William Mitchell
A full-rigged steel ship built in 1893 by C.J. Bigger.
Dimensions: ___'_"×__'_"×__'_" and 1980 tons under deck. Rigged with single topgallant sails and a main skysail.
- 1893
- Launched at the shipyard of C.J. Bigger for The Foyle Line. Assigned the official British Registration No. _____ and signal ____.
- 1900
- Sailed from Caleta Buena to Rotterdam.
- 1900
- Sold to Potter Bros.
- 1913
- Sold to John Stewart & Co. Ltd., London.
- 1927 November 27
- Arrived to Ostende from Tocopilla via the Panama Canal.
- 1928
- Sold to Belgian shipbreakers for £ 2100.
References:
- Squarerigged ships, general references.
- Holmes, R.C.: London's Last Full-Rigger.
Sea Breezes Vol. 5 (1948), pp 186-190, ill.
- Holmes, R.C.: A Nine-Months' Passage.
Sea Breezes Vol. 5 (1948), pp 141-143, ill.
Updated 1998-02-01 by
Lars Bruzelius
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