Belted Will

Composite tea clipper built in 1863 by J.T. Fell, Workington. Dimensions: 186'4"×32'4"×20'8" and tonnage 812 tons. Later re-rigged as a barque.

1863: Launched at the shipyard of J.T. Fell, Workington, for John H. Bushby, Liverpool.
1863 September 24 - January 5: Sailed from Liverpool to Hong Kong in 103 days.
1864 June 3 - September 20: Sailed from Hong Kong to London in 109 days under command of Captain Graham. Docked in London as second ship for the season after Serica.
1865 June 5 - October 8: Sailed from Macao to London 125 days. Captain A. Locke.
1866 June 9 - September 26: Sailed from Hong Kong to London 109 days. Captain A. Locke.
1867 June 2 - September 24: Sailed from Macao to London 114 days. Captain A. Locke.
1868 May 25 - September 8: Sailed from Macao to London 106 days with a cargo of 934.496 lbs of tea. Captain A. Locke.
1869 July 15 - October 19: Sailed from Macao to Dover 96 days. Left Canton July 9. A. Locke. Passed Anjer on July 30, 15 days out from Macao which was a good passage during the South-West monsoon.
1870 July 16 - October 25: Sailed from Hong Kong to London 101 days. Captain A. Locke.
1884 February: Sold to Anton Hulthén, Helsingborg, Sweden. Captain Olof Petter Reinh. Olsson.
1885: Captain Carl Peter Hulthén.
1888: Captain Hugo Hammargren.
1893: Captain Carl Peter Hulthén.
1893 July 2: Stranded on Yttergrundet at Söderarm.
1893 September: The wreck was sold at auction to Janne Andersson, Helsingborg
1894 May: Broken up at Nyhamn.

Updated 1996-12-23 by Lars Bruzelius