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Ituna | Official Number
24875 |
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Ituna | Official Number
24875 |
The Cumberland Pacquet, Tuesday, 18th November 1834;
" On Tuesday afternoon last, a very handsome brig of 221 tons
per register, was launched from the building yard of Messrs.Brocklebank,
at this port. She was built for Mr.Anthony Bell, grocer, Lowther Street,
and upon leaving the stocks was named Ituna, which is the ancient
designation of the river Eden, in this county. This, we believe, will be
the last vessel launched at this port in the present year, and much and
deservedly as previous vessels have been commended for the excellence of
their model and superiority of material and finish, we may safely afirm
of the Ituna, that she yields to none of them in those essentials."
The Ituna was a brig built by Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank at
Bransty, Whitehaven, launched on the 11th November 1834.
The Ituna was owned by Anthony Bell in 1840, and her master was Capt.Abraham Sanderson. In the 1840's Capt.Sanderson took the brig to Australia & New Zealand. In 1865 the Ituna was owned by Thomas Kelly, of Whitehaven, and her master was Capt.Warey. She was registered at Whitehaven throughout these years.
The Ituna was abandoned on the 25th January 1874 at 43N, 41W, having become leaky on a voyage from Doboy, USA, to Whitehaven with a cargo of pitchpine timber. The crew were saved and landed at Liverpool. A Board of Trade Inquiry into the loss was held at Whitehaven in March 1874. The certificate of the master, Capt.James Smith, was suspended for 3 months because he was judged to have been at fault in allowing a deckload of pitchpine timber to have been loaded after the vessel had earlier stranded, without properly subsequently examining the vessel.
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