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'DORSETSHIRE' | |
| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at the Northam Yard. |
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| Launched: | 1855 |
| Tonnage: | 432 2/10 |
| Length: | 125 4/10 feet |
| Breadth: | 22 9/10 feet |
| Depth: | 17 5/10 feet |
| Machinery: | Sail |
| Decks: | One and a poop and three masts. |
| Built of: | Wood. |
| Type: | Barque rig |
| Registered: | 13th April 1855 in London No. 168. Cert granted 10th April 1855. |
| Off Number: | 16086 |
| Built for: | Money Wigram & Son's. |
| Other info: | Crew 30 men |
| History: | 1856. Captain W.Pixley. London to India. 1858. Captain J.Stooke. Southampton to Cardiff. 1859. Captain J.Roose. London to W. Inds. 1863. Sold to G.Mugford. Sailed Swansea to S. Amer. 16th February 1867. Wrecked at Coquimbo. Recoved and restored and Reg at Victoria. No.1. 1868. |
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