Brunskill

Official Number
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The Brunskill was a full-rigged ship built at Whitehaven by William Bowes & Son, and launched on the 8th March 1796. She was lost off Cape Hatteras in 1802, bound from Whitehaven to Virginia under the command of Capt.Bacon.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Brunskill
1796
233
 
 
 
3 
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Shipbuilding in Whitehaven - A Checklist" by Harry Fancy, Whitehaven Museum (1984).
  2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Shipowners' Green Book) 1802 - Brunskill, ship, 233 tons, commanded by Capt.J.Hodgson, owned by Capt.& Co., voyage Liverpool-Quebec.
  3. Lloyd's List, 16th April 1802: “The Brunskill, Bacon, from Whitehaven to Virginia, is lost off Cape Halleras (sic) – crew saved.”