Glenorchy

A four-masted iron ship built in 1882 by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Sunderland. Dimensions: 85,51×12,80×7,51 meters [280'7"×42'0"×24'8"] and tonnage: 2229 GRT and 2149 NRT.

Rigged with royal sails over double top and single topgallant sails. Later re-rigged as four-masted barque.

1882 August: Launched at the shipyard of Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Sunderland, for L.H. McIntyre & Co., Liverpool. Captain Grimsditch.
1893: Sold to C.T. Bowring, Liverpool.
1897/1898: Sold to Fratelli Beverino, Genoa, and was renamed Fratelli Beverino. Captain P. Marselli.
1910: Sold to G. Lauro, Castellamare, and was renamed Cavaliere Lauro. Captain M. Langobardo.
1911: Sold to A. D'Esposito, Castellamare, and was renamed Italia
1915: Sunk in a collision with SS Atlantide at Cabo de Gata, Almeira, Spain, on voyage from Chile to Massiglia.

Updated 1996-11-08 by Lars Bruzelius.

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