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Ursula | Official Number
1102 |
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Ursula | Official Number
1102 |
The Cumberland Pacquet and Ware’s Whitehaven Advertiser, Tuesday,
1st February 1842, page 3;
" A very splendid new vessel, ship-rigged, was launched on
Saturday last from the old-established building yard of Messrs.K.Wood and
Sons, Maryport, called the Ursula. She is 410 tons old, and 487
tons new register measurement, thoroughly copper-fastened and coppered
to the bends; stands 12 years A1 at Lloyd’s, has a full poop and topgallant
forecastle, is constructed in a manner to ensure quick sailing with great
stowing qualities; and bound throughout with Fell’s Patent Binding. – This
is the fourth large vessel which Messrs.K.Wood and Sons have built for
Messrs.John Archer and Co., of Liverpool. – On the evening of the day of
the launch upwards of one hundred of Messrs.Woods’ workmen were treated
to a substantial supper and ale.”
The three previous vessels built at Maryport for John Archer & Co. were the Archer, the Pandora and the Martha. Subsequently the company also bought the Elizabeth Archer and the John Wood from the same shipyard.
The Ursula was registered at Liverpool and spent her early years in the trade to India. She was eventiually bought by Lowther & Co. and was abandoned on the 18th April 1859 at lat.43N, long.47W on a voyage from Liverpool to Halifax with a salt cargo. The crew were taken off by the Prussian barque Carl, Hull for New York. At the time of loss the Ursula was described as a barque.
The New York Times, Wednesday 11th May 1859, Marine Intelligence, page 8;
" Arrived, brig Carl, (Prussia), Evert, Hull, England .... April 18 , lat.42, long.47, spoke British bark Ursula,
Murphy, of and from Liverpool for Halifax, 24 days out, full of water.
Took from her Captain, mate and crew, 16 in number. 1st inst., lat.42,
lon.63.30, spoke ship A.M.Mills, from Falmouth for New York, and transferred to her the captain, third officer and three boys, of the Ursula, retaining the remainder of the crew and bringing them to this port. While boarding the Ursula, the Carl came
in collision, and had her bulwarks and rail stove, started the vessel
leaking, carried away fore and main topmast backstays, foretopsail,
split foresail, and received other damage. Mr.John Sheridan, first
officer of the Ursula, reports: Sailed from Liverpool March 15,
with a cargo of salt, bound for Halifax. Had good weather until 8th
April when, in lat.52., lon.18, took a heavy gale from W., which
started the vessel leaking, and on the 17th took another gale from the
same quarter, which opened the vessel more, when she leaked so badly as
to compel hands to keep at the pumps night and day. The pumps finally
became choked and were useless. Then commenced throwing overboard the
cargo, in order to lessen the leak, but it was to no purpose. At 7
A.M., of the 18th, saw a brig to leeward, bearing down, which proved to
be the Prussian brig Carl, Capt.Evert, from Hull for New York,
who lay by us 12 hours, and succeeded in rescuing all from the wreck.
At 6 P.M., all hands were safely on board the Carl, and the Ursula was settling fast. The Ursula was built at Maryport, and was 16 years old."
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