Coniston
 Official Number
12735

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 Coniston was a barque launched on the 27th January 1857.

From the Cumberland Pacquet and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser, Tuesday, 3rd February, 1857, page 4.

"On Tuesday last a fine new barque, of 228 tons O.M., was launched from the yard of Mr.C.Lamport of Workington. As she left the stocks the beautiful creft received the cognomen of Coniston, after the locality of that name. This barque was built for Messrs.Lamport and Holt of Liverpool, and is intended for the Africa trade."
The Coniston foundered in 1865 (see Sources 1 & 2). Lloyds List only records in that year that the Coniston, Hobson master, arrived at Hong Kong on June 28th from Swatow (see Source 3).
 
Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Coniston
1857
 204
 
 
 
 3
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. The Ships List Fleet History - Lamport & Holt Line
  2. Welsh Mariners website names Capt.Alfred Hopson and mate John Hodgson drowned 30th June 1865 after the Coniston had foundered on the 28th June.
  3. Lloyds List Index for 1865 and Lloyds List, 15th August, 1965 (col.32).
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