Richard Roper
 Official Number
13875

The schooner Richard Roper was launched in May 1851 from the Petty & Postlethwaite shipyard at Ulverston. Her original owners included both the principals of the shipyard, Richard Roper, Capt. William Rawcliffe and Capt. Isaac Myers, all natives of Ulverston. Capt. Rawcliffe himself had command of the vessel  early in her career, as can be seen from the 1852 crew list and the newspaper report included with the history of the James & Agnes.

From crew lists (see Source 1) her voyages and crew  in 1852 were listed as follows :

Voyages (ports mentioned):
First half-year: Barrow, Newport, Liverpool, Lancaster, Dublin, Runcorn, Cardiff
Second half-year: Cardiff, Liverpool, Ulverston, Glasgow, Barrow, Newport, Londonderry

Crew during the year 1852:

William Rawcliff,  age / birthplace not stated, ticket no. 52350, Master
William Seatle Rawcliff age 21, born Ulverston, ticket no. 131903, Mate
George Ullock,  age 26, born Ulverston, ticket no. 89610, Seaman
John Holme,  age not stated, born Ulverston, ticket no. 152022, Apprentice
   (joined this vessel 7th November 1848)
Henry Fisher, age not stated, born Ulverston, ticket no. 535924, Apprentice
   (joined this vessel 3rd May 1852)

A record of the cargo of the Richard Roper in July 1855 showed that she had carried a timber cargo.

The Richard Roper was registered at Glasgow when she was lost off Peterhead on the 13th March 1886. She had been on passage from Newcastle to Thurso with coal.
 
Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn.
Richard Roper 1851  87 74/3500       2       

Sources :

  1. Crew lists, Lancaster, 1852,  Public Record Office, Kew, ref. BT98/2981 - research by Philip Holmes
  2. Lancaster Shipping Register.
  3. Report of loss in "The Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" by  Richard and Bridget Larn.
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