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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