Jilt

 Official Number
29601

The Jilt was a schooner built by Edgar at Port St.Mary, Isle of Man in July 1861. She was initially owned by Thomas Qualtrough, harbour master at Port St.Mary. She was engaged in foreign trade during her early career.

In November 1894 the Jilt, bound from Glasgow for Castlehaven with a coal cargo, Capt.E.Mylchreest, was stranded on Arklow Bank, her crew of four abandoning the vessel in their own boat and making the safety of Wicklow harbour. The schooner floated the following day, and was salvaged and brought into Wicklow harbour by local men.

Name
Year Built
Net Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Jilt
1861
79
 79.5
 18.8
10.3
 2
 
 
4 years A1 

Sources :

  1. There is a painting of the Jilt in "Marine Art & Ulster" by A.S.Davidson (2005).
  2. The Manx National Heritage Library has crew lists for Jilt from 1863 to 1908.
  3. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1862-3 (Supplement): Jilt, schooner, 94 tons,  master W.Duke, voyage Whitehaven to Black Sea.
  4. Clayton's Register of Shipping 1865: Jilt, schooner, 94 tons, built 1861, classed 4 years A1, owned by T.Qualtrough, harbour master at Port St.Mary's, registered at Castletown, Isle of Man, master Capt.Duke.
  5. Mercantile Navy List 1867: Jilt, 94 tons, official no.29601, signal letters QGJK, registered at Douglas, owed by Thomas Qualtrough, of Maryport (sic, probably an error).
  6. Stranding at Wicklow reported in the Isle of Man Times, Saturday, 24th November and 4th December 1894.