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Kezia (ex.Jemima) | Official Number
13550 |
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Kezia (ex.Jemima) | Official Number
13550 |
The Cumberland Pacquet newspaper, Tuesday, 12th April 1842, page
3;
"On Saturday last a fine new full-rigged barque was launched
from the building-yard of Messrs.R.&.W.Williamson & Co., at Harrington,
called the Jemima, register measurement 268 tons old, 274 new, and
coppered and copper-fastenened to the bends. Her model, fastenings, and
workmanship far surpass those of any vessel launched at the same port for
many years past, and indeed might challenge comparison with any vessel
of the same class in the kingdom. She has been faithfully built of excellent
materials, and her construction throughout reflects great credit on the
managers of the Harrington Ship-building Company."
The Kezia was a barque built by R.&.W.Williamson & Co. at Harrington, launched as the Jemima on the 2nd April 1842. Her name was soon changed, probably when she was sold by her builders. She was owned in Belfast, then Dublin, and in 1854 was lengthened to increase her tonnage from 270 to 360 tons. Finally owned at Milford, the Kezia was lost about 1863.
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