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Senhouse | Official Number
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The Senhouse was a snow built at Workington by Michael Falcon
in 1801. She was registered at Dublin in 1852, and left Liverpool on
the 18th April of that year, bound for Newfoundland under the command
of Capt.Ditchburn. She foundered on the 13th May, at lat.46N, lon.40W.
The crew were saved.
Another brig named Senhouse operated in the Dublin - Whitehaven coal trade.
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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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Senhouse
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1801
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160
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2
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E1
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Sources :
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"Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven
Museum (1985) -snow, 160 tons, gives two launch dates, 16th March and 31st July 1801.
- "Jollie's
Cumberland Directory & Guide" by Frederick Jollie (1811) - the Senhouse
is included in the list of Workington shipping, described as a snow, 160 tons, owned and commanded by Capt.J.Thompson.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping (Underwriters' Green Book) 1825: Senhouse, brig, 164 tons, built
at Workington, 25 years old, owned by Thompson & Co., commanded by Capt.Armstrong, voyage Whitehaven - Liverpool.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1841-2: Senhouse, snow, 156 tons,
built at Workington in 1801, owned by Armstrong, registered at Dublin, commanded by Capt.R.Potts, voyage Dublin - Whitehaven.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1852-3: Senhouse, brig, 156
tons,
built at Workington in 1801, owned by Potts & Co., registered at
Dublin, commanded by Capt.W.Yowart, voyage Dublin collier (vessel not
listed in Lloyd's Register in the following year).
- Departure and loss reported in the Morning Post (London newspaper), 20th April and 23rd June 1852.