Palmyra

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The Palmyra was a barque built on the Isle of Man in 1837. She was initially registered  in Liverpool, and was commanded by Capt.J.Croal.  She spent her whole career in the trade to the Caribbean. She was bought by Capt.Croal in about 1853 and continued in the same trade, though her port of registry was transferred to London. The Palmyra, Capt.Croal, from Demerara for London, was abandoned on the 8th January 1856. The crew were taken off by the Alma, bound from Trinidad for Liverpool, and landed at Liverpool on the 25th January.

Name	Year Built	Gross Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Masts	Figurehead	Stern	Lloyd's Classn.
Palmyra	1837	390 om, 415 nm				3			7 years A1

Sources :

1. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1838-9: Palmyra, barque, built Isle of Man 1837, 390 tons om, 415nm, owner G.Booker, registered at Liverpool, master Capt J.Croal, voyage Liverpool - Demerara, classed 7A1.
2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1850-1: barque, owner Booker & Co., registered at Liverpool, Capt.Croal, voyage London - West Indies.
3. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1853-4:  as 1850, but owner named as Croal and port of registry is given as London.
   
4. Loss reported in the Daily News, Saturday, 26th January 1856.