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1853 Built Nelson dock, London by T Bilbe. Number 12981
3 mast sail ship
1032 ton, 190 x 35.3 x 21.3
Registered owners Thomson and Co, London
1856-1882 Arrived Port Adelaide once per year
1883 13 Jan, Arrived Port Adelaide from Mauritius (Observer page 19)
1883 21 April, Arrived Port Adelaide from London (Observer page 19)
1883 1 Sep, Arrived Port Adelaide from London (Observer page 19)
1884-1899 Arrived Port Adelaide

History 2

  • Passenger accommodation for 120-1st, 130-2nd, 300 steerage class, or 1,500 troops.
  • Length 460ft (140,21m) x beam 46.3ft (14,12m) x depth 35ft (10,67m).
  • She had two funnels, four masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 15 knots
  • 5,386 gross tons
  • 5,000 horsepower

 

 
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