1850 – 6 William Shea b.1824 (Cork)
Apprentice: Fate of ship:
1841 – 4 Michael Spillane b.1827 (Crosshaven)
Captain William Shea indicated that in 1856 the ship was ‘run down’ by the steamship Mangerton of Limerick off Cape Clear. Was William Shea an unlucky captain? See the Charles which he captained: it foundered in 1869. The shipwreck report stated that the ship collided with Mangerton and sank off Mizen Head, Co Cork, 7 November 1856. Her crew were rescued by the Mangerton (List of Shipwrecks - Wiki). Andrew Hennessy was also a shipbuilder (Appendix 6: Shipyard, Hennessy). Captain John Spillane, here with his first captaincy, documented a 128t Cork ship and a start date incompatible with the construction date. However, Mary Macklin , as a vessel name in the Port of Cork, was, almost certainly, unique. Apprentice and later Captain Michael Spillane served on some of the same vessels as John Spillane and accurately documented the tonnage at 73t (same as Lloyd’s) when he was both an apprentice, under Captain John Spillane, and the master after Captain John Spillane. Captains John and Michael Spillane were probably brothers and John was likely to have been inaccurate in his report of this ship being 128t. Lloyd’s; UK M&M; McCarthy, Cork harbour ; O’Mahony, Maritime Gateway to Cork.
Additional information:
References:
MARY RUSSELL
Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
Topsham 1816 132t; Snow/Brig
Home port:
Cork
Owner: Activity: Master:
Harvey&, Deaves
Foreign trade
1827 – 8 William Stewart b.1775 (Cobh) 1828 – 35 Peter Newman b.1797 (Cork)#503 The setting for a most gruesome crime at sea.
Fate of ship:
Additional information:
This ship traded between Cork, Barbadoes and Newfoundland.
Topsham was the port town for Exeter, Devon.
Captain William Stewart (b.1775) identified by events.
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