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Sun (1832 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameSun
BuilderSunderland[1]
Launched1832[1]
FateAbandoned at sea 1836
General characteristics
Tons burthen244[1] (bm)
Sail planSnow

Sun was launched at Sunderland in 1832 and was lost in 1836.

Sun first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1834.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1833 H.Potter White & Co. Sunderland–London Register of Shipping
1834 A.Leckie
R.Soulsby
H.Panton Shields–London LR
1836 J.Harrison H.Panton Newcastle–Quebec LR

Her crew abandoned Sun on 20 July 1836 off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester.[2] Her entry in the LR volume for 1836 carried the annotation "Abandoned" underneath her name.[3]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d LR (1834), Seq.No.S801.
  2. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2913. London. 9 September 1836.
  3. ^ LR (1836), Seq.No.S817.