George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence by being drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine). He appears as a character in William Shakespeare's plays "Henry VI, Part 3" and "Richard III", in which his death is attributed to the machinations of Richard. George was born on 21 October 1449 in Dublin at a time when his father, the Duke of York, had begun to challenge Henry VI for the crown. His godfather was James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond. He was the third of the four sons of Richard and Cecily who survived to adulthood. His father died in 1460. In 1461 his elder brother, Edward,
TSS Duke of Clarence Thos W Ward and broken up at Barrow in Furness. then replaced "Duke of Clarence". In the early hours of Tuesday 6 November 1894, whilst making passage from Belfast to Fleetwood, "Duke of Clarence" ran down and sank the steam trawler "Albatross," whilst "Albatross" was engaged trawling on the Bahama Bank to the northeast of Ramsey, Isle of Man. The accident resulted in the loss of the lives of five members of the crew of "Albatross". "Albatross" was reported to have been lit as per the regulations with two lights on her masthead indicating a steam trawler with her nets