Returning to an old thread, on 12 May 2011 Mick O Rourke wrote The Vessel lost late in late December 1904 enroute to Rotterdam was the Steam Ship Berrington, Official Number 53117. SS Benington continued in the Register up to 1915. To start SS.Berrington was built By Palmers at Newcastle in 1865. She was a 767 gross ton cargo vessel owned by John Fenwick and Son 57 Gracechurch Street (I presume London) the last registration detail I can find is 1899 when she was registered in Howdon. <SNIP>>>>>>>>>>>> Howdon? Typo for "London" methinks. Lloyd's List 5/1/1905 has report dated 4/1: "Owners received telegram from Rotterdam - fishermen landed brown painted lifebuoy marked 'Berrington, London' and name plank from neighbourhood of the Waterway." Ship formally posted "missing" 25/1/1905. David

Thanks David " Howdon? Typo for "London" methinks. " I use text recognition software for some records which I have as images, I need to buck up a little on my proof reading .......... In a later post for the Yacht Nymph I uploaded a page from the B.O.T Wreck Returns, I only noticed later that the Berrington was also included on this page. http://www.mariners-list.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6 Mick O Rourke Mariners List ----- Original Message ----- From: David Asprey To: mariners@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [MAR] SS BENINGTON/BERRINGTON