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Official Number
12864 |
The Mallard was a full-rigged ship built at Whitehaven, launched 27th January 1857 by Lumley Kennedy & Co. She was registered at Liverpool.
From the Cumberland Pacquet and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser, 27th January, 1857, page 4.
"SHIP LAUNCH AT WHITEHAVEN.- A splendid new ship has been launched this day (Tuesday), from the Bransty building yard of Messrs. Lumley Kennedy & Co., of this port, called the Mallard, measuring 622 tons, builders' measurement, and 635 tons register. She has a full poop and topgallant forecastle, and class A1 at Lloyds for 13 years. She has been built for Joseph Mondel, Esq., of Liverpool, and will be employed, we believe, in the China trade. This is the third vessel which the above firm have built for Mr.Mondel, who is a native of Whitehaven, and we hope she will not be the last. She does credit to her builders, and is a vessel with which any gentleman may be proud to have his name connected as owner. The ceremony of naming the vessel was performed by Miss Sarah Kennedy, the daughter of the builder.It is probable that the Mallard was fitted with Cunningham's Patent Self-Reefing Topsails (see entry for Forest King).
The Mallard was reported owned in Chatham, in 1885 (see Source
3), but in fact had been lost three years earlier. In April 1882, the Mallard
was on passage from Pensacola to Falmouth with a cargo of pitch-pine. Knocked
onto her beam ends in a gale 43 miles off the Lizard, her crew lashed themselves
to the chain-plates of the mizen-mast rigging. Gradually they died of exposure
or were washed away. The mate and five seamen survived, to be rescued,
with great bravery, by Captain Irvine of the steamer Aberfoyle.
They were landed at Hull a few days later. Tugs attempted to tow the wreck
into Plymouth. The Mallard was registered at Chatham, New Brunswick
(see Source 4).
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