Bootle

Official Number 69711

The Bootle was an iron brigantine built by the Whitehaven Ship Building Company in October 1873, and probably a sister ship to the Irton, another brigantine of identical dimensions launched in the same month. Both vessels were registered at Whitehaven and owned by G.Nelson & Co.

The Bootle was lost on the 3rd January 1898, bound from Cardiff to Punta Delgada (Argentina). She struck a reef at the mouth of the Gallegos river (Argentina) and was subsequently broken up by a gale, on the 5th January. The crew survived but the cargo was lost. The master on this voyage was Capt.David Symmons.
 

Sources :

1. Lloyds Register of Shipping 1877 (names master as D.Williams).
2. Mystic Seaport Library Ship Register Search has shipping register details for most years from 1874 to 1883. In 1883 the vessel was still owned by G.Nelson & Co. and was registered at Whitehaven.
3. Information on wreck from Welsh Mariners website.