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Voyage of Lynx 1847/8

From Lloyds List

1847- Lynx, Luckes

Issue

Place of report

Content of Report

Date of event

1847

     

July 5

Liverpool [4, SE light]

Sailed for Lisbon

 

Aug 4

Lisbon

Arrived from Liverpool and sailed for Gibraltar

July 20

Aug 16

Gibraltar

Arrived from Lisbon and cleared July 31 for Valencia

July 30

Aug 19

Alicante

Arrived from Gibraltar and sailed for Denia

Aug 5

Sept 7

Leghorn

Arrived from Gibraltar

Aug 21

Sept 20

Leghorn

Sailed for Hamburg

Sept 3

Oct 9

Exmouth

Arrived from Leghorn for Hamburg

Oct 7

Oct 13

Portsmouth [12, ESE]

Arrived from Leghorn for Hamburg

Oct 12

Oct 14

Portsmouth [13, ESE]

Sailed for Hamburg

Oct 13

Oct 26

Hamburg

Arrived from Leghorn

Oct 21

Nov 13

Deal [12, NW to WNW]

Arrived from Hamburg for Plymouth

Nov 12

Nov 18

Plymouth [17, N]

Arrived from Hamburg

Nov 17

Nov 29

Plymouth [28, W]

Sailed Nov 27 and put back Nov 28 with loss of sails and spars

 

Dec 15

Plymouth [14, SSE]

Sailed for Watts St. Michael’s

Dec 14

Dec 23

Scilly [20, ENE]

Arrived from Plymouth and sailed Dec 20 for St. Michael’s

Dec16

1848

     

Feb 4

St Michael’s

Arrived from Plymouth

Jan 6

Feb 9

Gravesend [8, WSW]

Arrived from St. Michael’s

Feb 8

Mar 30

St Michael’s

Arrived

 

Apr 18

St Michael’s

Arrived from London and sailed Mar 24 on her return

Mar 18

Apr 19

Gravesend [18,W]

Arrived from St. Michael’s

Apr 18

June 6

Lisbon

Arrived from St. Michael’s

May 26

July 13

     

July 17

Lisbon

Sailed for Hamburg

June 28

July 18

Deal [17, E]

For Hamburg

 

July 25

Hamburg

Arrived from Lisbon

July 21

Aug 12

Cuxhaven

The Lynx, Luckes, from Hamburg to Liverpool, took the ground to the N. of this port, and has become a wreck. Crew saved.

Aug 9

1881 Recovery, Luckes

Issue

Place of report

Content of Report

Date of Event

Feb 2

Liverpool

Sailed for Gibraltar

 

Feb 3

Holyhead

Put in through stress of weather, barque Recovery, from Liverpool for Gibraltar

Feb 2 3.35pm.

Feb 4

Holyhead

Arrived from Liverpool for Gibraltar

 

Feb 11

?

?

 

Feb 21[ESE light]

Holyhead

Sailed for Gibraltar

Feb 18

Mar 8

Gibraltar

Arrived from Liverpool and Holyhead (Dingwell)

 

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Last Updated on 4 Mar 2005

By Carol I Robocker-Andersen, Research by Chris Freeman

Email: Carol Robocker