Skippers Rusher 1884 Simmons 1914. Still with Packard in 1916. Possibly in picture 1927 at quay with steamer loading sugar beet. Towed to Pin Mill for breaking in 1933. [foot]B21 The Port of Ipswich, it’s Shipping and Trades – Richard W.Smith & Jill Freestone[/foot] Listed in Mercantile Navy List 1934.
There is a photo of one of Packard’s steamers the Trent River in the 1927 after the cement factory had closed. We think she was about to tow Ammonite who had been de-rigged and was loaded with sugar beet for the newly opened factory at Sproughton. We don’t know what happened to Ammonite after this. Steamers used to tow barges
| Main trade | Coprolite |
| Name | Ammonite |
| Port of Registry | Ipswich |
| Off. No. | 22185 |
| Tonnage | 54 |
| Tonnage system | grt |
| Where built | 0 |
| Builder | 0 |
| When built | 1859 |
| Length ft. | 74 |
| Beam ft. | 18 |
| Draught ft. | 6 |
| Changes | 0 |
| Rig/Hull | 0 |
| Owners | Packard 1859 |
| History | Skippers Rusher 1884 Simmons 1914. Still with Packard in 1916. Possibly in picture 1927 at quay with steamer loading sugar beet. De-rigged and used as a lighter by Packards and finally towed to Pin Mill for breaking in 1933. [foot]B21 The Port of Ipswich, it’s Shipping and Trades – Richard W.Smith & Jill Freestone[/foot] Listed in Mercantile Navy List 1934. |
| OS Ref | 0 |
| Location | 0 |
Ammonite of Ipswich, Reg No: 22185
Ipswich Ref: 01/1859. 06/1870.
b. 01/1859 at Ipswich. 54 GRT. 49 Nett Reg Tons, (41 Reg Tons in 1916) Dims: 74.0’x18.0’x6.0′. square stern two mast spritsail barge. 1870 Remeasured as 49 GRT. Dims: 73.4’x18.0’x5.6′. Owners Include: 1859 Owned by Edward Packard (merchant)40/64s, James Yellop (engineer)16/64s & William Bell (master) 8/64s, Ipswich. . 29/5/1884 James Yellop died, to James Yellop jnr (engineer), James Almond Parker jnr (accountant) & Alfred Shearn (Lead merchant) jointly 16/64s. 10/1895 Sold to Edward Packard & Co. Ltd, Ipswich & in 1916, Ipswich Register: MNL 1893, MNL 1916 Source:SSBR
