Enmore (1858)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Enmore
Owner	Michael Cavan and Company
Builder	Green Shipbuilders, Bristol
Launched	1858
General characteristics
Class and type	Merchantman
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship, later barque

The Enmore was a wooden ship-rigged merchantman built by Green Shipbuilders in Bristol in 1858, the last known ship built by the shipyard.

She was built for the Barbadian service for Michael Cavan and Company, a Bristolian shipping line, and named after the old established residence of the firm in Enmore, Somerset.^[1] Registered in London, was sheathed in felt and copper. In 1859 whilst under Captain Kennedy of Cavan Bros., the Enmore ran aground and was docked in London for repairs to damage and a new keel.^[2] She was subsequently sold when Cavan Bros ceased to operate their own vessels and appointed agents for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Later she was rated as a 581t barque.^[3]

References

1. Descendants of Col Thomas Austin: Notes. Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
2. Genealogy, Ships and Wines: Register of Ships. Archived 16 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved in 2010-09-29.
3. Farr, Graeme (1977). Shipbuilding in the Port of Bristol National Maritime Museum Maritime Monographs and Reports. p. 46