donald & Doris
The schooner Donald & Doris was built in July 1897 at the
Amlwch shipyard of W.C.Paynter & Son. She was managed by the Duddon
Shipping Association, part of a small fleet that carried the iron
ore produced by the Hodbarrow Mining Company at Millom. She was
named after the children of the Managing Director of the company.
She was blown ashore in 1902 but survived.
She was sold in 1920 and survived to give service in the Second
World War when aged 42 years.
| Name | Year Built | Gross Tons | Length (feet) | Breadth (feet) | Depth (feet) | Masts | Figurehead | Stern | Lloyd's Classn. |
| Donald & Doris | 1897 | 142 | 96.7 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 3 |
Sources :
- Trevor Morgan "Capt. William Morgan and the Hodbarrow Schooners" Maritime Wales (1987) pp90-98
- Lloyds Register of Shipping 1922-3 (vessel registered at Whitehaven, master named as J.Ellis)
Information provided by Tim Latham (Through Mighty Seas)
