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''James Postlethwaite'' was a schooner, launched in 1881. She operated out of Arklow after 1909. She was in Hamburg on the day that Britain entered the First World War with its declaration of war against Germany. Her crew was imprisoned and she was impounded and used as a barge to carry munitions. After the war, in difficult economic conditions, she resumed trading. In 1929, a collier collided with, and sunk, her; however she was successfully salvaged. During the Second World War she supplied Irish agricultural products to Britain, and brought coal to Ireland. In 1952 she featured in the film ''Moby Dick''. While still configured as a whaler she was damaged, beyond repair, by a storm. ==Early career== ''James Postlethwaite'' was built by William Ashburner and Son at Barrow and was launched on 11 August 1881. She was the second-last schooner built by William Ashburner and Son at Barrow. William Ashburner died six days after ''James Postlethwaite'' was launched. ''James Postlethwaite'' and ''ME Johnson'' were identical, having been built to the same plans, in the same yard.〔Latham page 55〕 ''James Postlethwaite'' was named after James Postlethwaite of Gleaston.〔''James Postlethwaite'' was named after James Postlethwaite, who died c 1880, from Gleaston of the shipbuilding firm of Perry & Oistlethwaite in Ulverston.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.concentric.net/~pvb/GEN/rpap.html )〕 The Ashburners built the ships for their own fleet: Thomas Ashburner & Co. Captain Robert Roskell was the first master of ''James Postlethwaite''. ''James Postlethwaite'' and ''ME Johnson'' were tramp coasters.〔Smith, page 37〕 They served the ports of Britain and the east coast of Ireland as well as French and Belgian channel ports; but never ventured further. The Ashburner fleet was sold by auction in 1909. Arklow ship-owners were very interested. Captain Ned Hall bought ''James Postlethwaite'' for £995.〔Greenhill page 195〕 ''ME Johnson'' was bought for £1110 by an Arklow consortium led by Captain Frank Tyrrell. ''William Ashburner'' was the last to be auctioned, she was older, was built in 1876, yet went for a higher price than expected. In time, ''William Ashburner'' would join the Arklow fleet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Postlethwaite」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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