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Waverley - a general history

Shields Daily Gazette, November 9th, 1903.
DEATH OF A LOCAL SHIP'S OFFICER. The West Hartlepool steamer Waverley, reached Shields Harbour this morning, bringing information of the death of the second officer, Peter Jamieson. While the vessel was loading at New Orleans for the homeward passage, the deceased took suddenly ill, and medical aid was sought from the shore, but his condition became so critical that it was deemed necessary to remove him to the Touro Infirmary, where he died a few days after from an attack of acute peritonitis. The deceased officer was 27 years age, and resided at South House, Sunderland.

Western Daily Press, December 17th, 1904.
SAFETY OF A SHIPWRECKED CREW. Lloyd's Dungeness agent telegraphs that the steamer Waverley, La Plata for Antwerp, passed there are signalled:“ Have shipwrecked crew on board of P. Q. V. K., abandoned, sinking.” The weather was too thick to observe further signals. (P. Q. V. K. are the signal letters of the British schooner Pride of Anglesea, of Beaumaris).
Lloyd's Dover agent telegraphs that the captain and crew of the ketch Pride, of Anglesey, Portmadoc for Bridgwater, have been landed at Dover from the steamer Waverley, their vessel having been abandoned in a sinking condition off the Lizard.

Liverpool Daily Post, June 29th, 1915.
WELSH ENGINEER DROWNED. Mr. Williams, chief engineer of the Newcastle steamer Waverley, and a resident of Nevin, was accidentally drowned at Petrograd by falling from a staging on his vessel. He was thirty-three years of age and married, and was the son of Mr. Williams, Marcus Street, Carnarvon, who is engaged at the electricity works in that town.

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