Chart of Tramore Bay

Chart of Tramore Bay

Friday 2 October 2015

Caledonia, 27 January 1809

The Caledonia was a brig with a 177 ton burden, two decks and a draught of water of 12 ft., when loaded; built in Ayr in 1805, owned by Buchannan. She held an A1 classification and was described as a constant trader between Greenock and North Providence.[1]
The brig Caledonia, of Glasgow, John Stewart, Master, bound from Alicant for Belfast, drove into Tramore Bay on Friday night, between 8 and 9 o’clock. The crew, 14 in number, have all been saved; but it is apprehended the vessel will go to pieces. She has on board 500 bales of Barilla, (a kind of Spanish alkaline salt, used in the glass and linen trade) 530 bundles of cane reeds, and twelve bags of nuts and almonds.[2]




[1] Lloyd's Register, 1809.
[2] Waterford Mirror, 30 January 1809.

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