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Adela (brig)

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History
Great Britain
NameAdela
NamesakeAdela Harriette Dupuis
OwnerJohn Chevalier Cobbold
OperatorCobbold and Co.
BuilderCobbold
Yard numberCobbold Yard
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1862
Completed05/1862[1]
Commissioned24/06/1862[1]
General characteristics
Tonnage180 tons[2]
Length102.7 ft[1]
Beam22.7 ft[1]
Armouriron-hulled

Adela was a brig built in 1862 by John Chevalier Cobbold. It was named after Adela Harriette Dupuis[3] who had married his son John Patteson Cobbold in 1858.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sailing Vessel ADELA built by J. Cobbold in 1862 for J. C. Cobbold, Ipswich, Cargo". shippingandshipbuilding.uk. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ Felix Walton (1923). Souvenir of the Bi-centenary of the Cliff Brewery Ipswich, Cobbold & Co. 1723–1923. Ipswich.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Moffat, Hugh (2002). Ships and shipyards of Ipswich 1700-1970. Holbrook: Malthouse Press. ISBN 0953968006.
  4. ^ "Adela Harriette DUPUIS (#187) - The Cobbold Family History Trust". family-tree.cobboldfht.com. Cobbold Family History Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2022.