Part of the Acorn Archive
Hearts of Oak
Vessels Built on the Isles of Scilly
1779-1859
All extracted from documents other than Shipping Registers.
Some verification with
Shipping Registers and the Appropriation Book may be
necessary.
NAME /Reg/ON |
masts TYPE |
BUILD |
DATE |
LENGTH |
BEAM |
DEPTH |
TONS |
OWNERS & NOTES / FATE |
Grace |
Sloop |
Scilly |
1779 |
46 |
15 |
- |
43 |
James Gibson, John Medway James Gibson (Master) |
Prudence & Jane |
Sloop |
John Edwards |
1780 |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
Alexander Gendall (Master) |
Ranger |
Sloop |
John Banfield |
1787 |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
- |
Friends Endeavour |
Sloop square stern |
William Banfield |
1793 |
49.25 |
15.5 |
- |
59.85 |
John Vivian & John Harris James Harris (Master) Reg Falmouth 28.10.1796 Reg Truro 27.4.1798 |
Union |
Brigantine |
Barnard Banfield |
1804 |
- |
- |
- |
137 |
Banfield |
Adventure |
Brigantine |
Barnet, William & Alexander Banfield |
1805 |
- |
- |
- |
93 |
Banfield James Tregarthen (Master) William Chappel (Mate) |
Nancy |
Brigantine |
Scilly |
1810 |
- |
- |
- |
107 |
James Bower seaman of the Nancy was held
prisoner in France 1812. |
Jane |
Cutter |
Scilly |
1810 |
33.6 |
10.75 |
6.15 |
15 |
Abraham, Stephen & William
Nicholls, Stephen Pender, John
Jenkins, Ava & Francis Banfield Masters: Walter Jenkins, William Nicholls 1839 Transferred to Hugh Tregarthen and broken up |
Lord Nelson |
3mast Pilot |
Scilly |
1813 |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
4th October 1821 Lost with crew of five between Scilly & Penzance |
Commerce |
Brigantine |
Scilly |
1814 |
- |
- |
- |
104 |
Duff & Francis Banfield |
Fly |
Yawl 1829 |
William Mumford |
1815 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(of Samson IOS) |
Cyclops |
Yawl Cutter 1829 St Agnes Pilot |
Peter Stideford |
1815 |
- |
- |
- |
19 |
- |
Zephyr |
Schooner |
Scilly |
1816 |
- |
- |
- |
64 |
W & Co, R Duff & Co. Registered Falmouth Lost 14.8.1852 |
George the Fourth |
Schooner |
Scilly |
1821 |
- |
- |
- |
54 |
- |
Ranger |
- |
Scilly |
1823 |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
Francis Banfield & others Master 1836 - Hicks |
Union (Nr1) |
- |
Scilly |
1823 |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
Master 1851 Thomas Mumford |
Queen (Nr6) |
Yawl Pilot & Fish |
Scilly |
1824 |
- |
- |
- |
18 |
Master 1851 William Woodcock |
Champion |
Yawl St Agnes Pilot |
Scilly |
1828 |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
- |
Mars ON20330 |
Cutter Pilot |
William Mumford |
1828 |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
Honor Banfield & others Master 1851 James Ellis |
Prosperous |
Cutter |
Scilly |
1830 |
- |
- |
- |
29 |
27.3.1836 Wrecked at Tresco |
Waterloo |
Cutter Pilot |
Scilly |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
25.12.1840 “Struck by a sea” sank immediately. |
Kate |
Snow |
William Mumford |
1832 |
79 |
21.7 |
- |
161 |
James jnr & James snr Tregarthen 1832 and Francis Banfield 1840 Master James Tregarthen Wrecked 1846 |
Silura ON 20313 / SL MWPD |
Schooner |
Peter Stideford |
1833 |
- |
- |
- |
59 |
Francis Banfield & W Hoskin Master Benjamin Gruzelier |
Wave |
Schooner |
Scilly |
1833 |
- |
- |
- |
58 |
Masters: 1837 Edward Jenkins 1851 James Steven Richards |
Echo |
Sloop |
William Mumford |
1834 |
- |
- |
- |
52 |
Master 1851 T Hicks |
Ada |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1834 |
- |
- |
- |
59 |
St Mary’s Shipping Company (Thomas Wetherall, William Tremayne Johns and William Mumford) Master James Edwards. |
Herald |
Smack |
Niholas & Thomas Edwards |
1835 |
- |
- |
- |
57 |
Master 1845 Scaddan Struck rocks St Mary’s 1845 |
Lord of the Isles |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1836 |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
Master 1845 Hugh Hicks Lost October 1847 left Constantinople |
Emerald
(Nr4) |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1836 |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
Masters : 1850 Thomas Ashford drowned 1851 1851 James Thomas 1851 Martin Ellis |
New Prosperous ON 20318 |
Cutter Pilot |
John Banfield |
1836 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
Master 1851 James Jenkins 1851 Odgers |
Superior |
Schooner |
Bernard Sherris |
1837 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
Master Richard Sherris |
Antelope ON 18964 SL MQGB Reg Scilly 1839 Milford 1851 |
Cutter |
John Banfield |
1837 |
37.3 42.4 |
12.3 12.5 |
6.8 6.7 |
22 22 |
S Trevallack & Co 1837 S Hicks & Co 1843 Lengthened 1843 T Legg 1850 J Hancock 1866 C G Ramsey 1875 Sunk at moorings St Brides 25.11.1875 |
Vesper |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1837 |
- |
- |
- |
64 |
Master 1851 Samuel Holmes |
Marmora |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1837 |
- |
- |
- |
136 |
Master 1851 William Davies |
Arrow (Nr2) |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1838 |
- |
- |
- |
64 |
1838 Hoskin 1850 Banfield Master 1846 Trustram 1848 John Edward Dysart wrecked and washed overboard 1850 |
Flying Fish (Nr3) |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1838 |
- |
- |
- |
95 |
Francis Banfield Master 1851 William Pearce Rowe |
Mincarlo |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1839 |
- |
- |
- |
96 |
Master 1851 Frederick Samuel Sanderson |
Gazelle |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1839 |
- |
- |
- |
110 |
Banfields Master 1851 William James Lakey |
Matchless |
Schooner |
Bernard Sherris |
1839 |
- |
- |
- |
87 |
Master 1851 Edwin Sherris |
Merlin |
Schooner |
John Banfield/Mumford |
1839 |
67.7 |
17.4 |
10.5 |
87 166 tons register |
TR Duff & Co 1839 Masters: 1839 TR Duff; 1840 R Richards 1843 S Holmes; 1847 Wm John Webber; 1852 F Hicks. Lost Newfoundland 9.4.1854 |
Prince Albert |
Schooner |
Peter Stideford |
1840 |
- |
- |
- |
91 |
Henry Edwards Master 1840 Gibson; 1851 James Woodcock |
Bosphorous |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1840 |
- |
- |
- |
217 |
L Loram (Exeter) Masters : 1850 John Gibson; 1860 William Pearce Rowe; 1862 V Stevens 1865 Reg at Malden Essex. Oct 1880 lost ashore Scarborough. no casualties |
British Queen ON 3989 |
Schooner |
John Edwards |
1840 |
- |
- |
- |
111 |
Masters :1845 Edward Odgers; 1851 Thomas
Woodcock; 1856 Francis Duff Wrecked off Start Point 1860 |
Rovena ON 26272 SL PKLJ |
Schooner |
Bernard Hicks |
1840 |
73 |
18 |
- |
120 |
Francis Banfield Masters : 1850 James Dixon; 1854 William Charles Mumford; 1863 Odgers; E Stevens; John Tregarthen Transferred to Teignmouth 1865 |
Minalto (Nr3) |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1841 |
- |
- |
- |
194 |
Master Charles Newman |
Lionesse |
Cutter |
Thomas Edwards |
1841 |
- |
- |
- |
49 |
Master Jacob Deason |
Gratitude ON 20325 |
Cutter Pilot/Fish |
John Edwards |
1842 |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
Master John Nance |
Minerva |
Schooner |
Bernard Hicks |
1842 |
- |
- |
- |
77 |
Masters: 1850 John Boase; 1861 Charles Rich; 1858 William Henry Mumford |
(President) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pet Reg St Agnes 1843 ON 20307 Reg Bristol SL MWNR |
Cutter Pilot |
Thomas Edwards |
1843 |
46 |
13.3 |
7.5 |
27 (43) |
Benjamin, James, Walter & Walter Hicks and Francis Banfield, Francis Pender, Thomas Ashford. Masters Thomas Ashford Walter Hicks 1861 Sold Cardiff Pilots 1886 Milford Pilots. |
Wetherall (Nr3) |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1843 |
- |
- |
- |
106 |
Master John Wetherall |
Vivid (Nr4) |
Schooner |
Peter Stediford |
1843 |
- |
- |
- |
86 |
Edmund Lakey |
Trial |
Schooner |
Scilly |
1843 |
- |
- |
- |
55 |
P Pender Masters : J Pender, 1861 Peter Pender |
Moor of Venice |
Brigantine |
Scilly |
1843 |
- |
- |
- |
137 |
W Mumford Master M Ellis |
Atlantic ON 20302 |
Cutter Pilot |
William Mumford |
1844 |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
Master : Stephen Woodcock 22.1.1868 lost moorings – St Mary’s Pool wrecked on rocks |
Lady Sandy |
Barque |
Scilly |
1844 |
- |
- |
- |
290 |
Thompson Master : Pentreath Registered London Yellow metal sheath 1850 |
Monarch ON 20335
SL MWQN |
Barque |
Thomas Edwards |
1844 |
- |
- |
- |
338 |
Francis Banfield & J Percival Masters: Francis Duff and Percival Wrecked off Madras 1859 |
Little Pet (Nr3) |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1845 |
- |
- |
- |
111 |
Francis Banfield and C Tregarthen Masters: Charles Tregarthen; John Wetherall |
Surpass |
Schooner |
Bernard Sherris |
1846 |
- |
- |
- |
140 |
Masters : 1850 Bernard Sherris; 1856 Edward Sherris |
Chieftan |
3m Barque |
Thomas & John Edwards |
1846 |
- |
- |
- |
293 |
R Edwards, Edward & Francis Banfield Master: 1849 Richard Edwards. 1855 severe damage at Hong Kong, 1856 wrecked Hard Lewis |
Rosevean |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1847 |
- |
- |
- |
140 |
Masters: 1850 Clement Mumford Banfield; 1851 William John Webber; 1859 Isaac Cook Hicks [Lost at sea 1877, buried Pernambuco] 1864 Bowden. |
Surprise |
Schooner |
Bernard Hicks |
1847 |
- |
- |
- |
90 |
Masters 1850 James Duke; 1864 Thomas. |
Garland ON 20314
SL MWPF |
Cutter Pilot |
William Mumford |
1847 |
- |
- |
- |
29(35) |
Master Charles Lakey 1869 lengthened by Stephen Gibson |
Presto ON 875 |
Schooner |
Thomas Stediford |
1847 |
- |
- |
- |
124 |
Francis Banfield & Co Master George Gruzelier |
Triumphant |
Schooner |
Bernard Sherris |
1847 |
- |
- |
- |
103 |
Master William Sherris |
Prince |
Snow |
Thomas Edwards |
1848 |
- |
- |
- |
268 |
- |
Rapid ON 20322
Reg Bryher |
Cutter Pilot/Fish |
Thomas Edwards |
1848 |
49 |
13.4 |
6.75 |
22 |
Ursula Banfield and others Master 1851 Stephen Jenkins 1882 beached and broken up |
Agnes ON 8348
SL KBSM |
Schoomer |
Thomas Edwards |
1848 |
- |
- |
- |
184 |
Masters: Alexander Tristram; William Wood Nicholls |
Mandarin ON 6415 |
Barque |
William Mumford |
1849 |
- |
- |
- |
344 |
Masters 1851 George James Pippin; 1854 George Symons 1866 Disappeared in gale, Bass Strait |
Nundeeps |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1849 |
- |
- |
- |
129 |
Thomas Woodcock, James Phillips, Sarah George, R Newman. Later James Tregarthen, Later Phillips & Woodcock. 1866 Lengthened to a 3 mast Schooner. Masters: 1850 Walter Bickford; 1863
I Woodcock. 1867 Capt Odgen Lost Port Elizabeth 28.8.1868 |
Propontis (Nr3) |
Brigantine |
John Edwards |
1849 |
- |
- |
- |
255 |
Master Capt Barnes |
Express ON 23534
SL NSBV |
Brigantine |
Scilly |
1850 |
- |
- |
- |
211 |
Francis Banfield & Sons Masters : James Phillips 1862 Walter Thomas, 1862 William Henry Mumford, 1863 William Charles Mumford 1866 William Henry Mumford |
A Z ON 20309 |
Cutter Pilot/Fish |
John Edwards |
1850 |
- |
- |
- |
31 |
Master Walter Jenkins Broken up 1885 |
Cassiterides ON 20301
SL MWNH |
Barque |
Thomas Edwards |
1850 |
- |
- |
- |
414 |
Francis Banfield & T Lakey Masters : 1861 Stephen Jenkins; 1863 Stephen Ashford; 1866 Capt Hooper. Condemned 1867. |
Allegro ON 24994 |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1851 |
76.5 |
19.25 |
11.1 |
106 (om 122) |
William Duff, John Gibson & Thomas Edwards. 1871Nancy &William Rosevear Mumford and
James Phillips. 1872 Philip Joseph Daniels & Capt John Johnson. Masters : John Gibson; J Hicks; 1868 Richard Hooper; 1871 Thomas Odgers; 1872 John Johnson |
Ranneys ON 20319 |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1851 |
- |
- |
- |
152 |
William Mumford. Masters : 1863 Capt McDonald, 1864 Ashford, 1881 Pender |
Jessie Banfield ON 8891
SL KFBR |
Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1852 |
79.5 |
18 |
11.6 |
122 |
Ann Banfield, Hugh Watts, Thomas Edwards
and Benj Gruzelier; Francis Banfield & Sons; 1865 Hugh King – Port of Caernarvon. |
Flora |
Schooner |
Scilly |
1852 |
- |
- |
- |
98 |
James Phillips Master J Hocking |
Melledgan ON 33818 |
Schooner |
William Mumford |
1853 |
- |
- |
- |
109 |
Francis Banfield & Sons Masters : 1863 Richards, 1864 I Nance, 1869 Nicholas John Edwards |
Mary Banfield ON 8823
SL KDSC |
Topsail Schooner |
Thomas Edwards |
1854 |
79.2 |
18.1 |
11.7 |
123 |
Ann Banfield, Thos Edwards & others; 1862 Francis Banfield & Sons; 1872 Wm Pearce Rowe. Masters: George Sherris, 1859 John J Nance, 1862 Henry Edwards 1865 Walter Thomas, 1871 Clement Hooper |
Anne Banfield ON 20305
SL MWNP |
Brigantine |
John Edwards |
1855 |
- |
- |
- |
231 |
Francis Banfield & Sons Masters: Nicholls, 1862 Richard Hooper, 1862 Henry Edwards. [Lost mid Atlantic 23.11.1871] |
Queen (2) ON 20323 |
Cutter |
St Mary’s |
1855 |
47 |
14 |
7 |
24 |
Francis Banfield & others. Master James Nance Condemned and put ashore 27.6.1889 |
Porthcressa ON 20328
SL MWQD |
Ketch |
John Edwards |
1855 |
- |
- |
- |
67 |
Clifford Symons (Bridgewater) Master S Gibson |
Gem ON 19048
SL MQHT |
Cutter Pilot |
Thomas Edwards |
1857 |
48 1867: 58.4 |
15 |
7.4 |
25 1867: 30 |
Francis Banfield & others wrecked 14.4.1874 St Agnes |
Star ON 19049
SL MQHU |
Dandy Schooner Rig |
John Edwards |
1857 |
- |
- |
- |
48 1867: 68 |
Francis Banfield & Sons 1867 lengthened Master J Jenkins |
John Banfield Reg Scilly ON 19051
SL MQJB 1886 Reg Hull |
Barque |
Thomas Edwards |
1859 |
141 |
29 |
18.6 |
528 |
Francis Banfield & Sons and others. 1881 Thomas D Woodhead (Hull); Charles Sinclair and others; 1886 Henry Campbell and others. Masters : Capt Thomas, 1859 George Sherris; 1864 George Henry Bastian; 1872 John Davis; Frank Percival; 1876 Richard Hooper; Charles Sinclair; Capt Wittingham. [Lost 25 Feb 1888 Mazzura Sicily] |
Argus |
Cutter |
John Edwards |
1859 |
49 |
15 |
8.3 |
30 |
Robert Ashford & others |
Mary Ann ON 26193 of Scilly |
Schooner |
Scilly |
1859 |
- |
- |
- |
160 |
Broad & Co of Liverpool Master Capt Allen |
Raymond
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With thanks to
Roger Banfield
of the
Isles of
Scilly Museum