Vic. c. 74. There is a dry dock but no harb., merely a quay on the bank of the navigable channel of the Esk; 8 miles from its mouth. Used by coasters up to 100 tons. Only vessels drawing less than 1oft can get alongside at HW. TORQUAY, Devonshire. Lat. 50° 27' 30" N; long. 3° 31' W. Ry. G.W. THW. f. and c. 6h om. Auth. Local Board of Health: Bill has just passed for the extension of this harb. Accn. The outer harb. has from 10 to 13ft at LWST.; and 20 to 23ft at HWST. Quayage round inner harb. 730ft, with 10 ton crane. P. NC. Rates as agreed by hobblers. Charges.-4d per ton reg. with cargo; 2d per ton only on wind bound vessels. Quay dues various; ballast 1/ per ton. Official.-George Pepperell, Harb. Master. Hotels." Queen's," "Royal," "Victoria and Albert," "Imperial," &c. The new harbour works will be commenced shortly. TORRYBURN, Fifeshire. A creek on the Firth of Forth. 4 miles WSW. of Dunfermline. D. HWST. 1oft, HWNT. 8ft. TRAMORE, Co. Waterford. Near the entrance to the Suir. "The Metal Man" is a sea mark; the figure of a sailor standing upon a round tower and pointing downwards to the rocks below, where the Seahorse transport vessel was wrecked in 1816. TRALEE, Co. Kerry. Lat. 52° 16' N ; long. 9° 43′ W. Pop. 9,600. Auth. Harbour Commissioners. P. C. THW. 4h 3m; Sp. rise 12ft; N. rise 9ft. D. on bar, ST. 11ft, NT. 94ft; in basin ST. 14ft, NT. 1oft. Ry. G. S. & W. Tr.-I. Coals, timber, iron, salt, grain, oils, cement, and artificial manures; E. Barley, oats, and pitwood. Accn. There is good accommodation for shipping. Tralee is at the head of a bay, the greater part of which dries at LW. It is approached by a ship canal 1 miles long, with a depth of 10ft at OST. and 6ft at NT. The basin at Tralee has an area of about 60,00oft, with convenience for loading and discharging. There are also a pier and harbour at Fenit sufficient for vessels drawing 23ft. Crane power to 10 tons. Charges. - Harb. dues 6d per ton. Ballast 1/6 per ton. Pilotage. District not defined. Rates 2/ per foot on coasters, and 2/6 on foreigners. Towage. From gate to basin, 3/6 per horse. Officials.-Sec., L. Redmond; Harb. Master, R. McCarthy; Coll. of H. M. Cust., James Trittin. TRESCOW.-See Scilly. TROON, Ayrshire, on the Firth of Clyde. Lat. 55° 33' N ; long. 4° 40′ W. Pop. 2,600. W. prev. Auth. His Grace the Duke of Portland, under Statute 48 Geo. III., c. 47. P. NC. THW. 11h 50m; Sp. rise 1oft; N. rise 7ft. D. There is no bar. Depth of water at entrance is from 14 to 15ft. LW. from SW.; most dangerous NW. Ry. G. & S.W. Tr.−I. Wood, iron and other ores, and limestone; E. Coal and pig iron. LV. 1,697 tons reg., 22 ft draught. Accn. The harb. is formed by a breakwater running out in a N. direction. The En. to the harb. is between the end of this breakwater and a pier, and is 330ft wide. The harb. works are as follows: There is a large iron and wood shipbuilding yard with two Graving Docks, as follows: . No. I No. 2 Length. Breadth. Depth on Seven 30-ton steam cranes and one 25-ton steam crane, each capable of shipping 150 to 200 tons of coal per hour. Charges. Tonnage dues id to 3d ton, according to size. Boats assistance 1d ton. Dues on goods. Towage. To and from the Red Buoy, NW. of the harbour, under 250 reg. tons 2d, 250 and under 500 tons 24d, 500 tons and upwards 3d ton. To the distance of the Lady Isle, either out or in, I each way extra. Should any vessel hoist a jack for a pilot at Lady Isle, they will have one put on board, and be towed in if required, for £1 extra. Notice should be given for tug at least two hours before sailing. Captains refusing to sail after the boat has been got ready by their orders will be charged 5/ additional, unless a satisfactory reason is given for not sailing. Vessels must use their own hawsers, or pay for the use of the harbour one, a rate of not less than 5/ and not higher than 10/, according to the size of the vessel. Officials.—Man. and Harb. Master, A. Wood; Deputy Harb. Master, W. McMillan; Coll., D. Cook; Principal Officer of Cust., John Paige. "Commercial," and "South Hotels." Portland Arms," Beach." TRURO, Cornwall. Lat. 50° 16' W; long. 5° 4′ W. Including Devoran, Pill Point, Restronguet, Ruan and Tressillian. Auth. Town Council, under a Prov. Order, 4th April, 1883. A tidal harb. in the channel of the River Truro, having D. 6ft at LW, and 9ft 6in at HW. ULLAPOOL, Loch Broom, Cromarty. Lat. 57° 55′ N; long. 5° 10' W. A small harb. formed by a pier and a breakwater, with 12ft at LW. outside the breakwater. UNION HALL PIER, Co. Cork. Bantry Bay. A pier belonging to the Grand Jury. Official.-Harb. Constable, M. McCarthy. ULVERSTON, Lancashire. Morecambe Bay. Canal belongs to Furness Ry. D. on canal sill 43ft less than on Liverpool Old Dock sill. Official.-Harb. Master, J. B. Barnett, Barrow-in-Furness. UYA (pronounced Wi-a). Two islands lying off Mainland, Shetland. A rendezvous for vessels engaged in deep-sea fishing. VALENTIA, Co. Kerry, Ireland. A harbour belonging to the Grand Jury of Co. Kerry. VALLEY.-A creek of Holyhead. Stone pier. D. HWST. 15ft, HWNT. 8ft. Official. J. D. Thomas, Secretary to the Valley Pier Company. VENTRY, Co. Kerry, Dingle Bay. A pier belonging to the Grand Jury of Co. Kerry. WALNEY ISLAND, Lancashire, between Morcambe Bay and the entrance to Duddon River. (See Barrow.) WAREHAM, Dorsetshire. Mouth of the Frome, near Poole. Ry. L. & S.W. A commodious harb. and quay for small vessels engaged in exporting pipe-clay. Hotel." Red Lion." WAINFLEET, Lincolnshire. Creek of Boston. 5 miles from the sea. Official.-Supt, J. Perrin. WARDLESS, Lancashire. Creek of Fleetwood. On the Wyre. D. HWST. 15ft., HWNT. 10ft. WARKWORTH, Northumberland. Lat 55° 20' N ; long. 1° 31′ W. Auth. H. Andrews, Esq. P. NC. THW. at Coquet Roads, 3h; Sp. rise 14ft; N. rise 11ft; R. of N. 7ft. Ď. on bar: the bar, which formerly had only Ift at LW. and 15 at ST., has been reduced by dredging; usual depth at ST. 18 to 19ft; at N. 13 to 14ft. W. prev. E. to NE., particularly NE. Ry. N.E. Tr.-I. Deals, battens, timber, props, &c; E. Coals and bricks. LV. 1,350 reg. tons. No vessel can enter at LW. of ST. Accn. The harb, is formed by the lower reach of the river Coquet, the entrance to the harb. being between two breakwater piers 225ft apart at the entrance. The area of the harb. below LW. mark is 18 acres ; depth of water is about 1oft at LWST., and 24ft at HWST. The area to which this depth extends is from the lowest berths on the S. side to the upper berths of the Radcliffe Coal Co. and extends to about 100ft from face of quays. Length of quay space altogether 1,155ft. A line of quays has been formed on the S. side of the river, bringing the river, which at that place was very circuitous and changeable, into a more direct and fixed course. Along these quays are formed the shipping berths of the Broomhill and Radcliffe Collieries, quay rys., harb. master's, staith master's, and coal-trimmer's offices, also warehouses. Charges.-Harb. dues, 2¦d to 3d per reg. ton; for refuge only, Id per ton. Trimming, 4/ per keel; steamers, 3/ per keel. Ballast discharged, steam crane, 1/ per ton. Pilotage. In summer 1/3; in winter 1/6 per foot. Officials.-Agent to Prop., J. Park; Harb. Master, M. F. Gray; Staith Master, J. Appleby; Lloyd's Agent, T. Leighton. Hotel." The Sun." WARREWATER or BUDLE CREEK, Northumberland. D. HWST. 14ft., HWNT. 8ft. THW. 2h 40m. SHIPPING WORLD WATCHET, Somerset. Lat. 51° 10' N; long. 3° 20′ W. Ry. West Somerset. Auth. Commissioners. A small harb. used by coasting vessels. Area 9 acres. Quayage about 800ft. Dry at LW. D. at HWST. 27ft. There is a good privatelyowned steam crane used by arrangement. W. prev. N. and N.E. and NW. THW. f. and c. 6° 58m. A lifeboat station. Charges. d per ton reg., with tolls on goods as per tariff. Lat. Pop. WATERFORD, Waterford. On both banks of the Suir. 52° 7' 25" N; long 6° 55′ 53′′ W. 22,500. Auth. Port and Harb. Comrs., acting principally under Act 9 and 10 Vic. c. 292. P. NC. THW. f. and c. at W. Bridge at 6h 6m; Sp. rise 13ft; N. rise 10 ft. D. on bar at S. T. 14ft, NT. 17ft. W. prev. SW. Rys. W. & T., W. & C. (I.), W. & L., and W.D. & L. Tr.-I. Grain, timber, and coal; E. Cattle, grain, and agricultural produce. LV. ss. 1,892 tons, deepest dft. 25ft. Accn. A natural harb. formed by the channel of the Suir from the city of Waterford to its confluence with the Barrow, and thence to the sea by the estuary of these two rivers, a distance of 15 miles. Width of entrance 3 miles. The river Suir is navigable for vessels of 20ft dft. up to Waterford, where they lie afloat at the quays. Quayage space, warehouses, cranes, graving bank, &c. Depth of water at the quays 22ft LWOST. Vessels wind bound anchor off Passage East. Charges.-Harb. dues under 100 tons 1d ton, over 100 tons 31 ton. Light dues all vessels over 81 tons d ton. Tonnage dues. Water bailiff's fee. Anchorage. Pilotage.-District. On the east, an imaginary straight line drawn from a point on the coast at or near Crossfarnoge Point to a point at sea three leagues southward of same. On the west, an imaginary straight line drawn from a point on the coast at or near Great Newtown Head, to a point at sea one league southward of same. On the south, an imaginary straight line drawn from the seaward extremity of the above eastern boundary line to the seaward extremity of the western boundary line. On the north, an imaginary line drawn from Granagh Castle to Bilberry Rock, about one mile above Waterford Bridge. Rates. Inward : Towage. Same as New Ross. £ s. d. 4 10 3 10 £ s. d. 7 10 O 6 10 O Officials.-Sec. to Harb. Commrs., J. Allingham, jun.; Harb. Master, N. Parle; Coll. of Rates, E. Power; Coll. of H.M. Cust., R. Boyd; Pilot Master, Capt. Kennedy. Hotels. At Waterford: The "Imperial,” “Adelphi,” “Com mins's," and "Globe." At Passage: "Kavanagh's" and "Love's." WATERMOUTH, Devonshire, near Ilfracombe. Ry. L. & S.W. THW. f. and c. 5h 30m-11h 30m. A small harb. frequented by vessels of about 60 tons; the property of Mrs. H. M. Bassett. D at HWST. 24ft. Officials.-Agents, T. J. Pitts Tucker & Sons, Barnstaple ; Harb. Master, R. F. Lewis. WEARMOUTH, Durham, on the Wear. Sunderland (which see). Connected with WELLS, Norfolk. Lat. 52° 57′ N; long. 0° 52′ E. 29 miles NW. from Norwich. Ry. G.E. Auth. Commsnrs., under several Acts of Parliament. Accn. Quay 645ft. LV. 130 tons. W. prev. NE. and NW. THW. f. and c. 6h 20m. boat station. Charges.-1/ per ton reg. inwards; 8d outwards. A life WEMYSS, Renfrewshire, F. of Forth. Lat. 55° 54' N; long. 4° 53' W. Auth. Owner, R. Erskine Wemyss, Esq. Accn. Quay frontage 600ft. D. HWST. 16ft and HWNT. Ioft. Used by vessels loading coals from the Wemyss Collieries. LV. 545 tons. W. prev. W. THW. f. and c. 1h 57m. WESTPORT, Mayo. Lat. 53° 49′ N; long 9° 30′ W. Pop. 5,000. Auth. Port and Harb. Commissioners, under Act 1853. P. NC. THW. 4h 57m; S. rise 12 ft; N. rise 9 ft. W. prev. W. Ry. M.G. W. Tr.-I. Timber, coal, salt, &c. E. Agricultural produce, &c. LV. from 400 to 500 tons. No vessels enter at LW. Accn. A very safe harb. Large ships bound to Westport and having to be discharged always anchor afloat in Inishlyre, which is within the harb. of Westport; here there is safe anchorage in all weathers for ships of very large tonnage; warehouse, wharf, and crane accommodation. The quay at Westport is 2,500ft in length; the approach to the quay is never undertaken without pilots. Vessel 14ft draught may approach quay. Charges.-Harb. dues. Small boats according to size. From Harb. to Inishgort Lighthouse. |