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Brig Elizabeth Jane - launched Nova Scotia 1817 - Lost July 1854 off the coast of Yorkshire - Found Robin Hood's Bay, July 2003

Entries from Green and Red Books

transcribed from the Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping
found at: http://www.reach.net/~sc001198/ShipsE.htm

ELIZABETH JANE - 1819-1820

(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain J. Smith (1819); Captain R. Mentsap (1820)
Rigging: Brig; single deck; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 103 tons
Construction: in Nova Scotia using Birch, Spruce & Pine; vessel 4 years old (1819)
major repairs in 1819 using Oak
Owners: Ramsden
Draught under load: 10 feet
Port of survey: Hull
Voyage: sailed for Hamburg (1819); Lisbon (1820)

ELIZABETH JANE – 1819-1833

(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain J. Smith (1819); Captain Mentsap (Mentrup) (1820-21); Captain A. Ward (1822);
Captain J. Ball (1826); Captain J. Wilson (1827-33)
Rigging: Brig; single deck; sheathed in copper in 1822; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 103 tons
Construction: in Nova Scotia; vessel 5 years old; major repairs in 1819; good repairs in 1826
Owners: Ramsden (1822); Ball & Co. (1826); W. Mallenby (1827-33)
Draught under load: 10 feet
Port of survey: Hull/London (1822); Yarmouth (1826); Hull (1833)
Voyage: sailed for Lisbon/Madeira (1822); Hull (1826); Coaster (1827-33)

(Red Book - Shipowners) ELIZABETH & JANE

Master: Captain Whitingham/Captain Potter (1822); Captain Ball (1826); Captain Wilson (1827-33)
Rigging: Brig; single deck; sheathed in copper in 1822
Tonnage: 103 tons
Construction: 1817 in Nova Scotia; some repairs in 1824; major repairs in 1826
Owners: Captain & Co. (1822-33)
Draught under load: 9 feet
Port of survey: London (1822-26); Yarmouth (1827-33)
Voyage: sailed for Teneriffe (1822-26); Coaster (1827-33)