Looking for any information concerning the Sea Fearing Family of Furlong’s from Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Looking for suggestions on how to add to the following: 1784 - William Furlong owner and master of a smack (fishing vessel) called “Margaret” she was 33 reg. tons in 1784 1813 Denis Furlong (owner and master of Schooner called Hitch 1813) Laurence Furlong born 1802 - Captain Laurence Furlong – at one time he owned 3 Schooners. The following is a list of boats owned by the Furlong Family over 100 years. 1. 1839 “Aurora” a sloop – 30 tons .(shared ownership Laurence Furlong with Michael Condren). 2. 1856 “Johanna Eliza Furlong” schooner 52 tons (owner Laurence Furlong). 3. 1863 “ St. Peter” registered 39 reg. tons no information. 4. 1866 “ Genet” registered in 1866. 91 reg owners Captains Laurence & Peter Furlong 5. 1869 “L Furlong” built in Arklow reg owner Captain Peter Furlong it was wrecked at Carne Wexford October 1900 going from Swansea to New Ross. 6. 1870 “Topaz” (Brigantine) Large Schooner built on Prince Edward Island Canada in 1870. She was 204 tons reg owner Peter Furlong 7. 1889 Schooner “Claudia” reg. owner Captain Peter Furlong 8. 1920 “Tarragona” built in Whitehaven in 1863 - 145 tons sold by Captain Joe Furlong in 1920. 9. 1920 “Mary Miller” 119 tons built in Carrickfergus in 1881 sold in 1934 following death of Captain Joe Furlong. Captain Peter Furlong - Peter Furlong and his son Laurence Furlong were lost at sea off the West Coast of Ireland in the Great Gale of 6th October 1889 Laurence was only 17. One of the other sons hid under the bed and would not go with them on the journey. They were on the Schooner Claudia owned by Peter Furlong they were sailing to Limerick with a cargo for the first time. They had purchased the ship shortly before that in Belfast. Peter Furlong (Jnr) –was born on the 22nd May 1878 >From 1892 to 1894 he served on the Brigantine Topaz as a boy. >From 1894 to 1899 he served as a Master on the Schooner L. Furlong >From 1900 to 1902 he served as a Master on the Schooner Frs. Jane. >From 1903 to 1903 on the Steam Engine Boat called Oak Branch. 1906 From 1914 to 1917 he was Master of the Ship City of Swansea which was torpedoed. He was Master of the SS Echo from 1918 to 1923 when it collided with another steamer on the 26th February 1923 in the North Sea. He was Master of SS INO.Peter died in Bristol on the 9th January 1927.
Hello Deirdre, A little info on a few of your ships - OAK BRANCH o.n.104357, 3,258 ton turret decked cargo steamer, built 1895 by Doxford & Sons, Sunderland for Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. 17.9.1899 grounded at False Ras Gherib in the Gulf of Suez whille on voyage Baltimore to Vladivostok with a cargo of rails. Refloated and towed to Suez where cargo discharged and then sailed for U.K where repaired. 2.4.1909 sank after striking submerged wreckage off Cape Pillar in Straits of Magellan while on voyage Clyde to Guyaquil with general cargo. (Ritson's Branch Line by Malcolm Cooper ISBN 0-905617-99-1 contains photo - book probably available on inter library loan) CITY OF SWANSEA O.N.87023, 1,493 ton cargo ship, built 1882 as GWENDOLINE by Palmers, Newcastle for Wilson & Co, London. 1891 sold to Thomson & Port, London, 1893 sold to Burdick & Cook, London, 1898 sold to Mordey, Jones & Co, Newport, 1913 sold to Palgrave, Murphy & Co, Newport and Dublin, 1914 renamed CITY OF SWANSEA, 25.9.1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB.40 while 15 miles ENE of Berry Head on voyage Tyne to Boucau with coal. ECHO O.N.98823, 961 ton cargo ship, built 1891 by Raylton, Dixon & Co, Middlesbrough for Bristol Steam Navigation Co, Bristol. 26.2.1923 sunk in collision with s/s COIMBRA off Terschelling on voyage Hamburg to Gloucester with general cargo. Photo at http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?140301 INO There were several ships named INO but this is probably yours. O.N. 111302, 1,240 ton cargo ship, built 1899 by Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co, Campbeltown for Brisol S.N. Co. 14.11.1937 sank 8 miles W x N from Wandelaar Lightvessel (51.23N 02.48E) on voyage Swansea to Antwerp with tinplate. Archives of the Bristol S.N.Co at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=002-39458&cid=-1 Hope this is of interest Ted On 15/10/2013 10:25, Deirdre Coleman wrote: > Looking for any information concerning the Sea Fearing Family of Furlong’s from Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Looking for suggestions on how to add to the following: > > > > 1784 - William Furlong owner and master of a smack (fishing vessel) called “Margaret” she was 33 reg. tons in 1784 > > 1813 Denis Furlong (owner and master of Schooner called Hitch 1813) > > Laurence Furlong born 1802 - Captain Laurence Furlong – at one time he owned 3 Schooners. > > The following is a list of boats owned by the Furlong Family over 100 years. > > 1. 1839 “Aurora” a sloop – 30 tons .(shared ownership Laurence Furlong with Michael Condren). > > 2. 1856 “Johanna Eliza Furlong” schooner 52 tons (owner Laurence Furlong). > > 3. 1863 “ St. Peter” registered 39 reg. tons no information. > > 4. 1866 “ Genet” registered in 1866. 91 reg owners Captains Laurence & Peter Furlong > > 5. 1869 “L Furlong” built in Arklow reg owner Captain Peter Furlong it was wrecked at Carne Wexford October 1900 going from Swansea to New Ross. > > 6. 1870 “Topaz” (Brigantine) Large Schooner built on Prince Edward Island Canada in 1870. She was 204 tons reg owner Peter Furlong > > 7. 1889 Schooner “Claudia” reg. owner Captain Peter Furlong > > 8. 1920 “Tarragona” built in Whitehaven in 1863 - 145 tons sold by Captain Joe Furlong in 1920. > > 9. 1920 “Mary Miller” 119 tons built in Carrickfergus in 1881 sold in 1934 following death of Captain Joe Furlong. > > Captain Peter Furlong - Peter Furlong and his son Laurence Furlong were lost at sea off the West Coast of Ireland in the Great Gale of 6th October 1889 Laurence was only 17. One of the other sons hid under the bed and would not go with them on the journey. They were on the Schooner Claudia owned by Peter Furlong they were sailing to Limerick with a cargo for the first time. They had purchased the ship shortly before that in Belfast. > > Peter Furlong (Jnr) –was born on the 22nd May 1878 > > From 1892 to 1894 he served on the Brigantine Topaz as a boy. > > From 1894 to 1899 he served as a Master on the Schooner L. Furlong > > From 1900 to 1902 he served as a Master on the Schooner Frs. Jane. > > From 1903 to 1903 on the Steam Engine Boat called Oak Branch. 1906 From 1914 to 1917 he was Master of the Ship City of Swansea which was torpedoed. > > He was Master of the SS Echo from 1918 to 1923 when it collided with another steamer on the 26th February 1923 in the North Sea. > > He was Master of SS INO.Peter died in Bristol on the 9th January 1927. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message