England's Queen

Official Number
none

The England's Queen was a barque, built at the shipyard of Messrs.Peile, Scott & Co. at Workington. She was launched on Tuesday, 24th May, 1842, the birthday of Queen Victoria. She was destined to be employed in the China trade, according to the report of her launch in the local newspaper.

The England's Queen was possibly damaged on a voyage to Valparaiso. A Liverpool newspaper reported that on the 14th July 1854 she was sold there by auction for $13,250 cash.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
England's Queen
1842
426
 
 
 
3
 
 
12 years, A1  

Sources :

  1. Launch reported in the Cumberland Pacquet newspaper, Tuesday, 31st May 1842, page 3.
  2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1844-5: England's Queen, ship, yellow-metalled 1845, 371 tons om, 426 tons nm, owned by J.Fell and Akin, registered at Liverpool, master Capt.Sheddings, voyage Liverpool - Bombay.
  3. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1849-50: England's Queen, ship, yellow-metalled 1848, 371 tons om, 426 tons nm, owned by Atkin, registered at Liverpool, master Capt.Sheddings, voyage Liverpool - China.
  4. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1854-5: England's Queen, ship, yellow-metalled 1853, 371 tons om, 426 tons nm, owned by Atkin, registered at Liverpool, master Capt.J.Leisk, voyage Liverpool - Valparaiso.
  5. Report of sale of England's Queen in the Liverpool Mercury, 1st September 1854.