Lammermuir

Fullrigged wooden clipper ship built in 1856 by William Pile, Sunderland, for John Willis & Son, London. Dimensions: 178'0"×34'0"×22'0" and tonnage: 952 NRT.

1856: Launched at the shipyard of William Pile, Sunderland, for John Willis & Son, London.
1856: Sailed London - Sydney in 96 days under command of Captain Andrew Shewan.
1857 October 4 - January 31: Sailed Shanghai - London with tea in 119 days.
1858 November 5 - February 9: Sailed Whampoa - London with tea in 96 days.
1859 October 22 - February 1: Sailed Whampoa - London with tea in 102 days.
1860: Captain J. Stewart became the new master of the ship.
1862 October 21 - February 6: Sailed Foochow - London with tea in 108 days.
1863 December 31: Wrecked on the Amherst Reef in the Macclesfield Channel, Gaspar Strait.

Updated 1996-04-14 by Lars Bruzelius

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