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Despatch was partly owned by William Lancaster of Workington, England. On 29 May 1828 she set sail from Derry, Irelanden route to Quebec with eleven crew and 200 passengers, almost all of whom were Irishemigrants hoping to escape the poverty then prevailing in Ireland.
The ship ran aground 10 July 1828 on a small, bare rocky island near Isle aux Morts off the south coast of Newfoundland. A seventeen-year-old girl from the area, Ann Harvey, along with her father, her twelve-year-old brother and a dog, rescued 160 people from the wreck between 12 and 15 July. As a result, Ann Harvey became known as the Grace Darling of Newfoundland.[1] The English government later awarded them a medal and a sum of money for their heroic feat.
despatch, brig, despatch, brig, noted, having, shipwrecked, near, isle, morts, newfoundland, subsequent, heroic, rescue, many, passengers, crew, historyunited, kingdomnamedespatchownercrossthwaitebuilderthomas, kirk, whitehavenlaunched28, february, 1801fatewre. Despatch was a brig noted for having shipwrecked near Isle aux Morts Newfoundland and for the subsequent heroic rescue of many of her passengers and crew HistoryUnited KingdomNameDespatchOwnerCrossthwaiteBuilderThomas Kirk WhitehavenLaunched28 February 1801FateWrecked 10 July 1828 near Isle aux Morts NewfoundlandGeneral characteristicsClass and typeBrigTons burthen187 gross tonsComplement200 passengers 11 crewThis article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Despatch brig news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Despatch was partly owned by William Lancaster of Workington England On 29 May 1828 she set sail from Derry Ireland en route to Quebec with eleven crew and 200 passengers almost all of whom were Irish emigrants hoping to escape the poverty then prevailing in Ireland The ship ran aground 10 July 1828 on a small bare rocky island near Isle aux Morts off the south coast of Newfoundland A seventeen year old girl from the area Ann Harvey along with her father her twelve year old brother and a dog rescued 160 people from the wreck between 12 and 15 July As a result Ann Harvey became known as the Grace Darling of Newfoundland 1 The English government later awarded them a medal and a sum of money for their heroic feat Survivors were taken to Halifax aboard HMS Tyne See also EditLists of shipwrecks List of drowning victims Maritime archaeologyReferences Edit Brief History of the Workington brig Despatch Dispatch Archived from the original on 4 February 2012 Retrieved 7 April 2012 External links EditMerchant Sailing Ships of the NW of England Northern Maritime Research This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Despatch brig amp oldid 1067347581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
