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Name: BLESSING
Type: Sailing Vessel
Launched: 1788
Completed: 1788
Builder: Thomas Hearn
Yard: North Shields
Yard Number:
Dimensions: 342nrt, 103.5 x 28.3 x 18.8ft
Engines: None
Engines by: n/a
Propulsion: Sail, rigged as a Barque
Construction: Wood
Reg Number: n/a
History:
05/09/1788 James Storey, North Shields; registered at Newcastle
17/03/1789 William Clark & William Clark Jnr, North Shields
19/11/1800 W Clark & W Clark Jnr, North Shields and Francis Hurry, Howdon
10/02/1816 William Clark, Benton
17/10/1834 James Gibson, North Shields
02/09/1842 Joseph Gibson, London
08/05/1844 Registered at London
02/03/1847 Middle Dock Co, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle
04/10/1847 Wrecked
Comments: 1816: Nearly rebuilt by William Clark at Blyth
04/10/1847: Stranded at the Tower of Marsala & became a total wreck
On a voyage from Mariupol to the UK