Crown of England
 Official Number
86264

The Crown of England was built in 1883 at the R.Williamson & Son shipyard at Workington. She was registered at Liverpool, her owners being Robertson, Cruickshank & Co. She was later owned by J.R.Young & Co., and by 1906 had been sold to Norwegian owners.

The Crown of England was lost  on the 20th March 1912 after being wrecked on a reef during a cyclone, off Balla Balla, Depuch Island, Western Australia. Eight of her crew were lost. (see Source 3).
 

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Crown of England
1883
 1799
 267.0
 39.1
 23.6
3
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Ships of West Cumberland" by Desmond G.Sythes (first published 1969, republished by The Friends of Whitehaven Museum, 1992) - information from Sheila Cartwright.
  2. Capt. Milmas named as master, owner as Robertson, Cruickshank & Co. in "Record of American and Foreign Shipping 1890".
  3. Western Australia Shipwrecks - citing from "Wrecks on the Western Australian Coast" by Jack Loney.
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