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Flimby | Official Number
44387
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The Flimby was a brigantine built at Maryport by the Wood
family, and was
the last vessel built at this shipyard. She was launched on the 29th
September 1862. She was owned by Robert Welsh, of Flimby, in her early
years, and was registered at Maryport throughout her life.
The Flimby was wrecked on Barnstaple Bar, Devon, in a NW
Force 10 storm, on the 11th Sept 1903. She was bound from Glasgow for
Teignmouth with a coal cargo, under the command of Capt.
A.Farquharson. He and the other four crew were rescued. The vessel was
owned by J.Irwin, of Dublin, at the time of the wreck, and was
described as a 119 ton wooden brigantine.
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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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Flimby
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1862
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2
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A1 9 years, Special Survey
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Sources :
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"Shipbuilding at Maryport - A Checklist", published in 1989 by the Friends
of Whitehaven Museum.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1862-3 (Supplement): Flimby,
brigantine, 149 tons, built by Wood at Maryport in July 1862,
registered at Maryport, owned by E.Wilkinson, commanded by
Capt.J.Wilkinson.
- Clayton's Register of Shipping 1865: Flimby, brigantine, 149 tons, built
in 1862, classed 9 years A1, registered at Maryport, owned by Robert Welsh, of Flimby, Maryport, and commanded by Capt.J.Moar.
- Mercantile Navy List 1880: Flimby, brigantine, 149 tons,
built at Maryport in 1862, official number 44387, signal letters, TSWC,
registered at Maryport, owned by Robert Welsh, of Flimby, Maryport.
- Mercantile Navy List 1899: Flimby, brigantine, 119 tons, built
at Maryport in 1862, official number 44387, signal letters, TSWC,
registered at Maryport, managing owner John Irwin, of Upper Abbey Street, Dublin.
- Wreck
Reports 1903-4 (Parliamentary Papers).