The Sir Jamsetjee Family

A wooden full-rigged ship built in 1863 by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Dundee, as Yard No. 29. Dimensions 58,56×10,61×6,68 meters [192'0"×34'8"×21'9"] and 1049 GRT, 1049 NRT and ____ tons under deck.

1863 November 11: Launched at the shipyard of Alexander Stephen & Sons, Dundee, for Cursetjee Ferdunjee, Bombay. Employed in the Bombay - London trade.
1867 July 24: Sold to Edward Booustead and William Wardrop Shaw, London.
1867 July 25: 16 shares were sold to Killick, Martin and Ritchie, London.
1867 - 1878: In command of Captain Charles Cobb.
1878 September 21: Sold to Abel Haisman, London.
1879 September: Sold to R. Grice and John Benn, Melbourne.
1884 April: Sold to C.F. Orr, J. Flett and R.A. Wright, Melbourne.
1886 November 2: Wrecked in California.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
MacGregor, David R.: The China Bird. The History of Captain Killick, and the Firm he Founded: Killick Martin & Company.
Conway Maritime Press, London, 1986 (2nd rev.). 4to, 224 pp, ill.

Updated 1997-05-19 by Lars Bruzelius

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