The Despatch was a brig noted for having shipwrecked near Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland and Labrador, and for the subsequent heroic rescue of many of its passengers and crew. The Brig Lady Washington For other uses, see Brig (disambiguation). ... A shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English and French Flower Purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Capital St. ...

The Despatch was partly owned by William Lancaster of Workington, England. On May 29, 1828 she set sail from Derry, Ireland en route to Quebec with eleven crew and 200 passengers, almost all of whom were Irish emigrants hoping to escape the poverty then prevailing in Ireland. Workington is a town on the west coast of Cumbria, England at the mouth of the River Derwent. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Emigration is the action and the phenomenon of leaving ones native country to settle abroad. ...

The ship ran aground July 12, 1828 on a small, bare rocky island near Isle aux Morts, or, as it was then called, Dead Island, off the south coast of the Island of Newfoundland. A seventeen year old girl from the area, Ann Harvey, along with her father, her twelve year old brother and a dog, rescued 160 people from the wreck between the twelfth and fifteenth of July. As a result, Ann Harvey became known as the Grace Darling of Newfoundland. The English government later awarded them a medal and a sum of money for their heroic feat. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Newfoundland —   (stress on final syllable; for mispronunciations, see Newfoundland travel guide from Wikitravel)— (French: , Irish: ) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Ann Harvey (1811 – 1860) fisherperson and rescurer born near the small fishing community of Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland, Canada. ...

See also

• List of shipwrecks
• List of drowning victims
• Maritime archaeology

This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located. ... This is a list of drowning victims, either real or fictional characters in chronological order. ... Maritime archaeology (also known as marine archaeology) is a discipline that studies human interaction with the sea, lakes and rivers through the study of vessels, shore side facilities, cargoes, human remains and submerged landscapes. ...

External links

• Merchant Sailing Ships of the NW of England
• Northern Maritime Research