Unicorn

Official Number 3217

The Unicorn was a brig, built by Wood & Peile at Workington in 1814 (see Source1).
 

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The Unicorn was owned in Glasgow in the 1850's.

Sources :

1. "Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven Museum (1985) - 317 tons.
2. Mercantile Navy List 1857 - registered Glasgow, 317 tons, gives ON 3217, signal code HSKL.
3. Lloyds Register 1850 - 317 tons, vessel owned by Campbell, sailed Clyde to Trinidad.
4. Painting is by George Renwick Barr (from a private collection, photo by Matt Allen).
5. Clayton's Register of Shipping 1865 does not include the Unicorn under the Glasgow registry.