JOHN BULL / MEXICO

JOHN BULL WAS A 3 MASTED IRON BARQUE OF 484 TONS  BUILT IN SUNDERLAND BY OSWALD & CO IN 1866

SHE WAS BUILT FOR TEMPERLEYS AND HAD BEEN REGISTERED IN LONDON. HER MASTER WAS CAPTAIN J HARRIES 

IN 1878-97 SHE WAS OWNED BY CARTER & DARK OF LONDON. ( SHOULD THAT BE CARTER & DRAKE ? )

 IN 1880 HER OWNERS STILL APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN  JAMES TEMPLE.

 IN  1880/1881 HER OWNERS WERE H ELLIS & SONS OF LONDON.

 IN  1880-1882 SHE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SOLD TO OETLING GEBRUDER, HAMBURG AND RE-NAMED MEXICO.

IN 1886 THE MASTER OF THE VESSEL WAS CAPTAIN BURMEISTER.

SHE STRANDED AT TANTALLON SCOTLAND ON 27TH FEB 1890 AFTER RETURNING FROM THE FALKLANDS AND WAS LOST.

SHE WAS CHARTERED TO SHAW SAVILL AT LEAST ONCE

ISMAY ( WHITE STAR LINE ) CHARTERED A VESSEL CALLED MEXICO IN 1861 - THIS IS NOT THAT VESSEL

JOHN BULL

JOHN BULL WAS A VESSEL OF 464 TONS USED AS A CONVICT SHIP.

ON 17TH AUGUST 1821 SHE LEFT CORK BOUND FOR SYSDNEY ARRIVING 17TH DECEMBER 1821 VIA JAGO ( THE ISLAND OF ST JAGO, PORTO PRAYA,CAPE VERDE ? )

SHIPS MASTER AT SOME STAGE WAS CAPTAIN WILLIAM CORLETT

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