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Harrison & Tomb | Official Number
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The Harrison & Tomb was a brig built by Thomas Wood at Maryport
in 1796. She was employed in the timber trade between Cumberland
and Quebec.
The Lancaster Gazette, Saturday, 30th June 1832;
" The Harrison & Tomb, of Maryport,
which sailed from Quebec last November, was wrecked near Magdalen
Island a few days after sailing from that port. Two or three of the
crew perished, and the rest returned to Quebec."
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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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Harrison & Tomb
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1796
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188
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2
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Sources :
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"Ships of West Cumberland" by Desmond G.Sythes (first published 1969, republished
by The Friends of Whitehaven Museum, 1992).
- Jollie's Cumberland Guide & Directory, 1811: Harrison & Tomb, brig, 188 tons, owned and commanded by Capt.H.Harrison, belonging to Maryport.
- Lloyd's
Register of Shipping (Underwriters' Green Book) 1827: Harrison & Tomb, brig, 188
tons, 31 years old, owned by Bell & Co., master Capt.J.Jackson,
voyage Maryport - Miramichi.
- Other newspaper reports name the master as Thompson, state that the wreck occured on the 6th
December 1831, and that only the mate was lost. The Magdalen Islands
are in the Gulf or St.Lawrence.