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Official Number
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Official Number
1160 |
The Town of Preston was a schooner built in 1846 at Glasson Dock, Lancaster. In 1865 she was owned in Preston by her master, Capt.H.Young.
The Fleetwood Maritime Museum has a ledger and the day book from the same period from the Rawstrone's shipyard at Freckleton. The first vessel mentioned is the Town of Preston, schooner, account settled by Mr.Jackson and Co. on 10th Oct 1870. Work included £132.14.6 on smithwork There were three other schooners mentioned, the Lilla, Spencer and Jane (see Source 4).
The registry of the Town of Preston was transferred from Preston
to Wigtown in April 1870. In 1882 her registry at Wigtown was renewed,
the vessel's owner being named at that time as Anthony Findlay, Master
Mariner, of Port William. The schooner was stranded on the Jura side of
the Islay Sound in 1884 and remained there, the registration being closed
in February 1887.
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