Name: | BENWELL |
Type: | Sailing Vessel |
Launched: | 20/09/1830 |
Completed: | 1830 |
Builder: | George Kell |
Yard: | South Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 242tonsb, 87.9 x 25.7 x ?ft |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Snow |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
15/10/1830 | John Clarke, Charles Dunn et al, Newcastle |
24/02/1838 | Sank |
Comments: | 09/04/1835: Stranded off Winterton on a voyage from the Tyne to London |
Subsequently refloated after discharging some cargo | |
24/02/1838: Struck Sheringham Shoal but was soon refloated | |
Three hours later she was abandoned before she sank in deep water | |
On a voyage from Newcastle to London with general cargo, glass & 7 x passengers |