Horatio

Official Number 12671

The Horatio was a brig built at by William Wallace at Workington in 1824. She was originally owned by J.Spark of Workington. By 1863 she was owned in Maryport by shipbuilder Robert Ritson & Co., and in that year she was commanded by Capt. John Brown of Workington.

In 1869 she was re-rigged as a barque. She was sold to Hine Brothers of Maryport in 1877. By 1890 the Horatio had disappeared from the shipping register.
 

Sources :

1. Information provided by Sheila Cartwright (source book unknown).
2. 1857 Mercantile Navy List gives port of registry as Maryport, official number and signal letters LCSQ, tonnage 279.