Drumburton

A four-masted iron ship built in 1881 by Russel & Co., Greenock. Dimensions: 81,22×12,24×7,21 meters [266'6"×40'2"×23'8"] and tonnage: 1891 GRT and 1840 NRT.

Rigged with royal sails over double topsails and single topgallant sails.

1881 July: Launched at the shipyard of Russel & Co., Greenock, for the "Drum"-line of Gillison & Chadwick, Liverpool. Captain J. Cowell was the first master of the vessel.
1881: Sailed to Melbourne in 89 days.
1882: Sailed with grain from Melbourne to London in 105 days.
1910: Sold to Western Commercial Co., Victoria, BC. Captain W. Thomas became the new master for the new owners.
1904 September 3: Wrecked at San Francisco Cliffhouse, Point San Pedro, on voyage San Francisco to Puget Sound.

Updated 1996-10-12 by Lars Bruzelius.

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