Hannah (1849 shipwreck)

History
United Kingdom
OwnerSamuel Shaw, and others
BuilderBuilt in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada
Launched1826
Acquired"First registered at St. Johns, then Whitehaven."[1] Registered at Maryport, 1840.[1]
FateSank 29 April 1849
General characteristics
Class and typeBrig
Tonnage287 gross tons
ComplementCaptain, 12 crew, approx. 200 passengers[1]

Hannah was a brig, launched at Norton, New Brunswick, Canada in 1826. She transported emigrants to Canada during the Irish Famine. She is known for the terrible circumstances of her 1849 shipwreck, in which the captain and two officers left the sinking ship aboard the only lifeboat, leaving passengers and the rest of the crew to fend for themselves.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Hannah, a Maryport brig built in 1826". mightyseas.co.uk. 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2011.