[Vessel] Schooner "Mary Barrow"

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  Name	[Vessel] Schooner "Mary Barrow"
  Birth	Abt October 1891	W H Lean Shipbuilders, Bar Road, Falmouth
  Christening	Oct 1891
  Gender	Unknown
  Death	Sep 1938 (46 years)	Calf of Man, Isle of Man
  	The end for the schooner did not come, however, until September 1938 when she was owned by Captain Mortensen. The Mary Barrow was bound for Truro carrying 230 tons of coal when in dense fog on the Calf of Man she struck rocks. The crew were able to reach Port Erin in a small boat but the abandoned schooner was overtaken by a storm during the night and was completely destroyed.
  Occupation	Oct 1891 (0 years) - Falmouth, Cornwall  - When built Mary Barrow was a wooden three masted 163-ton sailing ship equipped with a topgallant yard set over double topsails. The Mary Barrow was built in Falmouth for James Barrow, a shipowner in Barrow, where she was registered, and was intended for the South American trade in bone, bonemeal and hides. The first master was Captain James Crewdson of Ulverston who took delivery of the vessel in Falmouth and sailed her to the home port in Lancashire. Captain Crewdson had a long association with the schooner’s owner and had previously been master of another of his vessels the J H Barrow in 1881. This new schooner was probably named after the wife or daughter of the owner.
  	Jan 1908 (16 years) - Porthminster Point, St Ives  - During storms in January 1908 Mary Barrow nearly came to grief when stranded on Porthminster beach in St Ives alongside the Lizzie R Wilce of Falmouth
  	Abt 1910 (18 years) - Barrow  - In the early part of the twentieth century the vessel was still owned in Barrow but after the First World War ownership moved to Cornwall
  	Abt 1919 (27 years) - Cornwall  - In the early part of the twentieth century the vessel was still owned in Barrow but after the First World War ownership moved to Cornwall
  	1926 (34 years) - In 1926 she was fitted with an engine and the topgallant was replaced by a triangular ‘raffee’ sail, but she avoided the fate of many schooners and retained a great deal of sail for such a vessel.
  	1926 (34 years) - Fowey, Cornwall  - In 1926 the vessel was managed by Couch of Fowey and in 1928 she was owned in Newquay.
  	1928 (36 years) - Newquay, Cornwall  - in 1928 she was owned in Newquay
  	Abt 1932 (40 years) - Truro, Cornwall  - Around 1932, by then having been fitted with an auxiliary engine, she was sold to Captain Mads Peter Mortensen of Truro. Peter Mortenson was born in 1893 in Denmark and had served throughout his career at sea on British merchant ships to achieve his Master’s ticket. He had married and settled with his family in Truro and became well known as a skipper and for his eccentricities.
  Person ID	I9657	AHP
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt October 1891 - W H Lean Shipbuilders, Bar Road, Falmouth  Occupation - When built Mary Barrow was a wooden three masted 163-ton sailing ship equipped with a topgallant yard set over double topsails. The Mary Barrow was built in Falmouth for James Barrow, a shipowner in Barrow, where she was registered, and was intended for the South American trade in bone, bonemeal and hides. The first master was Captain James Crewdson of Ulverston who took delivery of the vessel in Falmouth and sailed her to the home port in Lancashire. Captain Crewdson had a long association with the schooner’s owner and had previously been master of another of his vessels the J H Barrow in 1881. This new schooner was probably named after the wife or daughter of the owner. - Oct 1891 (0 years) - Falmouth, Cornwall  Occupation - During storms in January 1908 Mary Barrow nearly came to grief when stranded on Porthminster beach in St Ives alongside the Lizzie R Wilce of Falmouth - Jan 1908 (16 years) - Porthminster Point, St Ives  Occupation - in 1928 she was owned in Newquay - 1928 (36 years) - Newquay, Cornwall  Occupation - Around 1932, by then having been fitted with an auxiliary engine, she was sold to Captain Mads Peter Mortensen of Truro. Peter Mortenson was born in 1893 in Denmark and had served throughout his career at sea on British merchant ships to achieve his Master’s ticket. He had married and settled with his family in Truro and became well known as a skipper and for his eccentricities. - Abt 1932 (40 years) - Truro, Cornwall  Death - The end for the schooner did not come, however, until September 1938 when she was owned by Captain Mortensen. The Mary Barrow was bound for Truro carrying 230 tons of coal when in dense fog on the Calf of Man she struck rocks. The crew were able to reach Port Erin in a small boat but the abandoned schooner was overtaken by a storm during the night and was completely destroyed. - Sep 1938 - Calf of Man, Isle of Man   = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  The Schooner Mary Barrow | NMMC The Falmouth-built Mary Barrow was one of the last sailing ships plying the coastal trade around Britain in the 1930s. Explore her story in this Bartlett Blog.