Ship and Boat Building in East-The-Water R

Ship and Boat Building in East-The-Water R

Ship and Boat Building in East-the-Water R. I. & S. H. Kirby Table of Contents Notes on the lists..............................................................................................................................9 Completeness...............................................................................................................................9 Evaluating tonnage......................................................................................................................9 Bideford, Devon, or Bideford, Prince Edward’s Island?...............................................................9 Calculation of launch dates........................................................................................................10 Pre-19th C. origins of East-the-Water’s shipyards............................................................................10 Location of the ship-yards..............................................................................................................11 William Brook's yard, Cross Park, 1824 till 1846...........................................................................14 Location of the yard...................................................................................................................14 Biographical background on the shipbuilder/s............................................................................14 Incidents relating to the yard......................................................................................................16 Ships launched...........................................................................................................................16 Jul 1824, brig Apollo, 179 tons (burthen)...............................................................................16 1825, Louisa, brigantine of 93 tons........................................................................................17 Mar 1827, unidentified vessel of c. 125 tons..........................................................................17 c. Apr 1827, unidentified vessel of c. 96 tons.........................................................................17 Apr 1828, brig (Effort?), c. 140 tons (burthen)......................................................................17 May 1828, brig Emma, 190 tons (burthen).............................................................................17 Apr 1829, brig Antigua, 170 tons (burthen)...........................................................................18 1829, unidentified vessel, approx 220 tons............................................................................18 May 1831, unidentified brig..................................................................................................18 May 1832, sloop Gleaner, 34 tons (register)..........................................................................18 c. Jul 1832, unidentified vessel..............................................................................................18 Apr 1833, brig Star of Brunswick..........................................................................................18 c. Aug 1833, unidentified brig, 110 tons (register), 175 tons (burthen)...................................19 1833, schooner William, 103 tons..........................................................................................19 Jun 1834, schooner Quicksilver, upwards of 84 tons..............................................................19 Jan 1836, barque Laurina, 205 tons.......................................................................................19 Aug 1836, barque Gazelle, 282 tons (register).......................................................................19 c. Feb 1838, schooner The William and Mary, 40 tons (NM), >50 tons (OM)........................20 24 May 1838, barque Highlander, 500 tons...........................................................................20 1838, at least one unidentified vessel, (Lady of the Isles?).....................................................20 Jan 1839, brig Milford, upward of 323 tons...........................................................................20 1840, Gemine, 410 tons (OM)...............................................................................................21 Mar 1841, unidentified schooner (Pet?).................................................................................21 c. Jan 1842, unidentified schooner of 140 tons o.m................................................................21 c. Jun 1843, unidentified schooner, 131 tons o.m...................................................................21 Last updated 29/05/18 Page 1 of 110 © R. I. Kirby & S. H. Kirby Vessels built or refitted in East-the-Water c. Sep 1843, unidentified Brig...............................................................................................21 Sep 1845, barque Alice Maud, 464 tons.................................................................................22 1846, The Mistral..................................................................................................................23 Vessels refitted or altered...........................................................................................................23 1827, unidentified brig of c. 88 tons (register), 130 tons (burthen).........................................23 Mr Chanter's Yard, Barnstaple Street, ?-1863-?...............................................................................23 Location of the yard...................................................................................................................23 Biographical background on the shipbuilder/s............................................................................23 Incidents relating to the yard......................................................................................................24 Ships launched...........................................................................................................................24 Mr John Crocker's Boat-building Yard, East-the-Water, 1839-1841................................................25 Location of the yard...................................................................................................................25 Biographical background on the boat-builder/s..........................................................................25 Mr John Evans' Yard, East-the-Water..............................................................................................25 Location of the yard...................................................................................................................25 Biographical background on the shipbuilder/s............................................................................26 Incidents relating to the yard......................................................................................................27 Ships launched...........................................................................................................................27 1817, unidentified brig, 57 tons 58-94 (register?), >85 tons (burthen)...................................27 Ships re-furbished......................................................................................................................27 1819, brig Caroline, 132 9-94 tons (register).........................................................................27 Ships owned, or part owned.......................................................................................................27 1829, brig William (eighth share)...........................................................................................27 1829, brig Leonidas (eighth share).........................................................................................27 1829, brig Hero (quarter share)..............................................................................................27 1829, schooner Margaret (sixteenth share)............................................................................27 1829, brig Mary Ann (eighth share).......................................................................................27 1829, sloop Emma ( quarter share)........................................................................................28 Mr. Thomas Evans' Yard, East-the-Water, 1824-39.........................................................................28 Location of the yard...................................................................................................................28 Biographical background on the shipbuilder/s............................................................................28 Incidents relating to the yard......................................................................................................32 Ships launched...........................................................................................................................32 Aug 1824, schooner Margaret...............................................................................................32 Jun 1827, brig Thomas, 140 tons (burthen)............................................................................32 Feb 1828, schooner Navarino, 60 tons (register)....................................................................32 Apr 1828, sloop Louisa and Rachel, above 48 tons...............................................................32 Mar 1829, unidentified brig, upwards of 98 tons...................................................................32

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