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ADMIRALTY REGISTER OF WRECKS

... Oak, wrecked 29th Dcebeer in Dunlogh Bay, Skiber- ees ; the remainder were lost in smaller numbers, exclusive of many more (supposed above 100), which have been lost in r ships msissing or known to have foundered at sea. Thore are 108 life-boat stations ...

Published: Wednesday 11 January 1854
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 688 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

DREADFUL HURRICANES

... Sisters transport, totally ilo sloop Henry, and a schooner, laden mvit SUeYlr sunk, one man lost; sloop Eivira over et ,,a. owner, Mr Knock, and two mnen lost. Several of the above had valuable cargoes G,, board, which must have sustained cooideray., ...

Published: Monday 27 December 1813
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 619 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL

... harbour like the Resolute, and ten of these, besides that ship, were lost. From all the wrecks, only eighteen men were saved, and, in all, there were above five hundred lives lost. Among the lost ships was the Prince, and all these vessels ...

Published: Wednesday 14 March 1855
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2482 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

A QUARTER'S WRECKS

... the quarter there were also lost 144 sailing vessels, of 74,923 tons in all. The British loss in sailing ships .mounted to 15,467 tons for the United Kingdom, and 6941 for British colonies. The number of sailing ships lost by the United Kingdom, notw ...

Published: Monday 02 December 1895
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 669 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE WHALE FISHERIES

... TirE following list, specially compiled for Mar-wood's Direc- tory and Register, noaw publishing, exhibits the number of ships lost in the Davis' Straits and Greenland Fisheries, from 1813 to 1853 inclrsive:- ' Name. Port. Tons. 181G. Earl Fife, - Banf ...

Published: Wednesday 22 March 1854
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 716 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

THE GALES

... IOPs of ship and cargo, £50,000, The ship Ablbon, 1245 toos burden, by Mfessrs. W. Tapecott &; Co., Liverpool, fromn New York to Liverpool, wiith generall cargo, tota~lly wrecked near Stromuness H~arbour; 11 hivt s Ot lost, Bt Isd value of ship and cargo ...

Published: Thursday 18 January 1866
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 673 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Foreign Intelligence

... official account which has been published, that the total number of persons lost by shipwreck on board vessels bound to Quebec last year was 731, and the number of ships lost was 17. Flour continued high, and some extensive sales had been made, the latest ...

Published: Wednesday 15 July 1835
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 940 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

HURRICANE AT LIVERPOOL AND LOSS OF LIFE

... the Ige fearfully stormy n uid squally weatlher. It also) snowed heavily, mt with flashes of fli- tning. A large number of ships lost aniehors r ; and cliains, andl but for the prompt aid rendered by the Deal, ise D)over, alnd Rainosgate boatmen, dloubthess ...

Published: Friday 04 March 1853
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 709 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... and Poictiers had returned to their station off Brest, after an unsuccessful chace of the French squadron. His Majesty's, ships lost sight of the L'Orient squadron in the. second day of the chace, in thick weather. The enemy was last seen in lat. 4M. S3 ...

Published: Thursday 26 March 1812
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 869 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

IRELAND

... Wednesday. It is stated that during the massacre at Port-au- Prince, Hayti, 1500 lives were lost. Five British ships are reported on the way to Hayti. A MIISSING- WAR-SHIP. -. ZAsNzcnA, Wednesday. Anxiety is felt here regarding the safety of -H.M.'s schooner ...

Published: Thursday 25 October 1883
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 873 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... in with the mainmast of a line-of battle ship, di hoisted out her boat to examine it, but it is not stat- et ed if it was ascertained to what ship it had belong- pi ta ed. The, Fawn also spohe ?? Russian ship,.which4 hiad seen the St Geoi-ge in 11 fathoms ...

Published: Thursday 16 January 1812
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 921 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE WRECK REGISTER

... the seven years preceding. Of these 2245 lives, 1282 wert lost in missing vessels, The number of missing ships was 121, viz. ?? Sailing ships 109, tonnage 34,655, lives lost 1,044- Steam ships 12, ,, 6,868, ,, 238 . 1,282 Warncks naru ...

Published: Monday 16 November 1885
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1883 | Page: 6 | Tags: News