Sea career of Captain John Brisco.

with kind permission of his grandaughter Frances Brisco of Birkenhead England

Vessel

Type
O.N.O

Registered

 Tonnage Rank Date From: Date To:

Known Voyages

Owners
Ponemah barque Swanssea   Apprentice
and A.B.		 1885
1889 		1889
1889 		 
 
Elk   London   A.B     One Mediterranean voyage
 
Ambassador barque Swansea 610 A.B      
Burgess & Shadwick Swansea
Baltic           04.08.1891 UK - Montevideo  
Florence Stella 3 Masted
Barque  
63757 		Swansea 1196 A.B
Bosun
3rd Mate		 04.08.1891
19.03.1892 ? 		19.03.1892
20.03.1893
?
Swansea -Montevideo
- iqueque -
valparaiso - Dunkirk
Simon Goldberg
Robert.W Brisco.
 & 0thers
Cambrian Place
Swansesa
Effendi Wooden
Barquentine		 Swansea   2nd
Mate		 2 voyages    
J.P.Richards & Co Swansea
Kathleen Brig Swansea   2nd
Mate		      
 
Cypher   83245 Swansea 418 2nd
Mate		    
   UK - Halifax Nova Scotia
- Le havre
 
Albano  Steamship
Clipper-Bow 		Britonferry    2nd
Mate 		     
Mr. Piper Britonferry S. Wales
John Brisco passed the examination for 2nd Mate on the 23rd February 1897 at Swansea Glamorganshire. Cert No. 031511
Vanduara 4 masted
Barque
86695 		Swansea   2nd
Mate 		    Swansea - South America
Simon Goldberg
Robert.W Brisco.
 & 0thers
Cambrian Place
Swansesa S. Wales
Atlantic  Steamship Sunderland   1st Mate   1898
 UK-Halifax Nova Scotia -
Wilmington - Bremerhaven
- Leith
 Greenwell & Co. sunderland
John Brisco passed the examination for 1st Mate on the 24th October 1898 at Swansea Glamorganshire. Cert No. 031511
Daisy Wooden
Barquentine 		Swansea   1st Mate one voyage  
Swansea - Brazil -
Honduras  
T.P Richards Swansea S. Wales
John Brisco passed the examination for Master on the 21st May 1900 at Swansea Glamorganshire. Cert No. 031511
Auriga       1st Mate one voyage  
Uk- Para
 
Killarney Barque  Liverpool   1st Mate one voyage    
UK - South America
J. B. Walmsley & Co. Liverpool
Valdivia Barque  Liverpool   (1)Master

1st voyage

2nd Voyage

  

Liverpool-Mauritius -Sydney-Valparaiso-Taltal-Abderdeen

Aberdeen-London-Hobart
Newcastle N.S.W andS.America.
Nicholson & McGill Liverpool 
Andorinha 3 Masted
Barque 		Sligo 3150 1st Mate
(2)Master 		4 years
7 months		   UK- Hamburg-
Santa Rosalia
 
Eva Montgomery   London   Chief
Officer 		       
Mongomery & Sons London
Sarah Radcliffe   Cardiff   Chief
Officer 		3 years    
Radcliffe & Co Cardiff 
Oakmere   Manchester   Chief
Officer 		3 voyages    
Herbert Watson & Co. Manchester 
Monarch
   Liverpool   2nd Off.
Ch.Officer 		01.04.1914  
Liverpool-Capetown
Port Nolloth,Luderitzruck
Elder dempster
Liverpool
Borna   Liverpool        
Liverpool-West Africa
and Archangel
Elder dempster
Liverpool
Badagri   Liverpool   Chief
Officer 		3 voyages  
L:iverpool - West Africa

Elder dempster
Liverpool

Iddo   Liverpool   Chief
Officer 		 
~
Southampton - Rouen
Elder dempster
Liverpool
Palma   Liverpool   Chief
Officer 		 
~
~
Elder dempster
Liverpool
Biafra   Liverpool   Chief
Officer -
(3)Master 		   
Liverpool- Galveston
Elder dempster
Liverpool
Borma New Build Liverpool   Chief
Officer 		     
 
Benue   Liverpool   Chief
Officer 		Aug 1920 1920
Liverpool - West Africa
Elder dempster
Liverpool
The above table only covers John Brisco's career from 1885 - 1920. It continued until his retirement age of 65.
Master - On these voyages John Brisco took command (1) by right also(2) due to Illnessand (3) death of the incubment.
Copyright © Bryan Richards 2002
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