Harrison & Tomb
 Official Number
none

The Harrison & Tomb was a brig built by Thomas Wood at Maryport in 1796. In the 1820's she was employed in the timber trade between Cumberland and Quebec.

From "The Times" newspaper, Friday, 21st December, 1827, page 3 :

SHIP NEWS : The Harrison & Tomb, from Richebuto and Belfast to Maryport, was driven on shore near Mowbray on the 15th inst., but is expected to be got off when the weather moderates.
From "The Times" newspaper, Saturday, 23rd June, 1832, page 4 :
SHIP NEWS : The Margaret Pollock, from Miramichi to the Clyde, and the Harrison & Tomb, from Quebec to Maryport, were totally lost on the Magdalen Islands, on the 6th of December.
Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Harrison & Tomb
1796
188
 
 
 
2
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Ships of West Cumberland" by Desmond G.Sythes (first published 1969, republished by The Friends of Whitehaven Museum, 1992) - information from Sheila Cartwright.
  2. The Magdalen Islands are in the Gulf or St.Lawrence. Richebucto is a port in New Brunswick, Canada.
Main Site Page
Maritime History Contents
Index of Maryport Sailing Ships