Luneburg

Jacob Lohden was in parnership with E. Cory in the company of Cory and Lohden. When the partnership was dissolved in 1881 Jacob continued business as J. Lohden & Co.  Between 1881 and 1894 the company owned ten ships and had branches in Hartlepool, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Leith.

Family History:

Jacob Lohden was born at Horneburg, Germany in 1837 and moved to Hartlepool in 1858. He began work at the firm of Anthony Harris & Co. coal exporters. Jacob became a naturalised British subject and married Mary Paxton on 13 October 1864 at Norham-on-Tweed, Northumberland. By 1871 he and his family were living at Cambridge Terrace, Stranton, by 1881 Station Lane, Seaton Carew and by 1891 Middleton St George.

Jacob was a member of the Seaton Carew Local Board and when Seaton was amalgamated with West Hartlepool he became a member of that Board. He was a member of the Hartlepool Port and Harbour Commisioners, chairman of the Small Damage Club and a director of The Neptune Marine Insurance Company.

Jacob died at Norham-on-Tweed in February 1893 at the age of 56 leaving assets of £8,120. He was interred at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seaton Carew.

Official No. 86972: Code Letters JBLT.

Owners: 1883 Jacob Lohden & Co, West Hartlepool; 1896 Angf Aktieb Luneburg (H. Andersson) Stromstad, Sweden; 1900 A/S Hauk (T.H. Sgogland), Haugesund, Norway–renamed Hauk.

Masters: 1885-86 TC Tose; 1888 Charles Gane (C.N. 33965); 1888-90 Gibson; 1891 EHW Daffert; 1892-95 ST Clark; 1899 A Adamson.

Luneburg left West Hartlepool on 21 November 1888 on a voyage to Wismar with a cargo of coal & a crew of 17. On 26 November she stranded on the Hannibal Bank & the crew jettisoned about 7 tons of cargo to no avail. The following day they were assisted off after throwing more of the cargo overboard. She was temporarily repaired at Lubeck & then sailed for West Hartlepool. The master was found in default & his certificate was suspended for 6 months.