Name: | GEORGIA |
Type: | Sailing Vessel |
Launched: | |
Completed: | 1840 |
Builder: | Robert Trotter |
Yard: | Bill Quay |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 392tonsb, 98.5 x 24.8 x 18.8ft |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | |
History: | |
1840 | Unknown owner |
06/03/1841 | Anthony Hood & Co, Newcastle |
01/04/1842 | Sank |
Comments: | 01/04/1842: Caught fire and sank 300 miles east of Durban |
On a voyage from Calcutta to London with a cargo of rum, rice, sugar & hemp | |
Ship insured for £7000, cargo for £18000, total loss £20000 |