Black Eyed Susan
 Official Number
1399

The Black Eyed Susan was built at Maryport in 1833. She was registered at Liverpool from 1846, possibly earlier. She was described as a schooner in 1850 (see Source 1).

The  Black Eyed Susan was owned at Weymouth in 1857, then at Southampton and finally Bideford. She was wrecked at Scarborough in October 1880.

From Lloyds List, Friday 29th October, 1880, column 31 :

" Scarborough, Oct.28.- Black Eyed Susan, schooner, of Bideford, Pickard master, from Runcorn (salt for Newcastle) came ashore 10 o'clock opposite the Spa, sea washing over her. Crew landed by the National lifeboat; master has his leg broken."
Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Black Eyed Susan
1833
157
 82.4
19.1 
 12.9
2
 Woman bust
 Square
 

Sources :

  1. BoT Transcripts of Liverpool Shipping Register No.280 for 1850 (at Merseyside Maritime Museum).
  2. Lloyds Register of Shipping 1857 - vessel registered at Weymouth, owner J.Elliott.
  3. Lloyds Register of Shipping 1860 - vessel registered at Southampton, owner T.Kemp.
  4. Lloyds Register of Shipping 1877/8 - vessel registered at Bideford, owner R.Cocks.
  5. Lloyds Register of Shipping 1880/1 - vessel registered at Bideford, marked as "Lost".
  6. Clayton's Register of Shipping 1865 - vessel registered at Southampton, owner and master T.Kemp - shows build date incorrectly as 1853.
  7. 1857 Mercantile Navy List gives port of registry as Weymouth, official number and signal letters HJTF, tonnage 148
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