Blencathra
 Official Number
11567

Six vessels were built at Workington for the Lamport & Holt line. Their first vessel was the Christabel, built by James Alexander in 1845, and then five others were built by Charles Lamport himself, namely the Cathaya, Blencathra, Coniston, Glaramara and Chalgrove.

The Blencathra was a 466 ton barque built by Charles Lamport at Workington in 1857. Still owned by Lamport & Holt, she was scrapped in 1874.
 

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Blencathra
1857
 466
 
 
 
 3
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. Mercantile Navy List 1857 describes the Blencathra as 466 tons, of Liverpool, and registered in January or February of that year.
  2. The Ships List Fleet History - Lamport & Holt Line - states built 1857, scrapped 1874.
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