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Crichton a general history

Crichton 1849-1865

Sunderland: Official No. 26223: Code Letters PKGD: one deck; three masts; wood snow sheathed in yellow metal; 282g; 96.0 x 25.0 16.0; male bust figurehead; repairs to damage 1856; some repairs 1858.

Owners: 1849 Abbey & Co, Sunderland; 1851 John De Caen, Jersey; 1858 William Lawrence, Liverpool; 1860 Kirkcaldy; by 1863 George & Matthew Wilkinson, Hartlepool.

Masters: 1849-50 Clarke; 1851-55 JJ Noel; 1856 Dela Perell; 1857-58 P Weary; 1858-60 W Lawrence; 1863-65 Joseph Edgley (b. 1833 North Shields C.N. 9412 Newcastle-on-Tyne 1855); 1865 Redhead.

Voyages: 1849 Sunderland for Aden.

Crichton was wrecked near Gothland on the Dutch coast on 3 October 1865. One life lost.

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