Catalogue description Letters to Aaron Manby & Co., Horseley Iron Works, Tipton.

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Details of M 46
Reference: M 46
Title: Letters to Aaron Manby & Co., Horseley Iron Works, Tipton.
Description:

Re iron ship "Aaron Manby"
Date: 1822, 1823
Held by: Sandwell Community History and Archives Service, not available at The National Archives
Language: English, French
Creator:

Aaron Manby and Co, ironfounders
Physical description: 2 files
Subjects:
  • Shipbuilding industry
Administrative / biographical background:

The "Aaron Manby" was the first iron ship to go to sea. It was built by Aaron Manby (1776-1850) at the Horseley Ironworks and conveyed in pieces to the Surrey Canal Dock where it was assembled. It made the voyage to Paris in June 1822 under Captain (later Admiral) Charles Napier, with Aaron's son Charles on board as engineer. It was used by the "Compagnie des bateaux a vapeur en fer" to operate its service between Paris and Havre.

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