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Lizzie English (1880) - a general history

Official No. 81512: Code Letters TJLB.

Owners: 1880 George Pyman & Co, West Hartlepool; by 1885-94 Pyman Bros, London; London & Northern SS Co Ltd (Pyman Bros mgrs) London;  1910 Alf Monsen, Tosberg, Norway-renamed Adalands.

Masters: 1880-81 JT Robinson; 1882 A Dobson; 1883-85 C Vasey; 1886 JJ Robson; 1887-88 H Lawson; 1890-92 Findlay; 1893 D Adams; 1894-96 WB Ruddiman; 1897-99 J Clark; 1902 John J Porterfield; 1903 J Fettes; 1904-08 D McLennan.

On 2 June 1882 she was leaving Cronstadt for Finnklippan in ballast when she struck the pier causing the vessel serious damage. She was docked for repairs; 19 February 1884 she arrived at New York from Baltimore with a cargo of grain for Seager Brothers.

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