Lord Downshire

A four-masted steel ship built in 1882 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, as hull no. 148. Her dimensions were 91,33×12,54×7,51 meters [299'8"×41'2"×24'8"] and tonnage 2322 GRT and 2263 NRT. Rigged with double top- and topgallant sails.

1882 April 29: Launched at the shipyard of Harland & Wolff, Belfast.
1882 May 31: Delivered to T. Dixon & Sons, Belfast.
1894: Lost off Pernambuco from Caleta Buena with a cargo of nitrate.

Updated 1996-04-08 by Lars Bruzelius

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