Westbury

An iron barque built in 1868 by W. Pile & Co., Sunderland. Dimensions 154'2"×21'1"×17'0" and 493 GRT, 467 NRT.

1868: Launched at the shipyard of W. Pile & Co., Sunderland, for T.B. Walker, London. Employed in the London - Tasmania trade.
1896: Sold to Linden & Wallin and partners, Raumo.
1904: Sold to owners in Mandal, Norway, for £ 1400.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Lille, Sten & Grönstrand, Lars: Finlands djupvattenseglare.
Etelä-soumen kustannus oy, Lieto, 1979. 4to, 224 pp, ill.

Updated 1997-04-12 by Lars Bruzelius