Crosthwaite

Official Number
none

The Crosthwaite was launched on the 30th January 1819 by Michael Falcon at Workington. She was a brig of 188 tons.

The Crosthwaite was wrecked on the island of Feirnich, Co.Galway, on the 25th February 1826. She was on passage from St.Andrew's, New Brunswick, to Limerick. The master was Capt.J.Wilson and the vessel was reported to belong to Maryport.

Lloyd's List, Friday, 3rd March 1826;

" Galway, 25th February - The Crosthwaite, Wilson, from St.Andrew's, N.B. to Limerick, which was driven on shore on the Island of Feirnich, has become a total wreck. The cargo is expected to be saved."

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Crosthwaite
1819
 188
 
 
 
2
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven Museum (1985).
  2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Shipowners' Red Book) 1824-5: Crossthwait, brig, owned by Capt.J.Wilson & Co., voyage Liverpool - Monte Video.
  3. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Underwriters' Green Book) 1825: Crosthwaite, brig, owned by Capt.J.Wilson & Co., voyage London - Miramichi.
  4. Loss reported in the Cumberland Pacquet newspaper, Tuesday, 7th March 1826, page 3 - reports the location as the island of Fairmah, citing a report from Galway, 25th February. The cargo was expected to be saved.