Clifton

Official Number
none

The Cumberland Pacquet, Tuesday, 22nd February 1825;

" On Saturday last was launched from the building yard of Mr.William Wallace, at Workington, a fine, new copper-bottomed ship, called the Clifton, of 316 tons register, built for Capt.Joseph Bushby, and intended for the Quebec trade - a new vessel of 300 tons register, for the same trade, was contracted for at the building yard of Messrs.Thomas Peile and Co., Workington, on Thursday last."

The Clifton was reduced to barque rig sometime before her loss. Bound for Glasson Dock from Quebec with a timber cargo, she was wrecked at Annaside, near Bootle, Cumberland, on the 9th January 1841. The crew were saved.

NB: Another vessel named Clifton was built at Harrington.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Clifton
1825
 314
 
 
 
3
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven Museum (1985) - launched 19th Feb.,1825.
  2. "Shipbuilding at Maryport - a Checklist", published by the Friends of Whitehaven Museum, 1989 - erroneously states that the vessel was built at Maryport, but gives full details of wreck - reports that the Clifton was found in a damaged condition before her wreck by the vessel Actress.
  3. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1826 (Underwriters' Green Book): ship, 314 tons, owned by Bushby & Co.
  4. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1840-41: barque, 314 tons, built Workington in 1825, registered at Glasgow and owned by Bogle & Co., masters named as C.G.Hill and Curlingson - annotated "Wrecked".
  5. Wreck info from "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" Vol.5 by Richard & Bridget Larn,pub. Lloyd's Register (2000) ISBN 1 900839 61 X, citing from Lloyd's List - gives date as the 12th January, and the voyage as Dalhousie to Lancaster.
  6. Wreck reported in the Liverpool Mercury, 15th January 1841, citing a report from Whitehaven on the 12th January -" Clifton, from North America for Glasson Dock, is totally wrecked near Ravenglass. Crew saved ".