Garfield

Three-masted steel ship in 1882 built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, as Yard No. 146. Dimensions 91,44×12,57×7.56 meters [299'8"×41'2"×24'8"], tonnage 2347 GRT, 2290 NRT and 2164 tons under deck.

1882 January 7: Launched at the shipyard of Harland & Wolff, Belfast, for the North Western Shipping Co. (Ismay, Imrie & Co.), Aberdeen. Assigned the Official British Reg. No. 86155 and signal WGPS.
1883: Sailed from San Francisco to Liverpool in 121 days.
1884: Sailed from San Francisco to Liverpool in 105 days.
1885: Sailed from Liverpool to San Francisco in 106 days.
1888: Sailed from Liverpool to Calcutta in 95 days.
1889: Sailed from New York to Calcutta in 109 days.
1890: Sailed from London to Melbourne in 89 days.
1895 October 5: Caught fire and was abandoned on voyage from Liverpool to Valparaiso. The hull was later towed to Coquimbo where it laid for many years.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Dressel, Don: The Garfield. <URL:"http://www.ship-moders-assn-org/featmar.html">
Lubbock, Basil: The Colonial Clippers.
Brown, Ferguson & Son, Glasgow, 1948 (2nd).

Updated 1998-01-02 by Lars Bruzelius

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