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From: "G. Provost" <>
Subject: [Mariners-L] Re: LIVERPOOL - AVON - SEVERN
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 21:28:03 -0500

Hello John. Hopefully, I have found the vessels you are looking for:

LIVERPOOL
Master: Captain R. Paul.
Rigging: Schooner
Tonnage: 135 tons using old measurements and 113 using new measurements.
Construction: 1830 in Chester; repairs to damages in 1853.
Owners: R. Paul.
Home Port: Lynn
Voyage: sailed from London, destination unknown

AVON
Master: Captain McDonald
Rigging: iron single screw steamer
Tonnage: 572 tons gross and 427 tons net.
Dimensions: 192.3 feet long, 28 foot beam and holds 14.9 feet deep.
Construction: 1865 by Barclay in Glasgow.
Propulsion: Machinery certified in 1865; 120 horsepower
Owners: Carron & Co.
Home Port: Grangemouth

Your have two choices for the next vessel.

SEVERN

1) Master: Captain Butchart
Rigging: iron single screw steamer; cemented in 1870; 3 decks; 5 bulkheads.
Tonnage: 1,271 tons gross and 825 tons net.
Dimensions: 245.2 feet long, 30.1 foot beam and holds 23.3 feet deep.
Construction: 1870 by Laing in Sunderland.
Propulsion: Machinery certified in 1871; auxilliary power 150 horsepower;
rigged for sail.
Owners: Gourley & Co.
Home Port: Sunderland

2) Master: Captain Graves
Rigging: iron single screw steamer; cemented in 1867; 4 bulkheads.
Tonnage: 595 tons gross and 368 tons net.
Dimensions: 181.3 feet long, 26.1 foot beam and holds 15.2 feet deep.
Propulsion: Auxilliary power 85 horsepower; rigged for sail.
Construction: 1867 by Oswald in Sunderland; repairs to damages in 1871.
Owners: Good & Co.
Home Port: Hull

Hope this helps.

Gilbert Provost

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