| Name: | W S LINDSAY |
| Type: | Sailing Vessel |
| Launched: | 30/09/1852 |
| Completed: | 1852 |
| Builder: | Coutts & Parkinson |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 1280nrt, 207.0 x 28.9 x 18.0ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | N/a |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 24615 |
| History: | |
| 1852 | WS Lindsay, London |
| 18/06/1855 | Registered at London |
| 1858 | Unknown owner, Overseas |
| No further history known | |
| Comments: | At a late stage the owner insisted on a spar deck being built above the main deck |
| The builders were obliged to carry out this modification | |
| 150 tons of pig iron was needed near the keel to maintain stability | |
| The result was an very unsatisfactory performance in a seaway | |
| 1853: The owner relented and the modifications were removed |
Above newspaper cutting courtesy of Kevin Blair
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, October 1, 1852