| Name | Tons | Built/ Known | Where | By | Rig | Bought | Owned or part owned | Master/Fate/Notes | Extended details |
| Active | 175 | 1816 | Lancaster | Snow | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt John Hughes | ||
| Adventure | 75 | 1845 | Cape Breton | Schooner | 1848 | N.Treweek | Capt Owen Parry | ||
| Ailsie | 98 | 1892 | Amlwch | Paynter | 3 Schnr | Platts of Oldham | Capt John Hughes. Managers at Llanfairfechan | ||
| Albion | 82 | 1815 | Lancaster | Schooner | W.Thomas | Capts. J.Owen, J.Jones, W.Parry | WT brought the vessel from NT in 1860 /1863 | ||
| Aligator | 9 | 1814 | Dulas | Robert Owen | Open boat | Capt William Evans | Lost 1860 | ||
| Alliance | 76 | 1858 | Amlwch | Treweek & Co | Schooner | Palmer & Co | Capt T.Owen | Built by Treweek and launched in March 1858. John lewis London house was part owner. | |
| Amanda | 193 | 1865 | PEI | Ross | Bgntine | 1866 | R.Jones, W. Thomas, W. Thomas Liv | Capt R.Jones. Sold | Purchased by William Thomas from Prince Edward island in 1866 for £920. She was refited at Holyhead at a cost of £730 Master was Robert Jones. She was sailed to the Baltic. She was eventaully sold for £500 in 1881. |
| Amlwch | 76 | 1786 | Beaumaris | Brig | Amlwch Shipping Co | Capt Rowland Owen | Master of the 76 ton brig built in Beumaris in 1786 and part of the Amlwch Shipping Company. She took 6 cargoes each of 70 tons ore From Amlwch to Liverpool between July and December 1789. She also brought Coal and cast iron plates from Swansea into Amlwch. She also took 20 barrels of salted Herrings to Liverpool, on one of her journeys. | ||
| Amlwch Packet | 37 | 1832 | Amlwch | Treweek Bros | Smack/schooner? | 1832 | N.Treweek… T.Jones of Bangor | Capt Griffith Jones. Wrecked Abererch 14th October 1881 | 37t Smack Built by Treweek brothers may 1832, Wholly owned by Jmaes Treweek |
| Anglesea | 149 | 1885 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.stmr | 1885 | W.Thomas. L.Thomas, Bilbao owners in 1894 | Capt W.Gibbon | Total cost to build £3302/12/4 |
| Anglesea lass | 99 | 1854 | Rhyl | Schooner | W.Thomas | Capt W.Thomas | Built at Rhyl in 1854. William master brought shares in her in the same year. | ||
| Anglesea Lass | 264 | 1871 | Sunderland | Barque | 1871 | W.Thomas | Capt D.Jones. Lost 1973 | ||
| Anglesey | 632 | 1850 | Pictou NS | Barque | 1851 | N.Treweek | Capt Thos Morrison, W.E.Bell | Owner of the Anglsey which was registered in Beumaris in April 1851. She was a 632 to barque from Thomas Morrison of Nova scotia. | |
| Anglesey | 158 | 1884 | Amlwch | Thomas | Ketch | Small iron screw | 35HP engine by Ditton of Caernarvon | ||
| Ann Mulvey | 99 | 1842 | Chester | Schooner | 1854 | N.Treweek | Capt William Jones | ||
| Apapa | Apapa | 7832 tone torpedoed 3 miles Nby E of Point Lynas with the loss of 77 lives ( 64 survivors) in November 1917 | |||||||
| Ardri | Small steamer built by Shearing in Glasgow in 1896 and brought by Thomas. Foundered 13 mines off Bardsey in 1936. | Steamer brought from Shearer in Glasgow in 1892. Fdounderd 13 miles of bardey island in 1936 | |||||||
| Arethusa | 712 | 1845 | Quebec | Ship | 1850 | N.Treweek | Capt Thos Morrison, J Hamilton | ||
| Atlas | 66 | 1839 | Northwich | Schooner | 1854 | N.Treweek | Capt Henry Jones | ||
| Barbara | 46 | 1825 | Rhuddlan | Sloop | 1853 | N.Treweek | Capt James Jones | ||
| Barbara | 1082 | 1877 | Sunderland | Doxford | I.Barque | 1877 | W.Thomas | Capt R.H.Roberts | An iron barque built at Sunderland in 1877. Owened and managed by WT until her loss in 1881 off Milforn haven. |
| Baron Hill | 209 | 1876 | Amlwch | Thomas | Bgntine | 1876 | W.Postlethwaite | Capt J.Hughes A larger version of the Cumberland Lassie |
Baron
Hill Official Number 74520 The three-masted schooner Baron Hill was built by William Thomas at Amlwch in April 1876. She was registered at Liverpool and was owned by Millom's William Postlethwaite from 1876 until her loss on the 22nd March 1898. Travelling from Flint to Newcastle with a cargo of salt, the Baron Hill was stranded and lost in wind conditions ENE Force 6, in the Dee estuary 2 miles below Flint. The master was Capt. L.Hughes and there was a crew of six. Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Baron Hill 1876 224 119.0 25.4 13.0 3 11A1 (SS) |
| Becca & mary | 1904 | Amlwch | Hugh Jones | for the Duddon Shipbuilding | |||||
| Black rock | |||||||||
| Blessing | Blessing | Built in Aberystwyth but used in Amlwch copper trade from 1770. | |||||||
| Blessing | Blessing | Built in Aberdovey but used in Amlwch copper trade from 1770. | |||||||
| Bradshaw | 55 | 1793 | Red wharf | E.Griffiths | |||||
| Brothers | 42 | 1820 | Bristol | Sloop | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt John Williams | ||
| Cambank | Cambank | Bound for Garston with spanish ore aboard. She was torpedoes about 4 mile ENE of Point lynas. | |||||||
| Camborne | 108 | 1885 | Amlwch | W.Cox -Paynter | 3 Schnr | Capt T.Morgan. | 1914? Sold to Swansea. (Hugh Shaw tells story in "Schooner Captain") | Captain Thomas Morgan built the 118 ton Schooner Cambourne in 1884 at the Cox Paynter yard in Amlwch. she was described as " of graceful shape and good qualities" and was managed by the Cox Paynter Company up until the First World War. She was crewed mainly by Amlwch man.In 1936 at the age of 52 she was blown off course in the Atlantic by a fierce storm. After the storm it took 4 days to make landfall. | |
| Cambrian Cutter | 22 | 1833 | Dulas | John Hughes | For the Webster family | Owned by Webster an Amlwch merchant the Cambrain Cutter which was built at Dulas in 1833 by John Hughes. She was run down by the steamer Antelope in the mersey in 1836. | |||
| Caroline | 52 | Schnr | W.Thomas | Schooner owned by WT. At liverpool in Autumn 1875. | |||||
| Catherine | 63 | 1842 | Amlwch | N.Treeweek | Schooner | ||||
| Celtic | 224 | 1894 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Schnr | 1894 | W.Thomas & Sons, W.Renney Conahs Quay | Capt J.Hughes | |
| Cenric | 1905 | Amlwch | Thomas | Steel Schooner | W.Thomas & Sons | Capt M.Parry. Not heard of since leaving Twillingate Nfl 1906 | Steel schooner built 1905 she was lost after leaving Newfoundland in June 1916. | ||
| Charles | 48 | 1871 | Amlwch | Paynter | For Charles Dyer the Parys | ||||
| Charles Edwin | 94 | 1859 | Amlwch | Paynter | |||||
| Charles Henry Ashley | The lifeboat was based at Cemaes from 1907 until 1932, when it was condemned by the RNLI because it was non self-righting. It is in relatively good condition, and has been put into storage at Porth Amlwch. Built by the Thames Ironworks Company, it cost just over £1090. It is one of very few of it's age and class still in existence | ||||||||
| Charlotte | 73 | 1841 | Beaumaris | Schooner | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt Owen Williams | ||
| Cilgwyn | Cilgwyn | A sloop owned by John Evans a Caernarfon shire solicitor. One of 16 vessels which made a total of 54 journeys to Swansea with copper ore from amlwch between June 1828 and march 1829 Worth £11873 for the Mona Mine | |||||||
| Clara Louisa | 168 | 1854 | Bideford | Brig | 1866 | W.Thomas and W.Thomas Liverpool | Sold 1871 | ||
| Clyde | 123 | 1842 | Novia scotia | Bgntine | Lewis Thomas, Wm Thomas, Wm Lewis | Capt W. Thomas 1849, J.Thomas 1851 | In 1849 aged only 27 William Thomas was a the master and part owner of the Clyde a 123 ton Brigatine, built in Nova scotia in 1842. | ||
| Coila | 133 | 1860 | Southwick | Hardie | Schooner | W.Thomas | Capts. H.Jones, W.R.Owen. Wrecked Barrow, repaired 1872. | Wrecked barrow, Repaired 1872 | |
| Confidence | 445 | 1849 | Pictou Novia scotcia | Barque | 1849 | N.Treweek | Capt Robert Hogg | ||
| Conty of Cork | Conty of Cork | Managed by WT. | |||||||
| Countess of Kintore | 738 | 1866 | Aberdeen | Duthie | W.Ship | 1880 | Capt W.Edwards | ||
| Countess of Lonsdale | 183 | 1878 | Duddon | Thomas | Schooner | 1878 | Thomas and Postlethwaite | Capt L.Hughes |
The
Countess of Lonsdale was a wooden
three-masted schooner built by William Thomas at Millom. She took over 4.5
years to build and was launched on the 27th September 1878. She was
initially managed by William Postlethwaite, but in 1880 he sold his shares to
William Thomas, and the Countess of Lonsdale joined Thomas's Amlwch-based fleet. Her first master was
Capt. Lewis Hughes of Amlwch, and he stayed with her for most of her life.The
Countess of Lonsdale participated in the Spanish ore trade, but also sailed
to the Caribbean, carrying a crew of six or seven. Capt. Hughes left her and
Capt. Robert Roberts took command in January 1890. Leaving Runcorn on
the 12th April 1890, the Countess of Lonsdale was run down by the steamship
Sherbro. The schooner foundered about three miles from the North West light,
but her crew were all saved.
Countess of Lonsdale Official Number 74735 The Countess of Lonsdale was a wooden three-masted schooner built by William Thomas at Millom. She took over 4.5 years to build and was launched on the 27th September 1878. She was initially managed by William Postlethwaite, but in 1880 he sold his shares to William Thomas, and the Countess of Lonsdale joined Thomas's Amlwch-based fleet. Her first master was Capt. Lewis Hughes of Amlwch, and he stayed with her for most of her life. The Countess of Lonsdale participated in the Spanish ore trade, but also sailed to the Caribbean, carrying a crew of six or seven. Capt. Hughes left her and Capt. Robert Roberts took command in January 1890. Leaving Runcorn on the 12th April 1890, the Countess of Lonsdale was run down by the steamship Sherbro. The schooner foundered about three miles from the North West light, but her crew were all saved. Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Countess of Lonsdale 1878 199.17 113.5 25.3 12.6 3 12A1 |
| Crystal Palace | 90 | W.Thomas | Wrecked near Barrow 1871 | ||||||
| Cumberland Lassie | 208 | 1874 | Amlwch | Thomas | Bgntine | 1874 | W.Postlethwaite | Capt P.Hodgson. For William Postethwaite of Cumberland. She was the largest ship yet built at Amlwch.( 1874) She carried coal to Dover for many years.Wrecked Start Point Jan 1918 |
Originally
a barquentine, the Cumberland Lassie was built by William Thomas at Amlwch, the third vessel he had
built there. She was felted and yellow-metalled, so intended for foreign
trade. She was owned by William Postlethwaite of Millom from her launch until
1890.In 1875 the Cumberland Lassie was chartered to carry a cargo of 270 tons
of steel rails from Barrow-in-Furness to East London, South Africa. She
arrived on the 31st August but was held outside the sandbar until lighters
were available for unloading her. These did not arrive until the 6th October
and it was only on the 14th November that the lighters had removed sufficient
of the cargo to allow the Cumberland Lassie to clear the bar and enter the
harbour to finish unloading. There was a court case between Postlethwaite and
the charterer regarding the payment of demurrage, concerning whether or not
the cargo had been "discharged with all dispatch" - see Source
2.The National Maritime Museum has photographs of the Cumberland Lassie as a
three-masted schooner when she was owned by George Nicholls (Negative No.
P.178, undated, poor quality, vessel under sail - plus other photos not
listed in the catalogue). One excellent photograph is reproduced in "The
Merchant Schooners" 4th ed. by Basil Greenhill, and he states that the
Cumberland Lassie was one of the best known Kent colliers operating out of
Dover at the turn of the Century.The Cumberland Lassie was stranded one
mile South of the Martello Tower at Orford Ness, Aldeburgh, Suffolk on the
16th January 1918. She was bound from Gravesend to Newcastle with a cargo of
burnt ore. At the time she was owned by Nicholls of Folkestone. Cumberland Lassie Official Number 70467 Originally a barquentine, the Cumberland Lassie was built by William Thomas at Amlwch, the third vessel he had built there. She was felted and yellow-metalled, so intended for foreign trade. She was owned by William Postlethwaite of Millom from her launch until 1890. In 1875 the Cumberland Lassie was chartered to carry a cargo of 270 tons of steel rails from Barrow-in-Furness to East London, South Africa. She arrived on the 31st August but was held outside the sandbar until lighters were available for unloading her. These did not arrive until the 6th October and it was only on the 14th November that the lighters had removed sufficient of the cargo to allow the Cumberland Lassie to clear the bar and enter the harbour to finish unloading. There was a court case between Postlethwaite and the charterer regarding the payment of demurrage, concerning whether or not the cargo had been "discharged with all dispatch" - see Source 2. Capt. Peter Hodgson, age 46, of Cumberland, master of the the Cumberland Lassie, was reported dead when the vessel reached port on the 15th January 1885. He was supposed to have thrown himself overboard while suffering from "stricture" on the 25th July 1884. The National Maritime Museum has photographs of the Cumberland Lassie as a three-masted schooner when she was owned by George Nicholls (Negative No. P.178, undated, poor quality, vessel under sail - plus other photos not listed in the catalogue). One excellent photograph is reproduced in "The Merchant Schooners" 4th ed. by Basil Greenhill, and he states that the Cumberland Lassie was one of the best known Kent colliers operating out of Dover at the turn of the Century. The Cumberland Lassie was stranded one mile South of the Martello Tower at Orford Ness, Aldeburgh, Suffolk on the 16th January 1918. She was bound from Gravesend to Newcastle with a cargo of burnt ore. At the time she was owned by Nicholls of Folkestone. Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Cumberland Lassie 1874 230 114.5 24.0 13.6 3 square |
| Cygnus | 355 | 1891 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Screw Stm | 1891 | R.J.Francis and A.Evans | Capt J.T.Francis | 54 HP steam engine |
| Cymraes | 22 | 1836 | Amlwch | Treweek Bros | Sloop | 1836 | N.Treweek | Capt Thomas Hughes | 22 ton sloop built by NT at Amlwch in 1836. Nt owned 48/64 |
| Cymric | 226 | 1893 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Bkn | 1893 | W.Thomas & Sons | Capt R.Jones | Amlwch Built1893. Her captain was the son of the Capt Robert Jones of the Amanda. Used often in the year long journey to Rio Granda in Brazil. She was converted to a Q ship in early 1918. |
| Cymro | 20 | 1844 | Amlwch | N.Treweek | Smack | 1844 | N.Treweek | Capt Owen Williams | 21 t Smack launched 20/3/1844. WT brought the vessel from NT in 1860 /1863 samual Treweek Great head owned 4/64 |
| Cymro | 20 | 1844 | Amlwch | Treweek | Schooner | 1863 | W.Thomas, Owen Owens, William Williams, foundary | Lost April 8th 1868 | |
| Dasher | 66 | 1805 | Bideford | Schooner | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt Hugh Williams | ||
| Delton | 43 | Flat | W.Thomas | ||||||
| Derbent | Derbent | Oli tanker Torpedoed Nov 1917 off Point Lynas | |||||||
| Detlef Wagner | 225 | 1891 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Screw Bkn | 1891 | H.Baumann | A well known European vessel. She was sunk by a submarine in 1917. She was named after her owner, a ship broker in Hamburg. | Built at Amlwch by Wt in 1891 and sailed in european waters until sunk by Submarine in 1917. |
| Dolphin | 13 | 1820 | Dulas | Robert Owen | Sloop | ||||
| Donald and Doris | Amlwch | Paynter | Schooner | Hodborrow Mining Co | Capts Wynn and Jones.For the Hodbarrow mining company. |
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. Donald & Doris Official Number 102465 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 sold by them in 1920 and eventually was broken-up. 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 |
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| Dove | 33 | 1839 | Prince Edward island | Schooner | 1849 | N.Treweek | Capt Richard Lemin | ||
| Dublin | 120 | Schnr | Capt John Jones. Lost 1824 | Treweek described her as a very fine vessel of 120 tons in 1811. Which frequently made a passage when other could not. However she was lost all hands on a return journey from pembray in November 1824 | |||||
| Dunleith | Small steamer built at peasly in 1896 and brought by Thomas. | ||||||||
| Eagle | 76 | 1786 | Rhuddlan | Brig | Amlwch Shipping Co | Capt Owen Mathias | Master of the 76 ton brig built in Rhuddlan in 1786 and part of the Amlwch Shipping Company | ||
| Economy | 60 | 1840 | Amlwch | Treweek Bros | Schn | 1840 | N.Treweek | Capt R.Jones. | Lost on St Patrick's Causeway with all hands 1843 |
| Edith Morgan | 130 | 1866 | Padstow | Wilmott | Schooner | 1875 | W.Thomas | Capt W.Jones. Wrecked Sound of Islay | Schooner owned by WT. At Santander in Autumn 1875. Wrecked at Port Askaig. |
| Eilian | 116 | 1889 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1889 | W.Thomas & Sons, R.Griffiths | Sank 6th July 1899 after a collision with SS Afrique off St Catherines Point. | The Eilian was the first vessel to be built at William Thomas new slip facing the outer basin at Amlwch port. She was at the time the largest vessel to be built at the port. She was launched in March 1884 but broke away from her small towing steamer and floated in the direction of Cemais. She was recovered and taken to Caernarvon to have her engines fitted by the De Witon Company. Only 7 weeks after being launched her name was changed to Express and later still to Exchange.The first powered vessels to trade in the area were low powered paddle steamers with sail assistance. They mostly carried passengers with a small hold for cargo. They were an important communication link between North Wales and the nearest city which was Liverpool. A summer tourist trade also developed with excursions along the North Wales Coast from Liverpool. In the winters a phenomenal amount of pigs were carried from Gwynedd to Liverpool.The paddle streamers time was from the 1820s to the 1870s (though excursion steamers continued right up to recent times). They became less important as the railway arrived in the area, first to Caernarfon along the northern coast and then the Cambrian Railway up the coast of Cardigan Bay to Pwllheli.Advertisments for their sailings can be seen in old copies of the "Herald" (later the "Caernarvon and Denbigh Herald"). They were owned or operated by such companies as the "Cardigan Bay Steam Navigation Co", the " Liverpool and North Wales Steam Packet Co" etc. One of the main operators was the "City of Dublin Steam Packet Co".As steam propulsion became more reliable screw propelled coasters developed (they still often retained sails and used them to save fuel when winds were favourable). Often these carried slates to Liverpool, London or other centres and carried coal, groceries, hardware and general goods back . There was also room for some passengers.These coasters were regular visitors at the North West Wales ports and kept to their schedules regardless of the weather.William Thomas and Co of Amlwch built many ships and they were the last big coaster owner of the coast. Their ships tended to be general traders, working all over the Home Trade limits (Brest to Elbe). Their last vessel, the EILIAN HILL, traded until 1955. |
| Eilian | 140 | 1908 | Amlwch | Thomas | S.Schnr, aux | 1908 | W.Thomas & Sons | Capt H.Hughes | |
| Eilian Hill | 99 | 1878 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1878 | W.Thomas, L.Hughes etc | Built by Thomas with Charles Henry Hills as joint owner. In December 1882 she foundered off Penzance after colliding with SS Equist. | Built by WT at Amlwch in 1881, Owners were Charles hill and a number of Liverpool merchants. She foundered off Penznace in December 1882. |
| Eilianus | Amlwch | Thomas | Steam vessel wrecked off Cornish coast. | Coast steamer wrecked oof Cornwall | |||||
| Eleanor | 81 | 1786 | Red Wharf | William williams | Brig | Amlwch Shipping Co | Capt William Williams | Took cargos of 60 tons copper to Liverpool retruning with groceries.Master of the 81 ton brig built in Red wharf bay in 1786 and part of the Amlwch Shipping Company. Her Amlwch owners where listed as:- John Price, Stephan roose,Jonathon roose, Amlwch shipping compnay. Lost 1794 | |
| Eleanor | 17 | 1829 | Amlwch | N.Treweek | Smack | 1829 | N.Treweek | Capt G.Jones | 17 ton Smack built at Amlwch by Francis treweek in 1829 |
| Eleanor and Grace | Capt John | Owen | Eleanor and Grace | Owned by WT. At Cardiff in autumn 1875. | |||||
| Eleth | Brought by Thomas. Formally Blackrock.Wrecked off Dunkirk. | Coastal steamer wrecked off Dunkirk | |||||||
| Eliza Bell | 1854 | Londonderry | Schooner | John Edwards Amlwch | Aground St Tudwal's Roads 29th April 1896 | ||||
| Eliza Goodard | Thomas | Philips | Eliza Goodard | 57 t Smack built at Bangor in 1824. NT owned 4/64 | |||||
| Elizabeth | 102 | 1800 | Bull bay | Schooner | Capt Jonn Morris | Built at Bull bay, Lost1852 | |||
| Elizabeth | 76 | 1838 | Three Rivers Prince edward island | Schooner | 1851 | N.Treweek | Capt William Jones | ||
| Elizabeth and Jane | 86 | 1861 | Connahs quay | Ferguson & Co | Two masted schooner | John Mostyn,Amlwch | Capt William davies and his | Sailed coasts of UK | |
| Elizabeth Martha | 70 | 1857 | Rhuddlan | Schooner | 1871 | W.Thomas | Capt T.Jenkins. Lost near Duddon Feb 12th 1871 | ||
| Elizabeth Peers | 183 | 1885 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Schnr | 1885 | W.Postlethwaite | Capt E.J.Peers |
The
schooner Elizabeth Peers
was owned
by William Postlethwaite, Millom shipowner, for her entire career. She was an
iron-hulled three-masted schooner, built in September 1885 by William Thomas
at Amlwch, Anglesey at a cost of £2147/2/2 This schooner is discussed in
"Ships and Seamen of Anglesey" by Aled Eames. Her building costs,
which amounted to £2147 18s 2d.The Elizabeth Peers foundered off Rio Grande
Bar on the 18th February 1893.
Elizabeth Peers Official Number 83998 The Elizabeth Peers foundered off Rio Grande Bar on the 18th February 1893. Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Elizabeth Peers 1885 183 107.1 23.6 10.4 3 100A1 |
| Elizabeth Roberts | 134 | 1904 | Amlwch | Thomas | S.Schnr | 1904 | E.O.Roberts Liverpool | Capt E.A.Nielson | |
| Emily Barret | 71 | 1913 | Dudon | The small two-masted schooner Emily Barratt was ordered by the Hodbarrow Mining Company in 1910 from the Duddon Shipbuilding Company, and she was launched on Easter Monday 1913. It is believed that she was the last merchant schooner to be built in England. She was employed to carry iron ore for her owners, the Duddon Shipping Association. She was sold in 1922 to Welsh owners, and during WW2 she was employed as an anchorage for a barrage balloon. Then in 1960 she was converted to a yacht and spent some time on display in St Katherine's Dock, London. In 1988 she was purchased by the Furness Maritime Trust, towed to Barrow and lifted out to begin an extensive refit. The cost proved to be too much for the Trust, and in November 1999 staff from the Merseyside Maritime Museum undertook to faithfully record the remaining hull before she was finally broken up on site. Key elements such as her figurehead and a sample of her timbers and fastenings have been saved by the museum. | |||||
| Emma | 295 | 1849 | Pictou Nova scotia | Barque | 1850 | N.Treweek | Capt Thos. Morrison | ||
| Endeavor | 50 | 1783 | Carreg Cardigan | Sloop | 1862 | N.Treweek | Capt Edward Hughes | ||
| Enterprise | 39 | 1877 | Tyne | Lindsay | I.stmr | 1890 | W.Thomas & Sons | Altered at Amlwch 1890 | |
| Euphemia | 87 | 1860 | Greenock | Scott | Schooner | 1864 | W.Thomas, D.Edwards, druggist | Capts. J.Evans, I.Jones, W.Gibbon | Schooner owned by WT. At Amlwch under repair in Autumn 1875. |
| Exchange | 292 | 1884 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.stmr | 1884 | W.Thomas & Co, Liv | Capt A.Grant. Captain Thomas Davies in 1900. | |
| Fido | The SS Fido struck rocks just off Bull Bay in 1913. She was towed to Amlwch Port and repaired by William Thomas & sons. | ||||||||
| Gaelic | 224 | 1898 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Bkn | 1898 | W.Thomas Jnr, L.Thomas, J.Williams | Capt I.Williams. Sold to Conah's Quay 1920 | The 380 ton Gaelic was launched by Williams Thomas's daughter in March 1898. She was a three masted steel barquentine. Her maiden voyage was to Liverpool and then to Rio Grande do Sol with a general cargo.During the First world war she was converted to a "Q ship" given heavy artillery and used in the fight against enemy submarines.1898. Sailed regulary to South America. Ran aground at Egremont in August 1909. In November 1916 she was requesitioned and armed with 12 lbs guns and set out as a Q ship. In April 1917 she was attaked by a U boat off Kinsale killing two of her crew. The vessel survived this and other engagmnets and was sent to the mediterranean in 1918. |
| Gauntlet | 120 | 1857 | Glasson Dock | Schooner | Capt R.Jones | ||||
| Gelert | 223 | 1887 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Schnr | 1887 | W.Thomas, L.Thomas | Wrecked Catalinita Is 26th April 1890. | |
| George the Fourth | 99 | 1829 | Dumbarton | Brig | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt Ellis Jones | ||
| Gertrude | 230 | 1838 | New Brunswick | Brig | 1855 | N.Treweek | Capt Richard Tucker | ||
| Glyndwr | 26 | 1879 | Amlwch | Thomas | Smack | 1879 | W.Thomas | Capt W.Williams. Lengthened 1882.she carried various cargos alone the North Wales Coast. Went ashore near Point Lynas may 1883. Wrecked near Hoylake 9/1/1886. | Smack built by WT in 1879. She journeys between Amlwch ,Coannah quay, Liverpool and ireland. |
| Grace Evans | 90 | 1859 | Amlwch | Treweek & Co | I Schnr | N.Treweek, W.Thomas, Grace Evans, E.Morgan etc. | Capt J. Price The first two-masted iron schooner was launched from Treweeks yard in October 1859 with Nicolas Treweek ,William Thomas , Grace Evans and Edward Morgan,tobaconist each having ¼ share in her. | The first two masted iron schooner to be built at Amlwch. Launched from the Treweek yard in October 1849. Nicholas treweek and William Thomas each had 1/4 share. The othershares where owned by Grace Evans ( spinster ) and Edward Morgan of the Amlwch tobbacco firm. | |
| Green linnet | Green linnet | A 76 ton sloop registered at Liverpool to Thomas Williams ( Parys Mountain) and John Dawes his London Banker and Michael Hughes the manager of the St Helens Copper Smelting works (1780s) | |||||||
| Greyhound | 191 | 1886 | Millom | Thomas | Schooner | 1886 | W.Thomas | Capts Williams, R.Jones |
Greyhound
Official Number 93696 Initially designed as a steamer, the Greyhound was a wooden three-masted schooner built by William Thomas at his Millom shipyard. She was launched in October 1886 and entered the fleet of her builder, who operated his main shipyard at Amlwch and managed a large schooner fleet there. The Greyhound sailed in deepwater trades to Spain, Morocco and to Brazil. She was sold by Capt. Thomas to South African owners in October 1891, for whom she traded to Mauritius and St.Helena. In March 1912 she was sold to an owner in Mauritius, who put her into the inter-island guano trade. The Greyhound was lost on 15th June 1913, when she struck a reef at Raphael Island. She had loaded 206 tons guano at Albatross Island and was travelling to Raphael to complete loading, but strong tides caused her to strike the reef. The crew of twelve, four labourers and two passengers all managed to save themselves by setting up a bosun's chair with the help of an islander. The master was exonerated from blame because his chart did not accurately report the strong tidal stream in the area. Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Greyhound 1886 191.49 120.5 22.8 11.0 3 12A1 |
| Happy Harry | 142 | 1894 | Duddon | Duddon S.B.Co | Schnr | 1894 | Hodborrow Mining Co | Capt W.Williams |
Happy
Harry Official Number 102462 The Happy Harry was a wooden three-masted schooner built by the Duddon Shipbuilding Company at Millom, for the Duddon Shipping Association, at a cost of £2560. She was launched on the 5th July 1894, and in her early years she operated in the Duddon iron ore trade under masters from Amlwch. She was sold to Job Tyrell of Arklow in March 1921, and was later owned by Roy Kearon of Arklow. She had a motor fitted in about 1933, and survived the war years to become one of the last trading schooners operating in British and Irish waters. The Happy Harry met her end at Southport in 1950. On the 15th September she grounded at Taylor's Bank in the Mersey, and her crew, after firing flares, were rescued by the local lifeboat. The schooner floated on the tide and was reboarded and sailed to Southport. She anchored off the pier, but dragged and crashed into the pier, sustaining irreparable damage. Contractors demolished the hull, salvaged what they could, and then set fire to her on the 19th October 1950. Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Happy Harry 1894 142.2 101.2 23.0 10.3 3 |
| Happy return | Happy return | One of five vessels which between them took 202 tone of "raw copper ore" to Neath for Sir Nicolas Bayly in 1775 | 102462 | ||||||
| Havana Packet | 210 | 1818 | Liverpool | Snow | 1845 | N.Treweek | Capt R.Roberts | ||
| Helen | 860 | 1840 | Quebec | Ship | 1854 | N.Treweek | Capt John Hamilton | The Happy Harry was a wooden three-masted schooner built by the Duddon Shipbuilding Company at Millom, for the Duddon Shipping Association, at a cost of £2560. She was launched on the 5th July 1894, and in her early years she operated in the Duddon iron ore trade under masters from Amlwch. She was sold to Job Tyrell of Arklow in March 1921, and was later owned by Roy Kearon of Arklow. She had a motor fitted in about 1933, and survived the war years to become one of the last trading schooners operating in British and Irish waters. | |
| Hero | 90 | Colchester | Schnr | 1823 | Mona Mone Co | Capt John Evans | |||
| Hibernia | 60 | 1799 | Bristol | B'ntine | 1847 | N.Treweek | Capt John Price | The Happy Harry met her end at Southport in 1950. On the 15th September she grounded at Taylor's Bank in the Mersey, and her crew, after firing flares, were rescued by the local lifeboat. The schooner floated on the tide and was reboarded and sailed to Southport. She anchored off the pier, but dragged and crashed into the pier, sustaining irreparable damage. Contractors demolished the hull, salvaged what they could, and then set fire to her on the 19th October 1950. | |
| Hodbarrow miner | Hodbarrow | Bult at Duddon but Managed by WT. |
Hodbarrow
Miner Official Number 65047 The Hodbarrow Miner was a schooner built at the Ulverston shipyard of Richard and William Charnley in 1871. She was owned by the Duddon Shipping Association from August 1871 until Sept.1885, when she was sold. The Hodbarrow Miner was berthed at Milford Haven on Census night in April 1881, and her crew were listed as follows: Hugh Thomas M 40 Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales Master David Owens M 46 Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales Mate William Richard U 20 Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales AB Seaman Edward Humpidge U 35 Longhope, Gloucester, England AB Seaman Hugh Thomas U 12 Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales Boy The Hodbarrow Miner left Runcorn bound for Truro on the 2nd March 1908 and was wrecked off the N Cornish coast on the 6th March, with only one of the crew surviving. At the time the schooner was owned by William Thomas & Son, of Amlwch, Anglesey. Name Year Built Net Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Hodbarrow Miner 1871 113 2 |
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| Holy Wath | 99 | 1872 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1872 | Morgan & Co Whitehaven 1875 | Built at Amlwch in 1872 by Captain Thomas for William Morgan of Cumberland. |
Holy
Wath Official Number 58198 The schooner Holy Wath was built by William Thomas at Amlwch, Anglesey in 1872. She was owned by the Duddon Shipping Association from her launch until 1920, and in 1921 she was owned by James Nicholson and John Fisher of Barrow. Alan Lockett (see Source 2) states that the vessel was originally supposed to be named "Holly Wath" after the house of Capt. William Morgan, the Duddon harbourmaster and one of the managers of the Duddon Shipping Association. The Holy Wath was berthed at Milford Haven on Census night in April 1881, and her crew were listed as follows: John Williams M 45 Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales Master Thomas John U 45 Dinas, Pembroke, Wales Mate Bengamin Hannart U 27 Cromar, Norfolk AB Seaman John Woodward U 16 Ulverston AB Seaman James Stock U 14 Newport, Monmouth Cook The Holy Wath was broken-up at Glasson Dock, Lancaster in 1925. Name Year Built Net Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Holy Wath 1872 93 2 |
| Hope | 18 | 1837 | Cemais | Sloop | 1847 | N.Treweek | Capt William Owen | 58198 | |
| Hopewell | 16 | 1730 | Red wharf bay | Wm parry | Sloop | Capt William Peters | |||
| Iris | 277 | 1838 | Jersey | Snow | 1855 | N.Treweek | Capt Richard Jones | The schooner Holy Wath was built by William Thomas at Amlwch, Anglesey in 1872. She was owned by the Duddon Shipping Association from her launch until 1920, and in 1921 she was owned by James Nicholson and John Fisher of Barrow. | |
| Irish Minstrel | 1879 | Dundalk | Ebenezer Griffiths, Amlwch | Capt Richard Griffiths. Ended as hulk in the Mersey. | |||||
| James and Jane | 130 | 1830 | Amlwch | Treweek Bros | B'ntine | 1830 | N.Treweek | Capt John Hughes | Alan Lockett (see Source 2) states that the vessel was originally supposed to be named "Holly Wath" after the house of Capt. William Morgan, the Duddon harbourmaster and one of the managers of the Duddon Shipping Association. |
| James and Jane | Capt John | Hughes | James and Jane | A 130 t brigatine built by Treweek brothers at Amlwch in 1831 which foundered in the bay of Biscay in 1840 on a journey to bring fruit from the azores. Wholly owned by James Treweek | |||||
| Jane | 102 | 1785 | Chester | Bgntine | Michael Hughes of St Helens, David Richards of Swansea etc, | Capt John Rathbone. Taken by the French | The Holy Wath was berthed at Milford Haven on Census night in April 1881, and her crew were listed as follows: | ||
| Jane and Margaret | 56 | 1836 | Amlwch | Treweek Bros | Sloop | 1832 | N.Treweek | Capt Wm Roberts | |
| Jane Gray | 124 | 1865 | Amlwch | Paynter | Schooner | Sunk by enemy action 1915. |
Jane
Grey (47046) wood, 3 masted schooner, 124 tons, 88 ft x 21 ft x 10 ft. Built 1865 Paynter, Amlwch. Master 1890 T. Parry 1907 - 13 J. Evans 1913 - 14 J. Jones 1914 - 17 Owen Lewis (Moelfre) 1917 - 18 Owen Lewis 1918 - 19 Hugh Pierce Lewis Owners 1882 - Robert Jones (Amlwch) Ship owner sells 26 shares to Owen Owens (Amlwch) T. Morgan sells 4 shares to Owen Owens (Amlwch) 1885 - Owen Owens (Amlwch) Master Mariner sells 30 shares to Thomas Morgan Owen Owens (Amlwch) Master Mariner sells 30 shares to Emma Paynter (Widow) 1897 - Emma Ellen Davies (nee Paynter) sells 30 shares to Thomas Morgan 1903 - William Thomas sells 4 shares to Thomas Morgan 1917 - William Morgan (Shipbroker Cardiff) } Margaret Morgan } Joint Owners Owen Jones } Richard Jones (Managing Owner) } Vessel sunk by Submarine 23rd March,1918 Photograph of Jane Grey at Port Dinorwic approx. 1913 given to Brian Hope a few weeks ago. Information from Lloyds Lists, Transactions T3 no. 88 Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon (Owen Lewis was my Father's Grand-Father. Was previously Master of Schooner Glyn Aeron, 1896 , Margaret Jane 1904, James 1911) Huw Roberts, Y Culfor, Ffordd Bangor, Caernarfon, Gwynedd. LL55 1LN 01286 671067 |
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| Jane Pringle | 89 | 1855 | Grimsby | Schooner | W.Thomas , Owen Owens, Draper,William Morris, sailmaker. | Capts. J.Hughes, O.Jones. Lost off Bardsey 9th Dec1899. | |||
| Jenny | Jenny | Built in Amlwch and used in Amlwch copper trade from 1770. | Master | ||||||
| John | 66 | 1849 | Prince Edward island | Bgntine | 1854 | N.Treweek | Capt John Hughes | 1890 T. Parry | |
| John and Eliza | 26 | Sloop | W.Thomas | ||||||
| John and Mary | 18 | 1817 | Chester | Sloop | 1847 | N.Treweek | Capt John Hughes | ||
| John Bright | 498 | 1847 | Dumbarton | Barque | 1869 | W.Thomas, W.Thomas of Newbro', T.Morgan and Peake of Cardiff | Condemmned, Payta 1870 | 1907 - 13 J. Evans | |
| John Morgan | 78 | 1826 | Caernarfon | Schooner | 1854 | N.Treweek | Capt John German | 1913 - 14 J. Jones | |
| Joseph | 109 | 1849 | PEI | Bgntine | 1855 | N.Treweek | Capt Richard Evans | 1914 - 17 Owen Lewis (Moelfre) | |
| Julia | 164 | 1848 | Souris Prince edwrad island | Snow | 1853 | N.Treweek | Capt Henry Jones | 1917 - 18 Owen Lewis | |
| Juno | John | Beaver | Juno | A privateer who during the American war of independence ( 1765?)gained much wealth. He retired to Maes llwyn in Amlwch and become the Governor of point Lynas light house. | 1918 - 19 Hugh Pierce Lewis | ||||
| Kendal Castle | 85 | 1839 | Frodsham | Schooner | 1851 | N.Treweek & William Thomas | Capt William thomas | ||
| Kitty | 83 | 1785 | Liverpool | Sloop | Amlwch Shipping Co | Capt John Makay | Owners | ||
| Lady Bessie | 79 | 1884 | Millom | Thomas | W.Stmr | 1884 | G.Farrer and Co Caernarvon | Capt R.Roberts | 1882 - Robert Jones (Amlwch) Ship owner sells 26 shares to Owen Owens (Amlwch) |
| Lady Kate | 78 | 1881 | Duddon | Thomas | W.Stmr | 1881 | G.Farrer and Co Caernarvon | Capt J.Roberts | T. Morgan sells 4 shares to Owen Owens (Amlwch) |
| Lady Louisa | 74 | 1882 | Duddon | Thomas | W.Stmr | 1882 | W.Postlethwaite | Capt R.Lewis | 1885 - Owen Owens (Amlwch) Master Mariner sells 30 shares to Thomas Morgan |
| Lady Neave | 89 | 1876 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1876 | W.Thomas, W.Owen, I.Jones | Capt I.Jones. served in the coastal trade until sunk in a collision in July 1911 near South Stack. | Owen Owens (Amlwch) Master Mariner sells 30 shares to Emma Paynter (Widow) |
| Lewis and Mary | 70 | 1870 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1870 | W.Thomas, E.Pritchard | Capt E.Pritchard. Sailed from Antwerp for Greenock in 1874 and was lost at sea. | 1897 - Emma Ellen Davies (nee Paynter) sells 30 shares to Thomas Morgan |
| Linda | 311 | 1865 | PEI | Duncan | Barque | 1871 | W.Thomas | Capts. R.Roberts, G.Morgan. Lost Dec 1880 | 1903 - William Thomas sells 4 shares to Thomas Morgan |
| Lord Mostyn | 46 | 1844 | Rhuddlan | ? | W.Thomas, W.Lewis | Wrecked 1890 | |||
| Lord Willoughby | 69 | 1840 | Preston | Schooner | W.Thomas | Capt Roberts | 1917 - William Morgan (Shipbroker Cardiff) } | ||
| Lovely | 76 | 1788 | Amlwch | Brig | Capt William Botham | Margaret Morgan } Joint Owners | |||
| Lydia | 41 | 1803 | Caernarvon | Sloop | 1833 | N.Treweek | Capt John Griffiths | Owen Jones } | |
| M A James | 1900 | Porthmadog | Richard Jones (Managing Owner) } | ||||||
| Maggie Williams | 226 | 1892 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Schnr | 1892 | W.Postlethwaite | Capt W.Williams |
Maggie Williams Official Number 93428 The Maggie Williams was built by William Thomas & Sons at Amlwch, Anglesey and was launched in April 1892. Like the Elizabeth Peers, built at the same shipyard for the same owner, she was an iron-hulled three-masted schooner. She was built for the Millom shipowner William Postlethwaite, and he owned her until she was sold in November 1899 to Alfred Tyrrell of Arklow. Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Maggie Williams 1892 226 123.0 24.0 10.8 3 100A1 Sources : Research by Trevor Morgan "Ships and Seamen of Anglesey" by Aled Eames ISBN 0 905555 50 3 |
| Marchioness of Anglesey | 74 | 1815 | St Helens | Schn | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt John Hughes | Vessel sunk by Submarine 23rd March,1918 | |
| Margaret | 43 | 1827 | Amlwch | N.Treweek | Sloop | 1827 | N.Treweek | Capt John Williams | Photograph of Jane Grey at Port Dinorwic approx. 1913 given to Brian Hope a few weeks ago. |
| Margaret | 72 | 1879 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1879 | W.Thomas | Capt J.Thomas | Information from Lloyds Lists, Transactions T3 no. 88 Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon |
| Margaret Ann | William | Roose | Margaret Ann | Amlwch merchant who was part owner of the vessel115 ton schooner Margaret Ane built by Ishmael Jones at Cemais in the 1830s. | |||||
| Maria | 95 | 1786 | Porthinllaen | Bgntine | Michael Hughes of St Helens, David Richards of Swansea etc, | (Owen Lewis was my Father's Grand-Father. Was previously Master of Schooner Glyn Aeron, 1896 , Margaret Jane 1904, James 1911) | |||
| Maria | 76 | 1833 | Little Anchor Cape Breton | B'ntine | 1853 | N.Treweek | Capt Thomas Owen | ||
| Marianne | 53 | 1839 | Amlwch | Treweek Bros | Sloop | 1839 | N.Treweek | Capt Thos Hughes | Huw Roberts, |
| Marquis of Anglesey | 65 | 1826 | Amlwch | N.Treweek | Sloop | 1826 | N.Treweek | Capt Hugh Thomas. . | Y Culfor, |
| Mary | 77 | 1784 | Caernarvon | Brig | Amlwch Shipping Co | Capt James Roose | Ffordd Bangor, | ||
| Mary | 342 | 1842 | Gage Town NB | Barque | 1849 | N.Treweek | Capt George Mconnell | Caernarfon, | |
| Mary | 53 | Bangor | N.Treweek | Schn | 1842 | N.Treweek | Capt Owen Parry | Gwynedd. | |
| Mary Ann | 58 | Schnr | W.Thomas | LL55 1LN | |||||
| Mary Catherine | 77 | 1858 | Amlwch | Hughes & Co | I.Schnr | Jones& Co Amlwch | Capt J.German First iron ship built at Amlwch by William Thomas in 1858 on the western side of the port. The owners were Jones and Company, Amlwch. Captain John German. | 01286 671067 | |
| Mary Elizabeth | 42 | Schnr | W.Thomas | Schooner owned by WT. At Amlwch dry dock in autumn 1875 for repairs | |||||
| Mary Owen | 53 | 1839 | Amlwch | N.Treweek | Schnr | ||||
| Mersey | 41 | 1816 | Liverpool | Smack | 1847 | N.Treweek | Capt William Jones | ||
| Mersey | Mersey | A flat owned by John jackson and Michael Hughes both of Liverpool took 4 cargoes of ore from Mona Mine and 2 for parys Mine to Liverpool the second half of 1789 | |||||||
| Mersey (L'pool Pilot Boat no 11) | 79 | 1875 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1875 | Capt R.Williams. Sank near Bar Lightship Dec 2nd 1885 | The pilot vessels belonging to the Liverpool Pilotage Service made regular use of the Amlwch port for repairs. This may have been why William Thomas tendered for and built such a vessel in 1875. She was Pilot Vessel number 11. A 76 foot schooner rigged vessel of 110 tons made with copper fastened English oak. She was well appointed and had an agreed price of £2,600. she was launched on 6th April.Her life was short but eventful. On 12 October 1877 she was run down by the steam ship Menelaus and sunk. She was raised and restored back to Pilot service only to be run down again by the SS Landana on 2nd December 1885. | |
| Messenger | 536 | 1840 | Miramichi | Barque | 1847 | N.Treweek | Capt Mangus Bruce | ||
| Meyric | 253 | 1904 | Amlwch | Thomas | S.Schnr | 1904 | W.Thomas & Sons | Capt W.B.Williams | Steel schooner. One of her early young crew was Willaim Williams ( later VC) |
| Molly | 24 | 1785 | Red wharf bay | Sloop | capt John Hughes | Built in Cemlyn but used in Amlwch copper trade from 1770. Lost 1839 | |||
| Mona | 94 | 1786 | Liverpool | Brig | Amlwch Shipping Co | Capt James Eyres | |||
| Morfudd | 1914 | Hosptital ship 1914-1918 | |||||||
| Morning star | Morning star | Built in Conwy but used in Amlwch copper trade from 1770. | |||||||
| Mountain Maid | 53 | W.Thomas | Owned by WT. At Red wharf bay in autumn 1875 loading oats. | ||||||
| Nancy | 15 | 1788 | Amlwch | Sloop | Capt R.Griffiths | Probably built at Dulas | |||
| Nant Glyn | 103 | 1877 | Amlwch | Thomas | wood Schooner | T.Jones and T.Jones | Lost all hands in October 1881. | Wooden schooners built by WT at Amlwch in 1877. Lost all hands in october 1881. | |
| Naparimi | 378 | 1828 | Quebec | Barque | 1853 | N.Treweek | Capt W.B.Berrick, Capt J.Jones | ||
| Nellie Bywater | 99 | 1873 | Millom | Thomas | Schooner | 1873 | W.Postlethwaite | Capts Ellis, R.Morgan | The history of the Nellie Bywater is well-documented, principally because her last owner wrote a book (see Source 2) describing not only his own experiences with her, but also giving a good account of her building and early history. This book includes plans and many photographs. Trevor Morgan added more detail in his article in Maritime Wales, and it is was he who gave me the photograph of the painting of the Nellie Bywater that is shown here.The Nellie Bywater was a two-masted schooner, the first vessel to be built at the Millom shipyard of William Thomas & Co. Her designer and builder was the shipyard foreman, Hugh Jones, who had been brought from Amlwch by William Thomas and who would later own the yard in his own right. He took ten months to build and the Nellie Bywater and she was launched on the 20th December 1873. Her first master was Capt. Richard Morgan of Amlwch and her owners were the Hodbarrow Mining Company, in the guise of the Duddon Shipping Association. Later masters included Capt. Soloman Ellis, Capt. James Fairclough of Ulverston, Capt. Owen Jones of Amlwch and then Capt. John Hughes Parry. Capt. Morgan took the Nellie Bywater to Spain for iron ore, but the bulk of her work was in home waters, principally the triangular route carrying iron ore from the Duddon to South Wales, then coal to Ireland, returning to the Duddon with pitwood. Later the ore trade from the Duddon was largely to the Clyde rather than South Wales.The Nellie Bywater was sold to a group of people from Annalong, Co. Down, for £1825 in 1921. Her new master and managing owner was Capt. William McKibben. The vessel was requisitioned for war service in 1940, and soon after the war ended she was sold to Capt. Richard England. He kept her trading for several years, supplementing her income with some appearances in films. With cargoes for schooners hard to find in Britain, in 1951 he decided to take the schooner to the Caribbean. Delayed by postwar bureaucracy, he found himself having to set off to cross Biscay in December. After battling gales in the English Channel for six days, the Nellie Bywater foundered near Bolt Head on the 28th December 1951, whilst trying to make the safety of Plymouth. One of Capt. England's daughters and a crewman drowned, the other nine crew being rescued by H.M.T.Careful. |
| Neptune | 42 | 1789 | Emsworth | Sloop | 1851 | N.Treweek | Capt Robert Hughes | ||
| Nesta | 104 | 1878 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1878 | S.R.Platt, Oldham | Capt J.Hughes. Sold in 1891 to W.Pritchard Portmadoc | |
| New Providence | 16 | 1815 | Caernarvon | Sloop | 1834 | N.Treweek | Capt Thos Hughes | ||
| Nimble | 44 | 1809 | Sloop | 1835 | N.Treweek | Capt John Griffiths. Prize in High Court of Admiralty | Prize in High Court of Admiralty | ||
| Nonsuch | 9 | 1823 | Dulas | Hugh Lewis | smack | ||||
| Nottingham | 483 | 1827 | Liverpool | Ship | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt Edward Bell | ||
| Ocean Belle | 62 | 1865 | PEI | Schooner | 1867 | J.Edwards, W.Thomas, | Capts. J.Edwards, H.Williams. Abandoned 29 Nov 1896 | Abandoned 29/11/1896 | |
| Pearl | 100 | 1880 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1880 | T.Fanning Evans | Capt W.Lewis. Sold to Conah's Quay 1890 | Lost at Red wharf Buy old haulk still on beach. |
| Peggy | 6 | 1791 | Red wharf | J.Mathews | |||||
| Peggy | Peggy | One of five vessels which between them took 202 tone of "raw copper ore" to Neath for Sir Nicolas Bayly in 1775 | |||||||
| Pelham | Capt | Gumbold | Pelham | Revenue cutter based at Beuamaris,caught in a hard gale off Amlwch in October 1763 sheltered "in amlough creek where he moored her in the best manner he was able , to prevent her being drove on the rocks. She was initially save until a NNE wind drove a very great sea into the cutter, destroying its boat and bowsprit. it was only with great difficulty that they saved her from being driven onto the rocks. | |||||
| Portland | 83 | 1778 | Pwllheli | Sloop | Amlwch Shipping Co | Capt John Pritchard | Master of the 83 ton sloop built in Pwllheli in 1778 and part of the Amlwch Shipping Company. Took Three cargoes for MM and 5 for PM to Liverpool July till Dec 1789 | ||
| Power | 37 | 1821 | Pwllheli | Sloop | 1851 | N.Treweek | Capt Richard Morgan | ||
| President Garfield | 48 | 1881 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1881 | W.Thomas jnr | Sold in 1897 to Cornish owners. | |
| Price of Wales | 99 | 1864 | Amlwch | Iron Schooer | Captain Robert "Princess" | Traded fruit from Spain | |||
| Pride of Anglesea | 88 | 1859 | Barnstable | Schooner | R.Jones, W. Thomas | Capts.R.Jones, T.Parry.Abandoned off Lizard 15th Dec1904 | Abandoned off Lizard point 15/12/1904 | ||
| Prince Ja Ja | 271 | 1890 | Amlwch | Thomas | S. Screw 3 mast | 1890 | Liverpool and Menai Strait SS co Ltd | Capt J.Richardson Spent many years in the Menai Straits carrying miscellaneous goods for shop keepers. | Prince Ja Ja was a 271 ton 49HP steam ship launched from William Thomas's yard in 1890. She was well known in the North Wales coast slate trade. |
| Princess of wales | 1867 | PRINCESS OF WALES Call sign: WJGP Official registration #: 50470 Master: Captain W. Roberts, appointed to the shipping line in 1867 and to the ship in 1873. Rigging: iron Schooner; 1 deck; 2 cemented bulkheads. Tonnage: 115 tons gross, 115 under deck and 99 net. Dimensions: 93.5 feet long, 20.3 foot beam and holds 10.3 feet deep. Construction: 1864 by Treweek in Amwlch; repairs to damages in 1872; new deck in 1877 Owners: R. Hughes & Sons Port of registry: Liverpool Port of survey: Bangor. | |||||||
| Princeton | 356 | 1842 | Bath Maine | Barque | 1854 | N.Treweek | Capt Thomas Hughes | ||
| Proteus | 225 | 1852 | Foreign,wrecked and rebuilt at Cemlyn | Brig | 1852 | N.Treweek | Capt Joseph Whitburn. Wrecked at Cemlyn and rebuilt | ||
| Providence | 53 | 1837 | Carmarthen | Sloop | 1840 | N.Treweek | Capt William Hughes | ||
| Providence | Providence | Built in Caernarvon but used in Amlwch copper trade from 1770. | One of five vessels which between them took 202 tone of "raw copper ore" to Neath for Sir Nicolas Bayly in 1775 | ||||||
| Providence | Capt william | Hughes | Providence | 53t sloop, built at Caernarvon in 1837. Brought by NT in 1840. | |||||
| Rapid | 232 | 1852 | Liverpool | Brig | 1852 | N.Treweek | Capt James Lindsay | ||
| Raven | Raven | A 73 ton galliot built at St Helens in 1788 and owned by Thomas Williams ( Parys Mountain) and John Dawes his London Banker and the reverend Edward Hughes, Greenfield | |||||||
| Recruit | 996 | 1852 | Monkton New Brunswick | Ship | 1853 | N.Treweek | Capt Thos Morrison | Brought Recruit from a Liverpool merhcnat called Edward oliver in 1853. She was a 996 ton ship built in News Brunswick and was soon sailing from Liverpool to Australia. | |
| Red | 97 | 1845 | New brunswick | Schooner | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt William Thomas | ||
| Resolution | 125 | 1805 | Barmouth | Brig | 1845 | N.Treweek | Capt William Francis | WT brought shares in this Treweek vessel in Nov 1859 | |
| Robin Hood | 155 | 1854 | Flint | Schooner | 1854 | N.Treweek | Capt Owen Parry | ||
| Sally | 41 | 1785 | Barmouth | Sloop | Michael Hughes of St Helens, David Richards of Swansea etc, | 41 ton sloop built at Barmouth in 1785 and owned by Amlwch shipping company members | |||
| Sampson | 30 | 1861 | Sloop | Capt Richard Hughes | 30 ton amlwch sloop at Anchor off Beumaris on census night 1861 | ||||
| San pareil | William | Hughes | San pareil | Master of the 61 ton sloop built in Pwehelli in 1783 and part of the Amlwch Shipping Company | |||||
| Sarah | 18 | 1834 | Amlwch | Treweek Bros | Smack | 1834 | N.Treweek | Capt J.Jones | |
| Sarah Jane | 56 | 1856 | PEI | Schooner | 1868 | W.Lewis, W.Thomas | Sold 1873 | ||
| Sarah Pringle | Capt William | Evans | Sarah Pringle | Built by Treweek.Captain william Evans and John Hughes both of Chapel Street were master | |||||
| sea gull | sea gull | Torpedoed 7 miles NE from point lynas Mar 1918 | |||||||
| Sea horse | Sea horse | 3 cargoes each of 16 tons of copper from Amlwch to the Warrington Copper and brass company in 1770 | |||||||
| Sea Queen | 82 | 1862 | Amlwch | Treweek & Co | Schooner | N.Treweek 40 | Lost Rhosneigr 1861 | ||
| Speedwell | 8 | 1730 | Capt William Jobes | Built in pwllheli but used in Amlwch copper trade from 1770. Mater recorded in Beumaris port books 1730. | |||||
| Stranger | 238 | 1827 | New Yarmouth N.S | Brig | 1837 | N.Treweek | 238 t brig from Nova scotia. Brought by NT in 1837. | ||
| Swallow | 7 | 1791 | Amlwch | Sloop | |||||
| Thomas | 65 | Ulverston | Schooner | Capt R.Evans | |||||
| Thomas and Jane | Jonathon | Roose | Thomas and Jane | Owned by Dean Thomas,mariner, Jonathon Roose Merchant both of Amlwch and Jane Roberts of Bangor. A 21 ton sloop which took 15,000 sales to Liverpool in July 1789 | Owned by WT. At Dublin in autumn 1875. | ||||
| Thomas Blythe | 335 | 1837 | Ansi Louis Is of Mati | Barque | 1865 | W.Thomas, O.Jones and R.Jones, farmers | Sold 1865 | ||
| Thomas Pearson | 1859 | Nantwhich |
Thomas
Pearson Official Number 27764 The Thomas Pearson was a two-masted schooner built by Brown at Northwich, Cheshire in 1859. In the Lancaster Shipping Register her first master is named as Capt. George Roberts. Her original owners included : Richard Brown of Northwich (presumably the shipbuilder), George Roberts of Amlwch (Master Mariner), Thomas Fisher (shipowner), Richard Postlethwaite of Rampside Hall (farmer), Richard Geldart of Urswick (farmer), William Kendall of Salthouse Marsh (farmer), and Charles Buxton and Myles Kennedy of Ulverston (iron ore merchants). James Geldart became managing owner in 1876 and the Thomas Pearson is listed in his fleet in the Barrow Times in November 1877. For the 1881 Census the Thomas Pearson was berthed at Gulval, Cornwall, and her crew was listed as follows: Richard Hosker M 39 Tarleton, Ormskirk Master Joseph Knox U 26 Whitehouse, Belfast Mate John Ward U 33 St.Peters, Jersey AB Francis Dilworth U 20 Belfast, Ireland OS The Thomas Pearson was stranded on Dulas Island, Moelfre, Anglesey, in December 1895. The wind was Force 5 ESE, and the schooner was carrying a coal cargo from Liverpool to Wicklow. Her master was Capt. A.Kinsella and she had a crew of four. Name Year Built Gross Tons Length (feet) Breadth (feet) Depth (feet) Masts Figurehead Stern Lloyd's Classn. Thomas Pearson 1859 103.34 81.5 18.3 10.3 2 Man Round Sources : Information from Derek Blackhurst - reports vessel still afloat in 1925 !! Lancaster Shipping Register 1856-67 at Lancashire Record Office, Preston. 1881 Census details from Ships in Port 1881 website Loss in Lancaster Shipping Register, reported by Pete Sandbach. Report of loss in "The Shipwreck Index of the British Isles Vol.5" by Richard and Bridget Larn. Photo from Amlwch Ship Index. |
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| Toronto | 698 | 1872 | Quebec | Anger | Barque | 1873 | W.Thomas | Capt R.H.Roberts | |
| Tower | 37 | 1821 | Pwllheli | Sloop | 1836 | N.Treweek | Capt G.Rowlands | 37t sloop from pwllheli 1821. Brought by NT in 1836 | |
| Union | 59 | 1787 | Northwich | Galliot | 1850 | N.Treweek | Capt William Roose | A flat sold to the Amlwch Shipping Company in1790. | |
| Unity | 68 | 1825 | Amlwch | N.Treweek | Sloop | 1825 | N.Treweek | Capt Robert Jones | 68t sloop, built by NT at Amlwch June 1825. Amlwch owners William morgan 8, Robert Jones,4, NT2,William hughes , Madyn Dysw 4, James Treweek4, John paynter, maesllwyn 4, James roose surgeon,4 |
| Unity | Capt Robert | Jones | Unity | 68t sloop, built by NT at Amlwch June 1825. Amlwch owners William morgan 8, Robert Jones,4, NT2,William hughes , Madyn Dysw 4, James Treweek4, John paynter, maesllwyn 4, James roose surgeon,4 | |||||
| Uxbridge | 124 | 1786 | Liverpool | Bgntine | Michael Hughes of St Helens, David Richards of Swansea etc, | 124 ton Brigantine built at Liverpool in 1786 and owned by Amlwch shipping company members. Her master took 4 cargoes of up to 100 tons for parys Mine to Liverpool and brought three cargoes of coal from Liverpool or Swansea back to Amlwch. Between July and December 1789. | |||
| Velocipede | 251 | Bkn | W.Thomas | ||||||
| Village Maid | 92 | 1852 | Miramichi | Schooner | 1855 | N.Treweek | Capt John Hughes | ||
| W.S.Caine | 74 | 1883 | Amlwch | Thomas | I.Dandy Stmr | 1883 | W.Thomas, then W.Thomas Liv then Manchester, Liverpool and N.Wales SS.Co | Capt L.Thomas First Iron screw steamer to be built at Amlwch by Thomas she was 180 tonnes and was built for a contract price of £5000 in 1883. | The 155 ton steam ship William Sproston Caine was launched from William Thomas's Iard Newydd in 1883 by Mrs Fanning Evans of Mona Lodge. The wife of the Manager of the Mona Copper mine. She was the first iron steamer to be built at Amwlch and indeed in North Wales.Her 50 HP engines were fitted by Messers De Winton and Co of Caernarvon. |
| Welfare | 52 | Holland | Sloop | Amlwch merchants | Prize taken from the Dutch in 1897 | 52 ton sloop, taken from the dutch by the royal george in 1797. Amlwch owned by John Price,William hughes,Evan Richards, Theopilus James. | |||
| Wellington | Wellington | Vessel caught up in the Amlwch food riots of 1817 when a mob removed her rudder to prevent her exporting grain. | |||||||
| Welsh Girl | 99 | 1869 | Amlwch | Thomas | Schooner | 1870 | W.Thomas, W.Thomas, Liv | Capts. T.Jones, J.FarrellLost 21st March 1882 | managed by WT. Wrecked at Cemlyn 1882 |
| White | 91 | 1845 | Miramichi | Schooner | 1846 | N.Treweek | Capt William Pritchard | ||
| William and James | William and James | Took 10 cargoes each of 70 tons of ore to Warrington in 1771 | |||||||
| William and Jane | 141 | 1834 | Ostend | Bgntine | 1864 | W.Thomas, Owen Owens | Abandoned 29/11/1896 | ||
| William and Jane | 70 tons of copper from Amlwch to the Warrington Copper and brass company in 1770 | One of five vessels which between them took 202 tone of "raw copper ore" to Neath for Sir Nicolas Bayly in 1775 | |||||||
| William and Mary | William and Mary | One of five vessels which between them took 202 tone of "raw copper ore" to Neath for Sir Nicolas Bayly in 1775 | |||||||
| William Mellhuish | 680 | 1859 | Jersey | Clarke | W.Ship | 1869 | W.Thomas, W.Thomas, Liv | Capt. D.Jones | Brought by WT in 1869. She was a 680 vessel built in Jersey 10 years earlier. One her first journey it is reported that she paid for her self 6 times over. |
| Woodman | 70 | 1837 | Barmouth | Schooner | 1863 | W.Thomas | Capt R.Jones. Sold 1865 | ||
| Yuca | 483 | 1860 | Workington | Lamport | Barque | 1873 | W.Thomas, W.Thomas, Liv | Capt J.James | |
| Yucca | Capt John | James | Yucca | Owned by WT. At Cardiff in autumn 1875. |