Grasmere

A wooden barque built in 1865 by G. Gardner, Sunderland. Dimensions 142'0"×28'5"×17'5" and 465 NRT.

1865 January: Launched at the shipyard of G. Gardner, Sunderland, for Devitt & Moore, London. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 52663 and signal SNRG.
1865-1881: In command of Captain T.S. Stockman.
1869 February 27: Stranded in the Pearl River but was able to get off without the need of drydocking.
1881-1883: In command of Captain J.P. Sharp.
1883: Sold to Blair, Launceston, Tasmania.
1890: Sold to the Kauri Timber Co., Melbourne.
1895 December: Wrecked on Thomas Rock, Cook Strait.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Course, A.G.: Painted Ports. The story of the ships of Messrs Devitt and Moore.
Hollis & Carter, London, 1961. 8vo, x, 230 pp, 6 plates.
Lubbock, Basil: The Colonial Clippers.
Brown, Ferguson & Son, Glasgow, 1948 (2nd).

Updated 1997-05-06 by Lars Bruzelius