Lanercost

Official Number ?????

From the Cumberland Pacquet and Ware’s Whitehaven Advertiser, Tuesday, 1st February 1842, page 3:

“ On Saturday last, a very handsome new barque, of 297 tons old measurement, and 318 new, was launched from the building yard of Messrs.T.and J.Brocklebank, at this port, and named the Lanercost, after the celebrated Cumberland-bred race-horse. The Lanercost is a splendid vessel, copper-fastened and coppered to the bends, and finished in all respects in a manner worthy of the high reputation her builders have so long enjoyed. Her stern and head-rails contain numerous sporting emblems, grouped with good taste, and executed in a most masterly manner by Mr.Askew, jun., of this town. The Lanercost is destined we believe for the southern trade under the command of Captain Adamson, late of the London, belonging the same ownery, and is destined, we would gladly hope, to enjoy as glorious, honourable, and successful a career as that which has marked the upward progress of the splendid animal after which she is named.”

NB. Another Cumberland vessel of the same name, Lanercost, was built at Harrington.
 

Sources :

1. "From Cumberland to Cape Horn" by D.Hollett.
2. Mystic Seaport Library Ship Register Search has shipping register details from 1870 to 1875.
3. American Lloyd's Register of American and Foreign Shipping, 1873 - owner named as Chas.Ralph, master as Capt.H.R.Ralph, vessel registered at Liverpool.