Name: | OSTRICH |
Type: | Sailing Vessel |
Launched: | 15/10/1845 |
Completed: | 11/1845 |
Builder: | T & W Smith |
Yard: | North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 426grt, 119.1 x 28.5 x 18.0ft |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 25334 |
History: | |
12/11/1845 | T & W Smith, Newcastle |
11/1862 | James Barras, Newcastle |
31/07/1866 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 11/1862: Acquired for £2,100 |
31/07/1866: Wrecked off South Shields when the anchors dragged in a storm |
Newcastle Courant, Friday, 17/10/1845
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Wednesday, 01/08/1866