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Former Names |
Clan Macleod |
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Launched |
18th February, 1874 by Bartram Haswell & Co. Sunderland England
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History |
Thomas Dunlop (Scotland) 1874-1887 (Clan Macleod)
Sir Roderick Cameron (Scotland) 1887-1900 (Clan Macleod)
JJ Craig, Auckland 1900-1911. Renamed "James Craig"
14/12/05
British New Guinea Development company 1911-1918
Henry Jones IXL 1918-1925
Catamaran Coal Mining Co (Recherche Bay, Tas) 1925-1930s
Scuttled Recherche Bay early 1930s-1972
Refloated 5 am, 24th October, 1972
Towed to Hobart 7 am, 26th May, 1973 by tug "Sirius Cove"
Powder Wharf, Hobart (sank once) 1973-1981
Towed into Sydney Harbour, January 1981
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Official Number |
68086 |
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Flag Hoist |
MRVJ |
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Propulsion |
Original
Restored
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3-masted Barque rig
3-masted Barque rig plus 2x400hp MTU diesel marine engines and
ZF
Marine model IRM 350 gearboxes with a reduction ratio 6:1
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Tonnage |
Approx 1500 tonnes loaded displacement - 646 tonnes net |
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Length |
54.7 metres |
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Length Overall |
70 metres from flying jib boom to mizzen boom |
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Beam |
9.5 metres |
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Draught |
3.7 metres |
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Depth of Hold |
5.5 metres |
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Masthead height |
Masthead Height 33.0 metres above deck. 35.0 metres above waterline (Higher
than the deck of the Anzac Bridge @ 27 metres) |
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Fore lower mast (iron) |
19.4 metres stepped on keel |
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Main lower mast (iron) |
20 metres stepped on keel |
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Lower yards (iron) |
19.2 metres (weight 1.4 tonnes) |
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Original Crew |
Master, his wife, 16 crew including 3 apprentices |
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Number of frames |
92 |
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Number of plates |
424 |
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Number of rivets |
50,000 |
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Metres of planking |
1000 |
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First Landfall in Australia |
5th voyage, Brisbane, 1879 |
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Trans Tasman run |
35 round voyages |
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Typical Cargo |
Coal, kerosene, general cargo, timber, wool |
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Length of standing rigging |
5000 metres |
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Total number of sail |
21 |
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Total sail area |
1100 square metres when fully rigged |
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Cape Horn Roundings |
23 |
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Original Cost |
Eleven Thousand, Three hundred and Seventy Five
Pounds |
