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Name: JOHN FENWICK
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 23/10/1861
Completed: 11/1861
Builder: Palmer Bros & Co
Yard: Willington Quay
Yard Number: 105
Dimensions: 743grt, 575nrt, 199.0 x 28.0 x 17.4ft; (1872: 868grt, 548nrt, 231.1 x 28.2 x 17,2ft)
Engines: Steam, 90hp
Engines by:
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Iron
Reg Number: 43975
History:
29/11/1861 H Taylor, R Cory & J Fenwick, London
12/01/1874 Wrecked
Comments: 1871: Lengthened to 231.1ft by Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
12/01/1874: Wrecked at Terschelling
On a voyage from Nicolaieff to Hamburg with a cargo of rye


Northern Echo, Thursday, 15/01/1874