Guernsey Ships : The Barque Dispatch

At the time of its launch, the Dispatch was the second largest ship ever built in Guernsey. She was 106 feet long, 24 feet wide, and had a full-length figure of Mercury as a figurehead. She sank off the coast of Madeira after the crew had spent five days pumping water out of the hold. A lifeboat with the master (Alfred Eastland) and five of the crew made it safely to Tenerife three days later. Two other boats containing the rest of the crew were lost.

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