James Davidson

Official Number
47790
James Davidson half-model, courtesy of Bob and Joe Dalrymple

The James Davidson was a barquentine built at the Shepherd and Leech shipyard at Whitehaven, launched on the 24th April 1865. She was owned in Whitehaven throughout her career, which lasted until about 1888, after which she was broken-up.
 
Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
James Davidson
1865
217 
107.1 
23.2 
14.0 
3 
 
 
9 years A1, Special Survey 

Sources :

  1. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1865-6 (Supplement): James Davidson, wooden barquentine, 217 tons, classed 9 years A1, built by Shepherd at Whitehaven in April 1865, owned by Davidson & Co., registered at Whitehaven, master Capt.J.Campbell, voyage Whitehaven - Pomaron.
  2. CLIP website states there are archived crew lists for this vessel for the years 1866 to 1887.
  3. Mercantile Navy List 1867:  James Davidson, 217 tons, registered at Whitehaven, official no.47790, signal letters JNVR, owned by James Davidson, of St.Bees.
  4. Mystic Seaport Ship Register Search facility has shipping register entries for 1870 to 1878.
  5. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1874-5: James Davidson, wooden barquentine, 217 tons, official no.47790, signal letters JNVR, built by Shepherd at Whitehaven in April 1865, owned by by Davidson & Co., registered at Whitehaven, master Capt.J.Dalrymple.
  6. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1883-4: James Davidson, wooden barquentine, 217 grt, 198 nrt, official no.47790, signal letters JNVR, built by Shepherd at Whitehaven in April 1865, owned by W.R.Kelly & others, registered at Whitehaven, master Capt.H.B.Lister.
  7. The half model was presented to the Whitehaven Public Library by Mrs. A. Gamman, "Eastwood", Stoneyhurst Drive, Whitehaven in September 1947. This photograph was taken at the Library by Joe Dalrymple in 1974, and sent to me by Bob Dalrymple.
  8. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1889-90: James Davidson, wooden barquentine - annotated "Dismantled".