IRBY
IRBY WAS A IRON VESSEL OF 1,523 / 1,480TONS SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY R J EVANS AT LIVERPOOL IN 1881 AND REGISTERED IN LIVERPOOL AND HAD BEEN BUILT FOR T H ISMAY ( WHITE STAR LINE )
SHE WAS SOLD IN 1882 TO H W HEWITT, WHO WORKED FOR ISMAY ? AS MARINE SUPERINTENDANT
SHE LATER PASSED HANDS TO CHADWICK & PRITCHARD
IN 1888 SHE WAS OWNED BY IRBY SHIP CO LTD
IN 1912 SHE WAS OWNED BY GALGATE SHIPPING CO LTD BUT MANAGED BY JOHN JOYCE
SHE WAS CAPTURED AND INTERNED BY THE GERMANS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN 1914
ON THE 17TH JANUARY 1919 WHILE ON A VOAYAGE TO ENGLAND SHE HIT A MINE
THERE ARE REPORTS THAT SHE WAS A VESSEL WITH FOUR MASTS AND A VESSEL OF 1,881 TONS BUT ALL THE OTHER DETAILS MATCH THAT OF THE 'IRBY' ABOVE - SO I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN ERROR. THE PICTURE ABOVE DEFINITLY IS THE 'IRBY ' OF 1881