Natal

 Official Number
1119

The Natal was a barque built at the Bath shipyard at Douglas, Isle of Man, launched on the 24th February 1849. She was owned by James Atkin, of Liverpool (56 shares), who owned the Bath shipyard, and John Winram, the shipbuilder there (8 shares). Her first master was Augustus Bergho.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Natal
1849
196 
 
 
 
3
 
 
9A1 

Sources :

  1. BoT Transcript of the Liverpool Shipping Register (No.362 for 1851) at Merseyside Maritime Museum.
  2. Mercantile Navy List 1857 gives official number, signal letters HGQN, vessel registered at Liverpool, 196 tons.
  3. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1857-8: Natal, brig, 218 tons, registered Liverpool, owned J.Aikin, master Bergh. Did not appear in Lloyd's Register after this date.
  4. Mercantile Navy List 1860 - same details as 1857 edition.