. On the 2d inst. she was struck several times by heavy seas, and in the end rendered unmanageable. The sufferings of the crew have been terrible, as the after-part of the vessel was completely swamped, and the forecastle was the only place where anything like shelter could be obtained.The Bessie Whineray was registered at Maryport in 1899, when she was lost. The brigantine was sailing from London to West Hartlepool with a cargo of iron ore when she foundered 15 miles East of Spurn Head lightship on the 4th August 1899. The vessel was under the command of Capt. JH Cummins and 5 of the 8 crew were lost.
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