King Cenric

A wooden full-rigged ship built in 1874 by J.K. Dunlop, St John's, NB. Dimensions 63,59×11,99×7,32 meters [208'5"×39'3"×24'0"] and 1519 GRT, 1490 NRT and 1387 tons under deck.

1875: Launched at the shipyard of J.K. Dunlop, St John's, NB, for ...
1885: Sold to R.W. Leyland & Co., Liverpool.
1889: Sold to Bruusgaard, Kjøsterud & Co., Drammen, Norway.
1889: Captain G. Salvesen.
1894: Captain J.G. Salvesen.
1896: Captain Chr. Bruusgaard.
1900: Captain A. Poulsen.
1903: Wrecked at Mossel Bay.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Walker, David: Champion of Sail. R.W. Leyland and his Shipping Line.
Conway Maritime Press, London, 1986. 4to, 191 pp, ill.

Updated 1997-05-15 by Lars Bruzelius

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