Agnes

Official Number
none

The Agnes was a fishing sloop, built in 1879 and owned at the time of her loss by R.Kendall, of Maryport. The Agnes was lost with her two man crew in a force 9 Northerly gale on the 1st May 1888, foundering in the Solway Firth whilst fishing. The drowned men were the master, R.Kendall, and Thomas Armstrong.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Agnes
1879
3
 
 
 
1 
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles, Vol.4 (Scotland)" by Richard & Bridget Larn, quoting from Board of Trade Wreck Returns 1888, Appendix C, Table 1- information from David Hepper.
  2. Family history information from Jane Woodall - from the death certificate of her great-grandfather, Thomas Armstrong.