Specifications

Vital Statistics:

Overall length70 m
Beam9.5 m
DisplacementApprox 1500 tonnes loaded displacement – 646 tonnes net
Draught
3.7 m
Depth of Hold
5.5 m
Masthead height
Masthead Height 33.0 metres above deck. 35.0 metres above waterline
Fore lower mast (iron)19.4 m stepped on keel
Main lower mast (iron)20 m stepped on keel
Lower yards (iron)19.2 metres (weight 1.4 tonnes)
Number of frames92
Number of plates
424
Number of rivets
50,000
Metres of planking
1000
Length of standing rigging5000 m
Total number of sail
21
Total sail area
1100 m2 when fully rigged
Original Cost
11,350 Pounds
Original Crew
Master, his wife, 16 crew including 3 apprentices
First Landfall in Australia
5th voyage, Brisbane, 1879
Trans Tasman run
35 round voyages
Cape Horn roundings
23
Typical Cargo
Coal, kerosene, general cargo, timber, wool
Acquired by the Fleet1968