William Ashton
Ship · Lost 1830 · Newfoundland
The Lancaster-built ship William Ashton struck a rock in fog in Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, on August 9, 1830; all aboard reached Harbour Breton.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Launched at Lancaster in 1810 as a West Indiaman, William Ashton fought off a 20-gun French privateer that year, later sailed to Bengal, and in 1824 reported the phantom 'Ashton Rock' off the American coast, a hazard searchers never found. On August 9, 1830, bound from Dublin to Quebec, she struck a rock in fog in Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, and quickly filled. Her crew and passengers reached Harbour Breton.
Vessel
- 1810
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- Lancaster, England
- Wood
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- Sail
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Loss
- August 9, 1830
- Grounding
- Fortune Bay, Newfoundland
- Atlantic Ocean
- Dublin, Ireland → Quebec
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- 0
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Position not established
- Harbour Breton, Newfoundland
No pin: no surveyed wreck position in the sources used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
Based on a published secondary account; original records were not independently inspected.
Wikipedia — William Ashton (1810 ship)
Article narrative of construction, voyage and loss (secondary summary of cited books and newspapers).
Reports the ship wrecked in Fortune Bay, Newfoundland.
