Lodore

Official Number
15026

The Lodore was a full-rigged ship built at Workington in 1856 and owned by Rathbone Brothers, of Liverpool.

The Liverpool Mercury, Monday, 17th March 1856;

" On Saturday last, a splendid-built ship, called the Lodore, was launched from the building yard of Charles Lamport, Esq., Workington, and was classed A1 at Lloyd's for 14 years. The length is 180 feet; breadth 32 feet; and depth of hold 21 feet. Her burthen per register is 901 tons old measurement, and she has been built expressly for Messrs.Rathbone Brothers and Co., of Liverpool."

The Lodore, Capt.Bowles, left Moulmein on the 3rd March 1883 with a cargo of tea and teak, bound for Europe. She was not seen again and was posted missing at Lloyd's on the 7th November. Having not been reported at either the Cape of Good Hope or St.Helena, she was assumed to have foundered in the Indian Ocean, with the loss of her crew of 25.

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Lodore
1856
 859
176.5
32.8
21.0
3 
 
 
14 years A1, Special Survey

Sources :

  1. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1856-7: Lodore, ship, 859 tons, built at Workington in 1856, owned by Rathbone, registered at Liverpool, voyage Whitehaven - India.
  2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1860-1: Lodore - as LR 1856, master named as Capt.Gardner.
  3. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1865-6: Lodore - as LR 1860, master named as Capt.Morrison, voyage Liverpool - China.
  4. Mercantile Navy List 1868: Lodore, 860 tons, official number 15026, signal letters LQNR, registered at Liverpool, owned by Samuel Ashton, of Manchester.
  5. Mercantile Navy List 1880: Lodore, ship, 860 tons, built at Workington in 1956, official number 15026, signal letters LQNR, registered at Liverpool, owned by James A.Cox, of Walton Park, Lancashire.
  6. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1883-4: Lodore, ship, 859 tons, built at Workington in 1856, official number 15026, signal letters LQNR, owned by J.A.Cox & others, registered at Liverpool, master Capt.D.Douglas.
  7. Loss reported in the York Herald, 8th, 9th and 10th November 1883.