Irvine

An iron full-rigged ship built in 1867 by W. Doxford & Son, Sunderland. Dimensions 170'6"×29'5"×19'1" and 673 GRT, 655 NRT and 627 tons under deck. Reduced to barque rig early in her career (before 1870).

1867 May: Launched at the shipyard of W. Doxford & Son, Sunderland, for David Hunter, Ayr, & Thomas Clark, Irvine. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 58561 and signal HPTV. In command of Captain Thomas Clark.
1899: Dismasted off the Azores.
1899: Sold to Devitt & Moore, London.
1900-1901: In command of Captain E.C.S. Achard.
1900 May 21: Sailed from London to Annotto Bay, Oracabessa, Jamacia, and returned to Le Havre.
1901: Laid up.
1906: Sold to Italian owners for £845 and was dismantled.

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

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