What is recorded here

James Postlethwaite was an iron schooner launched in 1881 that survived German seizure, a collier collision, and two world wars before a storm broke her in County Down. She had carried coal, grain, and munitions across half a century of trouble, outliving the builder who died weeks after her launch and the captains who kept her sailing through blockades and bankruptcies. The sea finally took what every human claim had temporarily held.

The official Northern Ireland wreck record identifies James Postlethwaite as Schooner. It was lost in Unknown. Recorded depth: 12m.

The *James Postlethwaite* was a schooner lost at an unknown location, likely in the late 19th or early 20th century; details of its wreck, including lives and cargo lost, remain unspecified, though its registration suggests regional maritime activity.

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