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Carrier | Official Number
none
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The Carrier was a brig built by Daniel Brocklebank at Whitehaven
in 1795. She was sold by Brocklebank after two years, and in this time
made a voyage to Danzig under the command of Capt.Folder.
The Carrier was owned by Hayton & Co. in 1830 when she was
lost. Bound from Dublin under the command of Capt.Moore she was wrecked a little to the N of Ravenglass harbour on
the 25th February 1830. All seven crew survived, making the shore when the tide ebbed.
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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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Carrier
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1795
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127
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69.0
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20.8
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12.0
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2
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Sources :
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"From Cumberland to Cape
Horn" by D.Hollett.
- Jollie's Cumberland Guide & Directory, 1811: Carrier, brig, 127 tons, registered at Whitehaven, owned and commanded by Capt.T.Huddleston.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Underwriters' Green Book) 1830: Carrier, brig, 127 tons, built at Whitehaven, 34 years old, owned by Hayton & Co., master Capt.Cowman, voyage Whitehaven - Dublin.
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Wreck info from "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" Vol. 5 by Richard
& Bridget Larn, pub.Lloyd's Register, 2000, ISBN 1 900839 61 X.
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Wreck reported in Lloyd's List, 2nd March 1830 and in the Times newspaper, 4th March 1830, page 6 - Scipio
and Tolson wrecked same day.
- More detailed report of all the wrecks is in the Lancaster Gazette, Saturday, 6th March 1830 (citing the Cumberland Pacquet, 2nd March).