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Dora | Official Number
17246 |
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Dora | Official Number
17246 |
The Dora was a schooner built at Ulverston in 1834.
In 1852 the Dora visited Barrow, Newport, Liverpool, Cardiff, Oban, Lancaster, Chepstow, Newport, Liverpool and Glasgow. Her crew were Capt. James Stones (age 38, born Ulverston, master), John Bispham (age 27, born Ulverston, mate) and Thomas Seward (age 23, born Ulverston, ticket no. 131932, seaman).
The Dora was lost off Holyhead on the 2nd May 1862.
Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser, 8th May 1862;
" SHIPWRECK - We are sorry to have to announce the total wreck
of the schooner Dora, the property of Captain J.H.Holmes of this
town. It appears that she was bound from Cardiff to Liverpool with a cargo
of coals and Captain Holmes being taken ill was left at Cardiff and the
vessel given in charge of four men to sail her to Liverpool. On nearing
Holyhead, on Thursday afternoon last, by some unaccounted for means, she
drifted on the rocks at "Skerry Platters" and became much damaged.
The crew of the steam-tug Universe seeing her position, boarded
her, and cut away her sails, two or three of which were got safely away,
they then got the ship's papers and other articles out of the cabin, but
in consequence of the tide making they were unable to get anything more
away. Soon after the vessel floated off into deep water and sunk, and has
now become a total wreck, crew saved. We are sorry to hear that she was
not insured, as the loss will be severely felt by her owner, who had but
recently purchased her and laid a considerable sum of money out in repairing
her."
| Name | Year Built | Net Tons | Length (feet) | Breadth (feet) | Depth (feet) | Masts | Figurehead | Stern | Lloyd's Classn. |
| Dora | 1834 | 64 1142/3500 | 2 |
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