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Charles Lambert - a general history

Official No. 23587; Code Letters NSGK.

Owners: William Ord & Co, Sunderland; 1865 William Gray & Co, Hartlepool; 1879 Sweden.

Masters: 1856-57 Lawrence Tulloch (C.N.5056 Shields 1851); 1858-69 W Mordall; 1870-79 J McBeath.

Voyages: 1856-57 Hartlepool for South America; April 1863 from Swansea for Chile she was boarded by the crew of the Confederate States war ship Alabama; 21 August 1863 arrived Valparaiso from Swansea; 21 July 1866 from London arrived at Deal & then for Newcastle-on-Tyne; 2 November 1867 arrived Deal from Pomaron; 23 June 1870 when laden with coal & being towed out of Hartlepool she grounded on the bar; April 1872 arrived at Guadeloupe from Newcastle-on-Tyne; July 1873 the body of Henry Dryden, mate, was pulled from the dock at Goole. He was from Hartlepool aged 30 & married; December 1877 moored at Swansea with copper ore; 31 December 1878 left Hull for West Hartlepool; 19 August 1879 she was put up for auction at the Royal Hotel in Hartlepool. An offer of £350 was made but she was withdrawn & sold later to Swedish owners.

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