Vanduara

A four-masted iron ship built in 1882 by C. Connell & Co., Glasgow. Dimensions: 88,89×12,80×7,31 meters [291'8"×42'0"×24'0"] and tonnage: 2086 GRT and 2012 NRT.

Rigged with royal sails over double top and single topgallant sails. The main and mizzen mast originally carried skysails.

1882 December: Launched at the shipyard of C. Connell & Co., Glasgow, for J.D. Clink & Co., Greenock. Captain G. Simpson. Used in the Indian jute trade.
1885: Sailed from Deal to Auckland in 76 days.
1887: Sailed from Auckland to New York in 71 days under command of Captain Corrance.
1891/92: Reduced to four-masted barque rig.
1904: Sold to S. Goldberg & Sons, Swansea.
1909 July: Sold to A/S Vanduara (L. Lydersen), Tvedestrand, Norway. Captain N.J. Smith.
1911 November July: Sold to A/S Vanduara (N.A. Lydersen), Tvedestrand
1917 May 2: Sunk by the German submarine U 58 in position 50°24'N, 14°59'W on voyage from Savannah-la-Mar, Jamacia, to Le Havre with a cargo of dye-wood.

Updated 1997-04-17 by Lars Bruzelius.

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