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Douglas - a general history

Official No. 67539: Code Letters MDFW.

Owners: 1873 Pyman, Bell & Co, West Hartlepool; 1878  Pyman, Bell & Co (Thomas Bell Newcastle-on-Tyne mgr/owner) West Hartlepool.

Masters: 1873 James Luty; 1878-82 Cornforth; 1882-85 W Rasmussen; 1887 J Steel; 1888 John Franks (b. 1846 Sweden C.N. 06081).

In October 1881 Douglas ran into the steamer Duke of Buckingham while she was at anchor at Gravesend. Douglas sank in the lowest part of the reach & the steamer Orton fouled the Douglas & she also sank.

Bound from Libau for Antwerp with a cargo of oats & a crew of 18 the Douglaswas wrecked near Hanstholm Lighthouse off the coast of Denmark on 20 April 1888. No lives lost. The master was found in default & his certificate was suspended for 12 months.

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