Name: | RAVENSWORTH |
Type: | Sailing Vessel |
Launched: | 04/08/1856 |
Completed: | 08/1856 |
Builder: | Gaddy & Lamb |
Yard: | Tyne Main, Gateshead |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 508nrt, 131.0 x 29.0 x 19.0ft |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque |
Construction: | Wood |
Reg Number: | 15982 |
History: | |
27/08/1856 | Richard Wellington Hodgson, Newcastle; registered at Newcastle |
19/10/1865 | Marshall Tweddell, South Shields & Benjamin Plummer, Newcastle |
21/11/1869 | Sank |
Comments: | Built for the trade from the UK to the Far East & Australia |
21/11/1869: Abandoned in a sinking condition, 1500 miles SW of Jakarta | |
On a voyage from Bangkok to Falmouth with a cargo of rice & sugar |
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Above image is copyright of the Royal Museums Greenwich
Above image is copyright of the Royal Museums Greenwich