Navigating the Lower Saint Lawrence in the 19th Century.
Register of brig Colborne | ||
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No .... 350.... Port of London .................. dated .......7th August 1838........ Name ...Colborne of Hull .. Burthen ..347 Tons . . William Kent ...... Master. | ||
| When and where built or condemned: | Built at Montreal in the Province of Lower Canada, in the year 1838, | ||
| as Prize, referring to Builder's Certificate: | appears by a Certificate dated 4 June 1838, under the hands of the | ||
| Judge's Certificate, or last Registery : | Collector and Contoller of Montreal. |
| Name and Employment of surveying Officer: ................... N. Board ............ Surveying Officer. | ||
| Decks ............ Masts, length ............ feet............ inches. Breadth, taken ............. the Main Wales, | ||
| ......... feet ...... inches. Height between decks, or Depth of Hold ...... feet ...... inches. Rigged with a | ||
| Bowsprit ................... sterned, .................... built ................ ... Galleries, ...................... Head .................. | ||
| Admeasured ..................................................................... |
| ......One & half...... Decks......Three...... Masts, that her length from the inner part of the Main Stem to the forepart of the Stern aloft is ...102...Feet ....... Tenths, her Breadth in Midships is ......24..... feet.....2..... Tenths, her Depth in hold at Midship is .....17..... Feet.....6..... Tenths, that she is Square ......... Rigged with a ............... Standing ........... Bowsprit ......... Square ...... Sterned ......... Carval Built, ............... No ...............Galleries, ....................... A Scroled ................. Head. ............ Admeasured under the Act 5 & 6 William IV. cap. 56. ............................. George Copper & Coll. ............ Admeasurement per Act 3 & 4 William IV, cap. 55. ........ 324 2/94 Tons .............. V Fall & Cont. ... |
Subscribing Owners | Shares | |||
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| Isaac Whitaker of Hull in the County of York. Ship Owner | Thirty two 32 | |||
| Other Owners | Shares | |||
| William Collinson of Hull in the County of York
Master Mariner | Thirty two 32 | |||
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| This Certificate of Registery is granted under the authority | ||
| of 10 Section of the Registery Act of Honble Board & Order | ||
| dated 3 August 1838 | ||
| Vessel totally wrecked Bay Chaleur near Montreal & 42 persons drowned per Lloyds List 2nd December 1838 |
| Vessel with certificate totally lost per letter from Mr. Collinson wrote 26 February dated 7 March, 1839. |
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G.R. Bossé©1998. |
Posted Nov. 1, 1998. |
Updated Nov. 20, 2002. |