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Eastern Chief
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Official Number
42622 |
The Eastern Chief was a wooden barque built by Williamson at
Harrington in July 1861. She was originally owned by S.Martin and was registered
at Liverpool.
The Times newspaper reported in April 1890 that the Eastern Chief
had been wrecked on the Ortez Bank in the River Plate, whilst bound from
Rosario for Falmouth. The crew had abandoned the vessel without loss of
life. The wreck was towed into Montevideo.
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Name
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Year Built
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Gross Tons
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Length (feet)
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Breadth (feet)
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Depth (feet)
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Masts
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Figurehead
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Stern
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Lloyd's Classn.
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Eastern Chief
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1861
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401
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128.3
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29.9
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17.9
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3
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3/4 Man
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Sources :
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Surprisingly, not listed in "Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist"
by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven Museum (1985).
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American
Lloyd's Register of American and Foreign Shipping, 1862 - names master
as Capt.W.Fearon, owner as S.Martin, registered at Liverpool.
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Record
of American and Foreign Shipping, 1885 - names master as Capt.F.M.Young,
owner as J.Carr.
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Record
of American and Foreign Shipping, 1890 - names master as Capt.Brien,
owner as J.McClelland, still registered at Liverpool.
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Wreck reported in the Times newspaper, 9th August, page 8 and 11th August
1890, page 10.