Leander

A composite tea clipper built in 1867 by J.G. Lawrie, Glasgow, to the design of Bernard Waymouth. Dimensions: 215'5"×35'2"×20'7" and tonnage: 886 GRT, 848 NRT and 848 tons under deck. She had a raised quarter deck 42 ft long.

The main topgallant sail was rigged with Colling and Pinkney's roller reefing gear.

Re-rigged as a barque in the 1890s.

1867 September: Launched at the shipyard of J.G. Lawrie, Glasgow, for the Merchant Shipping Co. (Joseph Somes), London. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 56878 and signal HSGM. Employed in the China tea trade until 1879.
1868 - 1871: In command of Captain Petherick.
1868 October 27 - January 30: Sailed from Plymouth to Shanghai in 95 days.
1869 June 13 - September 30: Sailed from Shanghai to London in 109 days.
1869 July 1 - October 12: Sailed from Foochow to London in 103 days.
1870 October 12 - January 18: Sailed from London to Shanghai in 106 days.
1870 October 12 - January 18: Sailed from Shanghai to London in 98 days with a cargo of 1.137.000 lbs of tea.
1871 - 1879: In command of Captain M.J. Knight.
1871 March 15 - June 18: Sailed from London to Hong Kong in 95 days.
1871 August 3 - November 20: Sailed from Amoy to New York in 109 days.
1872 September 22 - January 2: Sailed from Yokohama to New York in 102 days.
1873 October 28 - February 2: Sailed from Shanghai to New York in 97 days.
1874 November 8 - February 19: Sailed from Shanghai to New York in 103 days.
1875 November 25 - February 26: Sailed from Amoy to New York in 93 days.
1877 January 11 - April 20: Sailed from Woosung to New York in 99 days.
1878 February 12 - May 26: Sailed from Shanghai to New York in 103 days.
1879 September 29 - February 6: Sailed from Shanghai to London in 130 days. Captain Hamilton.
1880 November 16: Grounded at Port Phillip Heads
1886: Sailed from Isle of Wight to Sydney in 74 days.
1887: Sold to R. Anderson, London.
1888: Sold to Ross & Co.
1895: Sold to Seyed Youssouf bin Ahmed Zuwawee, Oman, and was renamed Nusrool Mujeed.
1901: Broken up.

The plans were published in Adm. Paris' L'Art Naval à L'Exposition … de Paris en 1867 … jusqu'en 1869.

References:

Clipper ships, general references.
Dressel, Don: The Leander.
http://www.ship-modelers-assn.org/feat9806.html.

Updated 1998-08-19 by Lars Bruzelius

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