Earl of Zetland

Date of launch1867
Place of launchDumbarton
Type3-masted iron ship
GRT1534
NRT1461
DWT-
Length72.1 m (236.5 ft)
Beam11.5 m (37.7 ft)
Draft6.8 m (22.3 ft)

  • 1867
    Built of iron by McMillan & Son, Dumbarton for J.R. Menzies, Leith. She was rigged as a three-masted full-rigged ship carrying royals over single topgallant sails and double topsails.

  • 1899
    Sold To A.E. Blom, Nystad.

  • 5 October 1905
    Ran aground at Vang, near Hasle, Bornholm and was wrecked en route from Sundsvall, Sweden to Delagos Bay, South Africa with a cargo of timber.


References:
  • Sten Lille, Lars Grönstrand: Suomen valtameripurjehtijat, ISBN 951-9064-31-1, published by Etelä-Suomen Kustannus Oy 1979

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