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'NURSERY PACKET'

Built by:Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall.
Yard No.
Launched:1858
Tonnage:257 nrt
Length:110 . 2 feet.
Breadth:22 . 7 feet.
Depth:15 . 6 feet.
Machinery:
Decks:
Built of:Wood
Type:Brig
Registered:
Off Number:48576
Built for:Scrutton Steam Ship Co.
Other info:
History:1863. Owned by Scrutton Steam Ship & Co as the ‘Melba’.
1869. Voyage. London to West Indies.
1869. Damage and repairs made.
1888. Owned by R. Tregaskes of Parr as the ‘Melba’.
13th January 1891. Registry closed, ‘Stranded at Calaco’.



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