Braganza

Official Number 1439

The Braganza was a full-rigged ship built at Whitehaven by Lumley Kennedy & Co., launched on the 24th February 1851. She was registered at Liverpool and seems to have worked mainly in the trade to South America. By 1868 she had been reduced to barque rig and was owned by Capt.Shilston, of Plymouth.

Sources :

1. "Shipbuilding in Whitehaven - A Checklist" by Harry Fancy, Whitehaven Museum (1984).
2. BoT Transcript of Liverpool Shipping Register (No.148 for 1851) at Merseyside Maritime Museum.
3. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1854-5: Braganza, ship, 398 tons nm, yellow-metalled in 1851, owned by Nicholson, registered at Liverpool, master Capt.Cumming, voyage Whitehaven - Bahia.
4. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1864-5: Braganza, ship, 398 tons nm, yellow-metalled in 1861, owned by Nicholson, registered at Liverpool, master Capt.P.McCreadie, voyage Liverpool - South America.
5. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1868-9: Braganza, barque, 398 tons nm, owned by Clark, registered at Liverpool, master Capt.J.Shilston, voyage Liverpool - Singapore.
6. Mercantile Navy List 1870: Braganza, 399 tons, official number 1439, signal  letters HJWT, registered at Liverpool, owned by J.P.Shilston, of Plymouth,

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