NORTHAM

Ship Details

Rig

Iron Passenger Liner

Built

1858

Built In

Northam, Southampton

Tonnage

1330g 905n

Built By

Summers, Day & Co.

Dimensions

274.0 x 34.7 x 23.1

Demise

Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., reg. London. 1859: Suez - Ceylon - Sydney route. 1859 Aug: Stranded & refloated from Shab-Barger Reef (opposite Jeddah). 1866: Suez - Bombay route. 1868 Dec: Sold to C.A.Day & Co., Southampton. 1869 Jan: Sold to The Union S.S.Co., Southampton. 1876 Sept: Sold to Sir James Malcolm, Liverpool. Converted to a sailing ship & renamed. 1878 Dec.21: Destroyed by fire at sea.

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Chris Roche (not verified) on Tue, 2021-02-23 09:56
Subsequent ship history has some differences which need further researches SHIP: Northam RIG: 4-m.sh. ex. s.s. Northam BUILT: 1876 (1858) BUILDER: Day & Summers BUILT AT: Southampton NATIONALITY: British TONNAGE: 1493 LATER NAMES: --- FATE: 1878, December 2 Abandoned on fire in 9.40S, 31.36W on voyage UK/Sydney. NOTES: A 4-m iron steamer launched 31 March 1858 by Day & Summers, Southampton for owners (P & O) dimensions 274.0x34.7x23.1 on a tonnage: 1330 GRT, 905 NRT. ON 21595; when built as a steamer she had a 300hp steam engine. 1877 Launched at the shipyard of Russell & Co., Port Glasgow, for Macvicar, Marshall & Co., Liverpool. Being Re-build as a four-masted ship.

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