Chart of Tramore Bay

Chart of Tramore Bay

Friday 2 October 2015

Telemachus, February 1804 & Little Charles, May 1804

The Telemachus was a three masted, square rigged ship of 204 tons burden, single decked with beams, with a draught of water of 12 ft. when loaded and armed with two 4 pounder cannon. She was foreign built, owned by Power & C, and classified as E1. She was a regular trader between London and Honduras and had good repairs done in 1802.[1]

 The Telemachus, Swan from London to Honduras is put into Tramore Bay, near Waterford, with much damage’.[2]

Little Charles, May 1804
About four o'clock on Thursday evening, the brig Little Charles, of Liverpool, Alex. Keating master, bound from Liverpool to St. Michael's, in ballast, struck on Fileskirt Rock, off Ballymacaw, Ireland, and immediately sunk. The crew were fortunately saved.[3]



[1] Lloyds Register,1804.
[2] Caledonian Mercury, 9 February 1804.
[3] Cambrian, 12 May 1804.

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