Earl of Chatham

A four-masted steel barque built in 1884 by Barrow Shipbuilding Co., Burrow-in-Furness. Dimensions: 88,56×12,97×7,23 meters [290'7"×42'7"×23'9"] and tonnage: 2141 GRT and 2057 NRT.

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

1884 November: Launched at the shipyard of Barrow Shipbuilding Co., Burrow-in-Furness, for D. Brown & Sons, London. Captain T. de Gruchy.
1885: Stranded at Anglesey on voyage from Liverpool to Rangoon.

Updated 1996-11-04 by Lars Bruzelius.

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