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Argo | Official Number
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The Argo was a brig built at Workington, launched on the 27th
February 1808 by William Wallace. She was owned at Workington
throughout her life, which was probably spent mainly in the trade to
Canada.
The Cumberland Pacquet, Tuesday, 27th June 1848, page
3;
" The Argo, Fearon, of Workington, sailed from Newfoundland
for Quebec on the 31st May, and after being out only 24 hours, was caught
in a severe gale, and driven on shore 40 miles S. of St .John's, where
she soon became a complete wreck, the crew having barely time to save themselves
in the small boat, with the loss of all their clothing."
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Name
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Year Built
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Gross Tons
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Length (feet)
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Breadth (feet)
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Depth (feet)
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Masts
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Figurehead
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Stern
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Lloyd's Classn.
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Argo
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1808
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176
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2
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Sources :
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"Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven
Museum (1985).
- "Jollie's
Cumberland Directory & Guide" by Frederick Jollie (1811) - the Argo
is included in the list of Workington shipping, described as a brig,
176 tons, owned and commanded by Capt.W.Bell.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Shipowners' Red Book 1821-2: Argo, brig, 176 tons, built
at Workington in 1808, coppered in 1819, owned by Bell & Co., registered at
Workington, commanded by Capt.J.Brown, voyage Liverpool - Canada.
- "A List Of The Cumberland Shipping, Corrected To February 1840, by William
Sawyers, Comptroller Of Her Majesty's Customs At The Port Of Whitehaven": Argo, brig, 176 tons, built at Workington in 1808, owned by William Bell and others, and commanded by Capt.William Greggs.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1847-8: Argo, brig, 177 tons,
built at Workington in 1808, owned by Fearon & Co., registered at
Workington, commanded by Capt.P.Fearon, voyage Workington - North
America.