Name: | IRON CROWN |
Type: | Sailing Vessel |
Launched: | 24/10/1862 |
Completed: | 11/1862 |
Builder: | Palmer Bros & Co |
Yard: | Jarrow |
Yard Number: | 119 |
Dimensions: | 995grt, 928nrt, 201.0 x 32.1 x 21.5ft |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque |
Construction: | Iron |
Reg Number: | 45398 |
History: | |
14/11/1862 | Shallcross & Co, Liverpool |
22/10/1881 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 20/10/1881: Anchored 100 yards south of the Tyne's North Pier in a gale |
One anchor cable broke & she drifted towards the Spanish Battery | |
22/10/1881: Second anchor cable broke & she was wrecked on the Black Middens | |
27/10/1881: Remains of the wreck sold at auction |
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Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 08/11/1881