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The ''Lord Ashburton'' was a [[Merchant vessel|merchant ship]] built in 1843 at [[St. |
The ''Lord Ashburton'' was a [[Merchant vessel|merchant ship]] built in 1843 at [[St. Andrews, New Brunswick]]. She was wrecked in a [[nor'easter]] on [[Grand Manan|Grand Manan Island]] in January 1857 en route from [[Toulon]] to [[Saint John, New Brunswick]]. |
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==Construction== |
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| ⚫ | The [[barque]] ''Lord Ashburton'' was built at Brandy Cove, St. Andrews by Joshua Briggs in 1843. The ship's name honoured [[Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton]], one of the signatories of the [[Webster-Ashburton Treaty]]. The treaty, signed in 1842, had resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies, including New Brunswick.<ref name=placenames>{{Cite book| publisher = University of Toronto Press| isbn = 978-0-8020-7570-3| last = Hamilton| first = William Baillie| title = Place Names of Atlantic Canada| location = Toronto| page=44|date = 1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAvyE0pN5akC&pg=PA44}}</ref> The captain and original owner was Nehemiah Marks.<ref name=wooden>{{Cite book| publisher = White Lion Publishers|last = Wallace| first = Frederick William| title = Wooden Ships and Iron Men| location = London| page=34|date = 1973}}</ref> The ship was registered at St. Andrews in 1843 but was later sold and registration transferred to [[Liverpool]].<ref name="lac">{{cite web|title=Lord Ashburton|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/ship-registration-index-1787-1966/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=39635|website=Ship registrations: 1787-1966|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=28 February 2017}}</ref> |
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==Fire at Charleston, South Carolina== |
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| ⚫ | The [[barque]] ''Lord Ashburton'' was built at Brandy Cove, St. Andrews by Joshua Briggs in 1843. The ship's name honoured [[Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton]], one of the signatories of the [[Webster-Ashburton Treaty]]. The treaty, signed in 1842, had resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies, including New Brunswick.<ref name=placenames>{{Cite book| publisher = University of Toronto Press| isbn = 978-0-8020-7570-3| last = Hamilton| first = William Baillie| title = Place Names of Atlantic Canada| location = Toronto| page=44|date = 1996|url=https://books.google. |
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The ''Charleston Patriot'' reported that the ''Lord Ashburton'' had caught fire at [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] on 20 February 1845. The ship had been preparing to leave the harbour with a cargo of 2600 bales of cotton. She was towed from the wharf to the opposite side of the river near Hog Island channel, where the fire was eventually extinguished.<ref name="Charleston Patriot">{{cite news |work= The Daily National Pilot | place = Buffalo, NY | title = Br. Ship "Lord Ashburton"|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65931198/british-ship-lord-ashburton-fire-at/ |access-date=24 December 2020 |date=1 March 1845|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The ''Lord Ashburton'' left [[Toulon]] on 17 November 1856 [[Ballast#Ballast in commercial shipping|in ballast]], heading for the port of [[Saint John, New Brunswick]]. The ship carried a crew of 28 in addition to the captain, |
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==Last voyage and shipwreck== |
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[[File:Ashburton Head, Grand Manan.jpg|thumb|Ashburton Head, Grand Manan]] |
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| ⚫ | The ''Lord Ashburton'' left [[Toulon]] on 17 November 1856 [[Ballast#Ballast in commercial shipping|in ballast]], heading for the port of [[Saint John, New Brunswick]]. The ship carried a crew of 28 in addition to the captain, Ewen Clarke Crerar of [[Pictou|Pictou, Nova Scotia]].<ref name=gmhist>{{Cite book| publisher = The Grand Manan Historical Society| volume = 26| last = Allaby| first = Eric| title = Shipwrecks of Grand Manan| series = The Grand Manan Historian| page=42|date = 2001}}</ref> She reached [[Cape Sable Island]] at the southern tip of [[Nova Scotia]] on 25 December and entered the [[Bay of Fundy]], but bad weather impeded her progress toward Saint John.<ref name=Lorimer>{{Cite book| publisher = St. Croix Courier| last = Lorimer| first = J.G.| title = History of the islands and islets in the Bay of Fundy, Charlotte County, New Brunswick| location = St. Stephen, N.B.| date = 1876| url = https://archive.org/stream/cihm_24102#page/n5/mode/2up/search/Lord+Ashburton}}</ref>{{rp|51}} |
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| ⚫ | On 17 January the crew sighted the lighthouse on [[Partridge Island (Saint John County)|Partridge Island]] at the mouth of Saint John harbour. However the ship was driven back down the Bay of Fundy by a violent [[nor'easter]] and in the early morning of 19 January she struck a rocky headland at the north end of Grand Manan Island. All three masts were carried away and the ''Lord Ashburton'' broke up on the rocks. The captain and most of the crew were drowned but ten men reached the shore alive.<ref name="Lorimer" />{{rp|52–54}} Two of them froze to death on the beach, but the others survived and were rescued by villagers the following day. Five of the sailors had huddled together on a ledge part way up the cliff, while the remaining three managed to reach the top of the cliff, where they took refuge in an old barn.<ref name=last>{{Cite news| pages = 25| title = Last of Lord Ashburton's crew| work = The Boston Daily Globe| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2950306/james_lawsons_account_of_the_shipwreck|location = Boston, Massachusetts| via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date = 14 January 1915|accessdate=1 March 2017}}{{free access}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 17 January the crew sighted the lighthouse on [[Partridge Island (Saint John County)|Partridge Island]] at the mouth of Saint John harbour. However the ship was driven back down the Bay of Fundy by a violent [[nor'easter]] and in the early morning of 19 January she struck a rocky headland at the north end of Grand Manan Island. All three masts were carried away and the ''Lord Ashburton'' broke up on the rocks. The captain and most of the crew were drowned but ten men reached the shore alive.<ref name="Lorimer" />{{rp| |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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[[File:2011 Lord Ashburton shipwreck monument.jpg|thumb|Monument erected in 2011]] |
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The victims' bodies were recovered and buried in the cemetery at [[North Head, New Brunswick|North Head]], near the scene of the shipwreck. The grave site was marked by a wooden plaque until a stone monument was erected in 1910, bearing the inscription "In memory of 21 seamen drowned on the northern head of Grand Manan Jan. 19th 1857 belonging to the ship Lord Ashburton."<ref name="gnbshipwrecks">{{cite web|title=Shipwrecks|url=http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/gateways/about_nb/grand_manan/shipwrecks.html|website=About NB|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref> In 2011 a new monument replaced the 1910 stone. |
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The survivors of the wreck were cared for by villagers and later taken to hospital in Saint John.<ref name="Lorimer" />{{rp|55}} One of the men who had managed to climb the cliff was a Danish seaman named James Lawson. Because of his injuries and exposure to the cold, all of his toes had to be amputated. He became a shoemaker and returned to Grand Manan, where he spent the rest of his life living and working in the village of North Head.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shipwrecks Exhibit|url=http://www.grandmananmuseum.ca/PERMANENTEXHIBIT_ShipWreck.html|website=Grand Manan Museum|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref> He died in 1918 at the age of 84.<ref name="gnbshipwrecks" /> |
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| ⚫ | The headland where the shipwreck happened had been locally called Eel Brook Point.<ref name=Harpers>{{Cite news| pages = 547| last = Abbott| first = Edward| title = Grand Manan and 'Quoddy Bay| work = Harper's Magazine| date = March 1878|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Km8CAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA547|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref> After the wreck it came to be known as Ashburton Head, which was later established as its official name by the [[Geographical Names Board of Canada]].<ref name="naturalres">{{cite web|title=Ashburton Head|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/DADWZ|website=Geographical Names Board of Canada|publisher=Natural Resources Canada|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref> |
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The survivors of the wreck were cared for by villagers and later taken to hospital in Saint John.<ref name="Lorimer" />{{rp|55}} One of the men who had managed to climb the cliff was a Danish seaman named James Lawson. Because of his injuries and exposure to the cold, all of his toes had to be be amputated. He became a shoemaker and returned to Grand Manan, where he spent the rest of his life living and working in the village of North Head.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shipwrecks Exhibit|url=http://www.grandmananmuseum.ca/PERMANENTEXHIBIT_ShipWreck.html|website=Grand Manan Museum|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref> He died in 1918 at the age of 84.<ref name="gnbshipwrecks" /> |
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| ⚫ | The headland where the shipwreck happened had been locally called Eel Brook Point.<ref name=Harpers>{{Cite news| pages = 547| last = Abbott| first = Edward| title = Grand Manan and 'Quoddy Bay| work = Harper's Magazine| date = March 1878|url=https://books.google. |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.wreckhunter.net/DataPages/lordashburton-dat.htm|title=Lord Ashburton|publisher=Wreckhunter.net|author=Dave Clancy|accessdate=2 March 2017}} |
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 The Lord Ashburton on fire at Charleston in 1845, sketched by Ebenezer Landells
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| History | |
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| Name | Lord Ashburton |
| Builder | Joshua Briggs |
| Launched | St. Andrews, New Brunswick |
| Completed | 1843 |
| Fate | Wrecked on 19 January 1857 at Grand Manan Island en route from Toulon to Saint John, New Brunswick |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 1009 |
| Length | 155 ft (47 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Three-masted barque |
44°48′45″N 66°46′15″W / 44.81250°N 66.77083°W
The Lord Ashburton was a merchant ship built in 1843 at St. Andrews, New Brunswick. She was wrecked in a nor'easter on Grand Manan Island in January 1857 en route from Toulon to Saint John, New Brunswick.
Construction
[edit]The barque Lord Ashburton was built at Brandy Cove, St. Andrews by Joshua Briggs in 1843. The ship's name honoured Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, one of the signatories of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. The treaty, signed in 1842, had resolved several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies, including New Brunswick.[1] The captain and original owner was Nehemiah Marks.[2] The ship was registered at St. Andrews in 1843 but was later sold and registration transferred to Liverpool.[3]
Fire at Charleston, South Carolina
[edit]The Charleston Patriot reported that the Lord Ashburton had caught fire at Charleston on 20 February 1845. The ship had been preparing to leave the harbour with a cargo of 2600 bales of cotton. She was towed from the wharf to the opposite side of the river near Hog Island channel, where the fire was eventually extinguished.[4]
Last voyage and shipwreck
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The Lord Ashburton left Toulon on 17 November 1856 in ballast, heading for the port of Saint John, New Brunswick. The ship carried a crew of 28 in addition to the captain, Ewen Clarke Crerar of Pictou, Nova Scotia.[5] She reached Cape Sable Island at the southern tip of Nova Scotia on 25 December and entered the Bay of Fundy, but bad weather impeded her progress toward Saint John.[6]: 51
On 17 January the crew sighted the lighthouse on Partridge Island at the mouth of Saint John harbour. However the ship was driven back down the Bay of Fundy by a violent nor'easter and in the early morning of 19 January she struck a rocky headland at the north end of Grand Manan Island. All three masts were carried away and the Lord Ashburton broke up on the rocks. The captain and most of the crew were drowned but ten men reached the shore alive.[6]: 52–54 Two of them froze to death on the beach, but the others survived and were rescued by villagers the following day. Five of the sailors had huddled together on a ledge part way up the cliff, while the remaining three managed to reach the top of the cliff, where they took refuge in an old barn.[7]
Legacy
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The victims' bodies were recovered and buried in the cemetery at North Head, near the scene of the shipwreck. The grave site was marked by a wooden plaque until a stone monument was erected in 1910, bearing the inscription "In memory of 21 seamen drowned on the northern head of Grand Manan Jan. 19th 1857 belonging to the ship Lord Ashburton."[8] In 2011 a new monument replaced the 1910 stone.
The survivors of the wreck were cared for by villagers and later taken to hospital in Saint John.[6]: 55 One of the men who had managed to climb the cliff was a Danish seaman named James Lawson. Because of his injuries and exposure to the cold, all of his toes had to be amputated. He became a shoemaker and returned to Grand Manan, where he spent the rest of his life living and working in the village of North Head.[9] He died in 1918 at the age of 84.[8]
The headland where the shipwreck happened had been locally called Eel Brook Point.[10] After the wreck it came to be known as Ashburton Head, which was later established as its official name by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Hamilton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-8020-7570-3.
- ^ Wallace, Frederick William (1973). Wooden Ships and Iron Men. London: White Lion Publishers. p. 34.
- ^ "Lord Ashburton". Ship registrations: 1787-1966. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Br. Ship "Lord Ashburton"". The Daily National Pilot. Buffalo, NY. 1 March 1845. Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Allaby, Eric (2001). Shipwrecks of Grand Manan. The Grand Manan Historian. Vol. 26. The Grand Manan Historical Society. p. 42.
- ^ a b c Lorimer, J.G. (1876). History of the islands and islets in the Bay of Fundy, Charlotte County, New Brunswick. St. Stephen, N.B.: St. Croix Courier.
- ^ "Last of Lord Ashburton's crew". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. 14 January 1915. p. 25. Retrieved 1 March 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Shipwrecks". About NB. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Shipwrecks Exhibit". Grand Manan Museum. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Abbott, Edward (March 1878). "Grand Manan and 'Quoddy Bay". Harper's Magazine. p. 547. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Ashburton Head". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
External links
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Media related to Lord Ashburton (ship, 1843) at Wikimedia Commons- Dave Clancy. "Lord Ashburton". Wreckhunter.net. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
