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Fletcher | Official Number
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The Fletcher was a full-rigged ship built at Maryport by John
Peat & Co., launched in May 1810. She was owned by Fletcher
& Co. and was a licensed East India ship in her early years. In May
1833 the Fletcher, by now reduced to barque rig, was lost off the
island of Santo Domingo. Her crew survived and returned safely to Maryport.
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Name
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Year Built
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Gross Tons
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Length (feet)
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Breadth (feet)
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Depth (feet)
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Masts
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Figurehead
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Stern
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Lloyd's Classn.
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Fletcher
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1810
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343
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3
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Sources :
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"Shipbuilding at Maryport - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, published by the
Friends of Whitehaven Museum, 1989.
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From "Ships of the East India Company" by Rowan Hackman, World Ship Society,
2001.
- Jollie's Cumberland Guide & Directory 1811: Fletcher, ship, 343 tons, commanded by Captain W.Fletcher, owner by Fletcher & Co., belonging to the port of Maryport.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Underwriters' Green Book) 1833: Fletcher,
ship, 350 tons, built at Maryport, 23 years old, owned by Fletcher
& Co., master Capt.Le Mesurier, voyage Liverpool - Africa.