Talk:Red Jacket (clipper)
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Eliza Walker
[edit]The alleged collision with Eliza Walker in 1878 seems to be contradicted by the collision with Elizabeth Walker in 1859, as reported by contemporary newspapers. Is it possible that Bruzelius is in error? Mjroots (talk) 09:29, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
- This error seems to originate in Howe, Octavius T.; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986). American clipper ships, 1833-1858. New York: Dover. p. 513. ISBN 0486251160.. Being rescued did not seem to do Captain Adams of the Eliza Walker much good as he was drowned when the ship on which he travelled back to Liverpool went ashore trying to enter that port.
- Though not the fault of Bruzelius in this instance, there is no way this is an RS, so I will remove from the article. For one thing, Bruzelius often confuses depth of hold with draught. ThoughtIdRetired TIR 23:06, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
- I've cut out the problem piece in the article, stored here until I can sort out a good reference. It reads: "She collided with the Eliza Walker in 1878[dubious – discuss], which sank; Eliza Walker′s crew were rescued." ThoughtIdRetired TIR 23:30, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
White Star Line
[edit]I have added a "dubious" to the statement that Red Jacket was White Star's "first ship". Until 1856 the partners John Pilkington and Henry Wilson operated WSL, first advertised in 1849, the same year that they are said to have bought their first ship, the 879grt barque Iowa, according to Duncan Haws' 8-page potted history of WSL [Haws, Duncan (1979). Merchant fleets in profile. 2: The ships of the Cunard, American, Red Star, Inman, Leyland, Dominion, Atlantic Transport and White Star lines. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens. pp. 175–182. ISBN 0-85059-324-7.]. Certainly by 1852 the press described Iowa as "one of the White Star Line", and it may well be that other WSL vessels were owned rather than chartered. Anyone have later literature on WSL that might clarify this - see bibliography at White Star Line (including a later volume by Haws (1990) just on WSL, which might cover this early fleet in greater detail). - Davidships (talk) 01:16, 6 November 2024 (UTC)