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Official Number
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Official Number
8686 |
The Diadem was a wooden schooner built at Whitehaven in 1839. In 1840 her master was named as Benjamin Ellwood (see Source1).
From the Cumberland Pacquet and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser newspaper, Tuesday, 15th January 1861, page 4 :
" COLLISION AT SEAS AND GALLANT CONDUCT OF A WHITEHAVEN CAPTAIN.- When off the Mull of Galloway, on the voyage from Belfast, a few days ago, the schooner Diadem, Capt.Connor, of this port, was run into by the Caledonia, of Preston, and in the collision had her rails, stanchions, top-stroke, &c., carried away. In the confusion which followed the crew of the Diadem got on board the Caledonia, and when the two vessels parted, Capt.Connor found that he was the only man on board his vessel. He at once made an examination, and finding that his craft was not so seriously damaged as was at first feared, hailed his crew, and requested them to go on board the vessel again. They declined to do so, and the captain was thus left alone in the schooner. Nothing daunted, however, he took steps for bringing his vessel into our port; and, in spite of head and contrary winds during three days and two nights, he succeeded in bringing the Diadem into port last Tuesday. The captain's pluck, and single-handed skill in accomplishing this extraordinary feat have earned for him great praise amongst all classes of persons. The Diadem is a schooner of 86 tons register. The Caledonia, which lost her bowsprit, has since arrived at Belfast; and the crew of the other vessel have since arrived in this port."
The Diadem was wrecked 1.5 miles W of Peel on the Isle of
Man on the 9th October 1883. She had been travelling from Drogheda to Harrington
in ballast. At the time of the wreck she was owned by H.McKee, Quoile,
Co.Down, and was still registered at Whitehaven. The four crew survived.
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