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William Fell
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The William Fell was a brig built at Workington, launched in
April 1813 by Michael Falcon. In 1840 she was registered at Workington,
owned by Margaret Irving and others, and commanded by Capt.Charles Pratt.
From various Internet sources :
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The William Fell, Capt.J.Farren, arrived at Pictou from Greenock
with 221 passengers in May 1817 (see Source 8).
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The William Fell, Capt.J.Farren, departed Quebec for Newry
in June, 1826 (see Source 6).
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The William Fell, Capt.James Farren carried passengers from
Warrenpoint to Quebec in 1828 (see Source 4).
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The William Fell, Capt.James Farren carried 114 settlers from
Newry to Quebec, arriving 31st May 1835 (see Source 7).
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The William Fell arrived at Quebec in May 1842 with 180 passengers,
from Workington and Dublin (see Source 5).
The William Fell, Capt.Farren, bound from Quebec for Whitehaven,
foundered 160 miles E. of the banks of Newfoundland on the 9th October,
1848. The vessel was capsized by a sudden whirlwind, with one man lost
(William Curwen, of Workington), and the survivors remaining on the hull
for 36 hours. They were picked up on the 11th October by the French brig
Passager, Capt.Leeoey, and landed at Lisbon on the 31st October.
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Name
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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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William Fell
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1813
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256
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2
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Sources :
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"A List Of The Cumberland Shipping, Corrected To February 1840, by William
Sawyers, Comptroller Of Her Majesty's Customs At The Port Of Whitehaven".
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"Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven
Museum (1985).
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Wreck reported in the Cumberland Pacquet newspaper, Tuesday, 21st November
1848, page 3.
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Ships
of Co. Down website.
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Ship
Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1842
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Ship
Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1826
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Ship
Arrivals at the Port of Quebec, 1835
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Passenger
Ships to Pictou