Excel

Official Number
21092

The Excel was a brigantine built by Lumley Kennedy & Co. at Whitehaven in 1859.

The Excel was wrecked on Harry Furlong's rocks, Cemlyn Point. Anglesey, on the evening of 14th February 1892. She was carrying a cargo of clay pipes from Teignmouth to Weston Point, under the command of her owner, Capt. T.Curran of Portaferry, Co.Down, and with four other crew, all of whom survived. The lifeboat was launched to aid the vessel, but her crew were unable to make way against the heavy seas, and eventually rowed back to the shore. The Cemaes lifesaving crew had also been called out, and were able to haul the crew to safety.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Excel
1859
 125
    
 
 2
 
 
9 years A1 

Sources :

  1. "Shipbuilding in Whitehaven - A Checklist" by Harry Fancy, Whitehaven Museum (1984)
  2. Clayton's Register of Shipping 1865: Excel, brigantine, 125 tons, built 1859, classed A1 for 9 years, owned by Thomas Kelly, registered at Whitehaven, master Capt.Lister.
  3. Mercantile Navy List 1880: Excel, brigantine, 100 tons, official number 21092, signal letters NDVC, built at Whitehaven in 1859, registered at Whitehaven, owned by William Russell Kelly, of Whitehaven.
  4. 'The Shipwreck Index of the British Isles' Vol.5 (West Coast of England and Wales) by Bridget & Richard Larn, published by Lloyd's Register (2000) ISBN 1 900839 61 X.
  5. "Wreck & Rescue on the Coast of Wales: Volume 2- The story of the North Wales Lifeboats" by Henry Parry.