Friar Tuck

A wooden tea clipper built in 1855 by Alexander Hall & & Sons, Aberdeen, as Yard No. 204 at a cost of £11.739. Dimensions: 193'2"×31'0"×17'0" and tonnage: 662 GRT and 585 tons under deck.

1855: Launched at the shipyard of Alexander Hall & Sons, Aberdeen, for James Beazley.
1857 November 30 - March 26: Sailed from Shanghai to London in 116 days. Captain Fordyce.
1858: Sailed from London to Hong Kong in 102 days.
1858 November 13 - February 24: Sailed from Whampoa to London in 103 days. Captain Richardson.
1859 November 9 - March 14: Sailed from Shanghai to London in 126 days. Captain J. Darlington.
1860 November 5 - February 22: Sailed from Hong Kong to London in 109 days. Captain J. Darlington.
1863 July 23: Left Foochow with tea for London under command of Tierney.
1863 November 27: Anchored in the St Mary's Bay but drifted ashore on Newford Island when the cable parted.

The figurehead is preserved at the Tresco Valhalla Maritime Museum. The sailplan of the Friar Tuck is preserved in a notebook in the Bergens søfartsmuseum.

Updated 1996-12-28 by Lars Bruzelius

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