Neptune

Three-masted wooden ship built in 1855 by William H. Webb, New York. Built of White and Live Oak and equipped with three decks. Dimensions: 191'×40'×28' Tonnage: 1406 Old Customs Measurement; 1630 New Customs Measurement.

1855: Launched at the shipyard of W.H. Webb, New York, for the Black Ball Line of New York. Sailed in the New York - Liverpool packet trade for 22 years. She averaged 31 days on the westbound leg, the longest journey taking 36 days and the shortest 26. The Master was Captain Enoch W. Peabody (?-1873) of New York.
1868: Placed in the triangular trade: New York - San Francisco - Liverpool.
c1876 April: Wrecked on Sable Island.

Updated 1995-12-02 by Lars Bruzelius

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