Morning Star

A wooden full-rigged ship built in 1854 by F. & J. Ruddock, St John, NB. Dimensions: 204'4"×35'5"×22'6" and tonnage: ____ GRT, 1327 NRT and ____ tons under deck.

1854: Launched at the shipyard of F. & J. Ruddock, St John, NB.
1855: Sold to Alexander & Co., Liverpool, for £ 17.000. Employed in the Australian, New Zealand and West Indies trades.
1855: Captain E. Allen.
1856: Assigned the official British Reg. No. 3995 and signal HWPG.
1859: Sold to Fernie Brothers.
1859-1867: Captain Mathews.
1876: Captain J. McMillan.
1878: Captain J. Earle.
18..: Sold to the Merchants Trading Co., London.
1880 May 7: Foundered in the North Atlantic on voyage from Liverpool to Quebec.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Daniel, H.: Ship Morning Star.
Sea Breezes Vol. 22 (1956), p 146.

Updated 1997-05-01 by Lars Bruzelius

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