Anglesey built vessels 1899-99

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Steam vessels built Anglesey:

Wooden paddle steamer Solway, built Holyhead 1826, services from Port Carlisle, wrecked 1841.
Wooden paddle steamer Cumberland, built Holyhead 1826, services from Port Carlisle to 1835, coverted to sail 1839. Lost 1849 Phillipines.

Iron (mostly screw) vessels built Amlwch:

W S Caine, built William Thomas, yd.15, iron SS 74nrt, 1883 ON87232; more history. Broken up 1922.
Exchange 1884 iron built William Thomas, Amlwch, yd.16. Sunk by UB39 in 1917.
Anglesea 1884 iron, built William Thomas, Amlwch, yd.17. By 1888 Goeland of Bordeaux, 1893 Comercio of Bilbao, aground 1917.
Prince Ja Ja 1890 steel built William Thomas, Amlwch, yd.29. By 1902 Matje of Hull. Broken up 1935.

[from The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality 26 July 1890]:
TRIAL TRIP OF THE STEAMSHIP PRINCE JA JA, The Liverpool, Carnarvon, and Menai Straits Steamship Company was formed in 1873 to supply a great demand in tbe conveyance of goods between Liverpool, Beaumaris, Bangor, Menai Bridge and Carnarvon. For some time the steamship Prince Frederick William, which had done service between Calais and Dover, was employed. This had to be replaced for a more commodious steamer, the King Ja Ja, in 1874, commanded by Captain Anderson, who has made about eighteen hundred round trips between Liverpool and Carnarvon during the past seventeen years without a single serious mishap. Such has been the regularity of the service, and the financial results of the company, that the directors, Messrs J. Roberts, M.P., J. de Winton, C. H. Rees (Carnarvon); and the managers, Messrs R. Mills and Co., James-street, Liverpool, were compelled to order a new steamship, which they placed to the order of the well-known firm of Messrs W. Thomas & Sons, iron and wood shipbuilders, Amlwch, who have executed the order to the thorough satisfaction of all concerned. She is built of steel, far in excess of Lloyd's rules in strength. She is 140 feet long, 24 feet beam, and 10 feet deep. Her decks are of iron. A roomy cabin for a few passengers with sleeping rooms and warmed by steam coil. The accommodation for the officers and crew is excellent. Special care has been taken to render her safe and thoroughly sea-worthy, and fit to encounter any weather, to make her passages with the utmost regularity, being nearly double the cargo capacity of the King Ja Ja. She will fully meet the fast increasing traffic, thus obviating the inconvenience that has latterly been experienced from the King Ja Ja having insufficient cargo capacity.
The new steamship was engined by Messrs De Winton and Co., Carnarvon. The engines are compound surface condensing of 60 H.P. nominal, and about 350 actual horse power. They have cylinders 18 and 36 in. diameter by 24 inches stroke, and make 120 revolutions per minute. The boiler is of steel tested to 200lbs per square inch by Lloyd's, and to work at 100lbs pressure. There is a powerful donkey boiler and donkey engine, two powerful steam winches for working cargo, and every appliance to insure economy and despatch. During the trial ran on Wednesday from Carnarvon to Liverpool, the machinery worked in the most satisfactory manner. There was no trouble of any kind, and an entire absence of vibration, shewing the vessel to be of unusual strength. Although no attempt was made to attain the full speed, the results showed that the vessel will considerably exceed the King Ja Ja in speed. As the latter steamship will still be retained as an auxiliary, there is now a certainty of the increasing demands of the trade being satisfied. There can be no doubt that the new steamer, whilst adding to the profits of the company, will prove a great convenience to the public. .... During the past sixteen years, the firm of Messrs De Winton and Co. Carnarvon, have engined a large number of steam-yachts - upwards of fifty. They have also engined the following foreign sailing steamships: Mimosa, Linda, Cincora, Taurida, carrying about 1400 tons each; Livadia, Nesta, Miniera, Bernina, and Orianda, carrying about 2100 tons each; Herbert, Tulera, carrying about 300 tons each.
The following steam-ships constructed by Messrs W. Thomas and Sons, Amlwch: Exchange, W. B. Caine, Lady Kate, Lady Bessie, and Anglesey, and Prince Ja Ja, carrying about 300 tons each, were all engined by Messrs De Winton and Co., Carnarvon, and have given the builders perfect satisfaction. ... The whole construction of the steam-ship, Prince Ja Ja, at Amlwch and at Carnarvon, was under the special superintendence of Captain Lewis Thomas, of the firm of Messrs W. Thomas and Sons, shipbuilders, Amlwch. [Lady Bessie and Lady Kate built Duddon].

New St George, later named Prince George, Conwy river paddle steamer; more history.
Cygnus, iron SS built William Thomas, Amlwch 1891, yd.23, 133nrt. Sank, collision 1897.

Sailing vessels built Anglesey:
Menai Bridge, Beaumaris, Red Wharf Bay, Amlwch, Cemaes, Holyhead.

Built Menai Bridge (and Cadnant nearby)

Vigour Sl 28t 1847 ON16443, built Cadnant;
Ordovic yacht 1852; built Menai Bridge;
Glan Menai Sr 54t 1853 ON16418, built Menai Bridge;
Unknown Cu 20t 1859 ON?, built Menai Bridge;
Matthew Owen Sr 68t 1859 ON27339, built Menai Bridge;
Kittiwake/Laurita Cu 14t 1866 ON63351, built Cadnant;

Built Beaumaris

Warren Bulkley Sp 74t 1803, built Beaumaris.
Esther Bg 108t 1815, built Henry Jones, Beaumaris
Eliza Ann Sr 77t 1836, built H. Jones, Beaumaris,
Lady Bulkeley Sk 44t 1837 ON10624, built Beaumaris;
Prince of Wales Sr 114t 1842, built Beaumaris;
Elizabeth Sr 41t 1843, built Beaumaris
Martha Sr 98t 1858 ON20564, built Beaumaris;
Sir Richard Sr 68t 1858 ON21270; built Beaumaris;
Elizabeth Sr/K 56t 1859 ON21273, built Beaumaris;
Sally (ex-Agnes) Cu 17t 1870 ON63357, built Beaumaris;
Curlew Cu 6t 1873 ON69362, built Beaumaris;

Built Red Wharf Bay (Traeth Coch).
Traethbychan nearby can be confused with a location of the same name (also called Traeth Bach) near Tremadog (historically in Merioneth) which was active in shipbuilding in the earlly 1800s.

Lady Robert Williams Sn 168t 1821, built Red Wharf Bay;
Walter Johnston Sr 77t 1833 ON4213, built Beaumaris/Traethbychan;
Upton Sm 35t 1838 ON22655, built Red Wharf Bay;

Built Amlwch. Some history.

Built Treweek.

Unity Sl 68t 1825
Marquis of Anglesey Sl 65t 1826 ON12093
Kargaret Sl 43t 1827
Eleanor Sm 17t 1829
James & Jane Bn 130t 1830
Amlwch Packet Sm/Sr 37t 1832 ON1545
Sarah Sm 18t 1834
Cymraes Sl 22t 1839
Jane & Margaret Sl 56t 1836
Mary Owen St 53t 1839
Economy Sr 60t 1840
Catherine Sr 63r 1842
Cymro Sm 18t 1844 ON10646
Alliance Sr 93t 1858 ON21266
Grace Evans Sr 89t 1859 ON27727
Sea Queen Sr 82t 1861 ON29223

Built W C Paynter.
In 1851: William Cox Paynter (33) was established as a Timber Merchant, a role vital for mine baulks and ship ribs.
Charles Edwin Sr 93t 1859 ON27724
Jane Gray 124t 1865 ON47046
Charles 48t 1872 ON63358
Camborne 109t 1885 ON87234
Ailsie 98t 1892 ON97574
Donald & Doris Sr 1897 ON102465

Built William Thomas.
William Thomas and Sons, Amlwch Port, Anglesey, were shipbuilders, ship repairers and shipowners and managers. Captain William Thomas (1822-1893) was the son of Lewis Thomas, Cae Pant, Llaneilian. By 1858 he was involved with shipbuilding and by the mid 1860s was managing more than a dozen vessels. By 1870 he was living at Ponc Taldrwst, Llaneilian, and the owner of a warehouse and yards at Amlwch Port. By 1872 he had bought the Treweek yard and dry dock, and had a ship chandlery business and close connections with Duddon/Millom in Cumbria and William Thomas and Co. of Liverpool. He also became an Anglesey County Councillor. In the 1880s, the firm base established by Captain Thomas was expanded and developed by his sons William ([1862]-1930) (who trained as a naval engineer) and Lewis (died [c. 1915]).

Welsh Girl Sr 99t 1869 ON56220. Vessel wrecked at Cemlyn, 12/3/1882. Crew saved. Crew list.
Lewis & Mary Sr 70t 1870 ON63354, 1874 Antwerp to Greenock, crew list, missing.
Holy Wath Sr 99nrt 1872 yd.1 ON58198, rc 1925.
Cumberland Lassie Bn 199nrt 1874 yd.3 ON70467, 15/01/1918 - broke her moorings having anchored South of Aldeburgh and drove ashore.
Mersey Sr 79t 1875 ON70945. MDHB Pilot schooner. 02/12/1885, sank after being run down by s.s. Landana off the Bar Light Vessel, River Mersey.
Baron Hill, yd.5, wooden 3-masted schooner 209nrt, 1876 ON74520; stranded 1898, More history
Lady Neave Sr 79nrt 1876 ON63362 yd.7, sunk by collision 1911.
Nesta Sr 104nrt 1878 yd.8 ON79101 rc1903
Eilian Hill Sr 99nrt 1878 ON79103 yd.9. Collision 15/12/1882 off Penzance.
Nantglyn Sr 103t 1877 ON63364 yd.10, lost all hands Oct 1881
Margaret Sr 72nrt 1879 ON79108 yd.12, lost 1897, with 2 crew lost.
Glyndwr Sm/Sr 26t 1879 ON79105 reg Chester, wr Hoylake 9 January 1886, rc 1911
Pearl Sr 90nrt 1880 ON79109 yd.13. By 1920, 7hp engine added.
President Garfield Sr 48t 1881 ON76110, to Bideford, ashore near Bude 1911.
Elizabeth Peers iron Sr 103t 1885 ON83998 yd.18. Abandoned 1893.
Gelert iron Sr 3-mast 223t 1887 ON87238 yd.19, wrecked Catalinita Island 26 April 1890, crew list.
Eilian Sr 92t 1889 ON87240 yd.20 rc 1899, sunk collision 6 July 1899 off St Catherine's Pt.
Detlef Wagner iron Bn 182nrt 1891 ON111029 yd.24, sunk by UC72 1917.
Maggie Williams iron Sr (3-mast) 176nrt 1892 ON93428 yd.25, wrecked Gorleston 1902.
Cymric iron Sr 175nrt 1893 ON101751 yd.26. 1919 60nhp motor added.
Celtic iron Sr 175nrt 1894 ON101753 yd.27. rc 1907
Gaelic iron Bn 175nrt 1898 ON101760 yd.28, became a Q ship in WW1, 1930 29nhp motor added, sunk by collision 1939. More history.
Thomas built vessels after 1900.

Built Cemaes

St Patrick Sl 30t 1830 ON4205
Mona's Isle Sr 1838 (built Ishmael Jones)
Mary 1840 ON27013
Eliza Ellen Sr 1842
Prince of Wales Sr 1842
Ellen & Catherine Sr 46t 1858 ON20563 (built Owen Jones)
Clara Jones Sr 61t 1859 ON27332
Sea Gull Sm 34t 1862 ON43871

Built Holyhead

Lord Charles Spencer Sr 109t 1805
Duke of Montrose Sl 71t 1805
Cintra Sr 114t 1833
Louisa Sr 59t 1835
Marian Watson Sr 146t 1835
Stanley Bg 152t 1835
Unknown SV 350t 1836
Mary Mallaby Bn 178t 1837
Latimer Sr 119t 1839
Jane Ann Sr 98t 1855 (built John Roberts)
Ziska Sr 185t 1856 (built John Roberts)
Philanthropist Sr 79t 1857
Elizabeth Charlotte Sr 148t 1860

Wooden schooner Lord Charles Spencer, built Holyhead 1805, 109 tons. Registered London 47/1833, 282/1846. Large repairs 1844. Voyage London to Guernsey, master Roberts, ashore west of Shoreham, 19 February 1849.

[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette Wednesday 17 June 1846]:
For sale... THE fine Schooner LORD CHARLES SPENCER, 109 tons register, built Holyhead, in the County of Anglesea, of the best-seasoned timber, and under special survey, had very large repairs in 1844, and sheathed with yellow metal 1845. This superior schooner has abundant inventory stores, which are in the best order, sails fast, carries large cargo, and ready for immediate service. Dimensions: Length, 71 feet; breadth, midships, 18 feet 3-10ths; depth of hold, 11 feet 3-10ths. Now lying for inspection off the Jetty, London Docks.

[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette February 27 1849]:
Deposition of Roberts, master of the schooner Lord Charles Spencer, of and from London for Guernsey, is on shore on the main, to the westward of this harbour [Shoreham, in ballast, reported 19 Feb.].

Wooden schooner Cintra, built Holyhead 1833, 114 tons. Voyage Tahiti to Sydney, early 1843, missing.

[from Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser Thursday 26 January 1837]:
Sale ... The beautiful schooner Cintra, built Holyhead 1833 ... 114 tons, old measurement .... 72x19.7x10.7ft.

[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette Saturday 10 October 1843]:
Sydney May 19. The schooner Cintra left Tahiti for Sydney some months ago, and had not since been heard of.

Wooden schooner Louisa, built Holyhead 1835, 59 tons. For sale 1838.

[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette Saturday 28 April 1838]:
THE fine fast-sailing Schooner LOUISA, A 1, 59 836-3500 tons register; built Holyhead in the year 1835, of the best materials and workmanship; is coppered and copper-fastened, and carries large cargo for her tonnage; well found in stores, requiring only provisions to send her to sea; and is particularly well adapted for the Mediterranean or fruit trade. Lying in the Surrey Canal. ...

Wooden SV Unknown, built Holyhead 1836, circa 350 tons.

[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser Friday 26 February 1836]:
A fine NEW SHIP, of about 350 tons, now ready to launch at Holyhead, of the under dimensions, adapting her especially for the West India trade or general purposes; was laid down for the present owner, completed under proper inspection, of the best English oak and African teak, and the workmanship particularly attended to; .... length, 102 feet; beam, 27 feet; depth, 19 feet 6 inches; height between decks, 7 feet. For further particulars apply to Mr. Brindley, Shipbuilder (who has inspected the vessel); ...

Wooden brig Mary Mallaby, built Holyhead 1837, 178 tons. Registered Londom 399/1837. 16 July 1843, the ship was wrecked off Bandar Abbas, Iran, crew saved.

[from Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser Thursday 9 November 1837]:
Sale... THE fine Brigantine MARY MALLABY, 179 tons per register, built Holyhead in the present year (1837) under inspection, of the best materials...

[from Morning Herald 9 January 1844]:
The Mary Mallaby, of the Mauritius, was lost on the rocks of Bander Abbas, on the night of the 16th of July last, crew saved. [master Fisher]

Wooden schooner Latimer, built Holyhead 1839, 119 tons. Registered Caernarfon 1854, then London by 1857. ON23109. Lengthened 1859, 152 tons.

[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette Tuesday 19 July 1853]:
Sale... THE useful Schooner LATIMER, 119 tons; built Holyhead in 1839, and classed eight A 1, continued in 1847 for three years, and 1851 she was specially surveyed, and classed AE1 (in red); has had very extensive repair from time to time, strongly built and fastened, and has been well kept up. This vessel carries good cargo, shifts without ballast, and is abundantly found in stores. Now lying in the St. Katherine's Dock.

Wooden schooner Jane Ann, built John Roberts, Holyhead 1855, 98 tons. ON10639. Registered Beaumaris 22/1855. Lost 17/1/1867 6 miles E of Calais.

[from North Wales Chronicle Saturday, 26 May 1855]:
LAUNCH AT HOLYHEAD. The launch of the schooner 'Jane and Anne,' briefly referred to in our last, created a livelier interest among the inhabitants of Holyhead than is usual on similar occasions, in consequence of its being the first new ship turned out of the yard of Mr. Roberts, an enterprising shipbuilder, who, having lately commenced the building of ships upon an extensive scale, has thereby become the means of giving employment to a large number of men throughout the year. ... 65x20x11.5ft...

Wooden schooner Ziska, built John Roberts, Holyhead 1856, 185 tons, ON14767. Voyage to Australia, sold foreign 1874.

[from North Wales Chronicle Saturday 15 March 1856]:
SHIP LAUNCH AT HOLYHEAD. The splendid schooner built by Mr. John Roberts, ship-builder, of this town, was launched on Friday, the 7th inst. between 10 and 11 o'clock, in the forenoon. All preparations were ready, and she glided beautifully into the water, without any perceptible effort, and was a sight which was truly pleasing. She was named the 'Ziska,' by Miss Glynne, the youngest daughter of the owner, Mr. Glynne, ship-owner, of Liverpool. ... splendid clipper as the Ziska; her length is 160 feet, Registered tonnage, nearly 300 tons, and class A 1, 12 years.

Wooden schooner Philanthropist, built Holyhead 1857, 79 tons. ON18798. To Aberystwyth. Byn 188 to Milford. Register closed 1896. more history.

[from Shipping and Mercantile Gazette Friday, 4 October 1878]:
Philanthropist for sale, built Holyhead 1857, lying Pill,

Wooden schooner Elizabeth Charlotte, built Holyhead 1860, 148 tons. ON29224. Registered Beaumaris 10/1861. To Caernarfon 1877.