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Falcon | Official Number
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The Falcon was a brig of 132 tons, built at Workington by Michael
Falcon in 1790. She was wrecked off Southrock light, Belfast, during a
severe storm in 1838.
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Name
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Year Built
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Gross Tons
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Length (feet)
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Breadth (feet)
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Depth (feet)
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Masts
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Figurehead
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Stern
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Lloyd's Classn.
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Falcon
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1790
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132
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2
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Sources :
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"Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven
Museum (1985).
- "Jollie's Cumberland Guide & Directory" by Frederick Jollie (1811) - the Falcon is included in the list of Workington shipping, described as a brig, 132 tons, owned by R.Busby & Co., master Capt.R.Dixon.
- Lloyd's
Register of Shipping (Shipowners' Red Book) 1819-20: Falcon, brig, 132 tons, built 1790 at Workington,
owned by J.Steele & Co., master Captain Johnson, voyage Liverpool - Dublin.