Michael Hutchinson

Official Number
60039

The Michael Hutchinson was an iron barque built at the Williamson shipyard at Harrington in November 1867. She was initially owned by John Bell & Co. and was registered at Liverpool.

The Michael Hutchinson, Liverpool for Iquique, with coal and railway iron, caught fire off Cape Horn (lat.52 S. and long.84 W) on the 6th October 1891. The crew of 18 were rescued by the German barque Plus. This vessel landed the master and six of the crew at Scilly on the 20th December, the rest of the crew being transferred to the Liverpool ship Micronesia and the County Antrim, which landed them at Queenstown (17th and 20th December respectively).

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Michael Hutchinson
1867
 685
175.2
30.1
19.3
 3
 
 
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Sources :

  1. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Supplement) 1867-8: Michael Hutchinson, iron barque, 685 tons, built by Williamson at Harrington in November 1867, owned by Bell & Co., registered at Liverpool, master Capt.Ditchburn, voyage Harrington - South America.
  2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1874-5: Michael Hutchinson, iron barque, 685 tons, built by Williamson at Harrington in November 1867, official number 60039 signal letters, HTMN, owned by Bell & Co., registered at Liverpool, master Capt.J.Lowrie.
  3. Record of American and Foreign Shipping, 1885 - names master as Capt.W.Tolmie.
  4. The Times, Friday, 18th December 1891, page 7 - gives date of fire as 15th October, names master as Capt.Cook.
  5. The Times, Monday 21st December 1891, page 10- gives date of fire as 6th October, names master as Capt.Russell.