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Clementson | Official Number
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The Clementson was a brig built at Whitehaven by William Bowes
& Son and launched on the 17th January 1804. She seems to have been owned by Capt.J.Peele throughout her life.
The Clementson, Capt.Peele, was bound from Pictou for the Clyde
with a timber cargo when she was lost on the island of Colonsay on the 28th or 29th December,
1812. The crew were saved.
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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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Clementson
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1804
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182
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2
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Sources :
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"Shipbuilding in Whitehaven - A Checklist" by Harry Fancy, Whitehaven Museum
(1984).
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Underwriters' Green Book) 1804-5: Clementson ,
brig, 182 tons, built at Whitehaven, 1 year old, master Capt.J.Peel,
owned by the captain and others, voyage Dublin - Whitehaven.
- Jollie's Cumberland Guide and Directory, 1811 - vessel registered
at Whitehaven, brig, 182 tons, owner named as J.Peele (her master) and
others.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Shipowners' Red Book) 1811-12: Clementson,
brig, 182 tons, built at Whitehaven in 1804, master Capt.J.Peele,
owned by the captain and others, voyage Waterford - Quebec.
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Wreck info from "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" Vol. 4 by Richard
& Bridget Larn, pub.Lloyd's Register (1998) ISBN 1 900839 01 6 (citing
information from Lloyd's List, 8th January 1813).
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Wreck reported in the Caledonian Mercury newspaper, Monday, 11th January, 1813.
- Wreck details also listed on the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland website, citing from Lloyd's List and "Off Scotland" by I.G.Whittaker.