Wendur
Date
2008
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Texas Tech University Libraries
Abstract
Ship Name: Wendur; Sailed: 1884-1912; Type: Iron 4-masted, later bark; Built by: Greenock by Charles Connell for A. Mackay & Co.; Dimensions: 292.7' x 42' x 23.8'; Tonnage: 2046 tons.
Description
Wendur was a quick ship originally built with skysails on fore and main. Wendur set some records, beating even steamer time such as Newcastle, NSW to Valparaiso in 29 1/2 days in 1896. In 1906 Wendur was reduced in rig to a bark and the skysails removed. Seven Stones, Scilly Isles claimed Wendur in 1912.
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Keywords
Merchant Ships, Ships