Norman Court

An composite extreme clipper ship designed by William Rennie and built in 1869 by A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow, for at total cost of £ 16,005. Her dimensions were 197'4"×33'0"×20'0" and tonnage 855,02 GRT, 833,87 NRT, and 795,84 tons under deck.

1869 July 29: Launched at the shipyard of A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow, for Baring Bros, London.
1869-1873: In command of Captain Andrew Shewan.
1870 August 3 — November 16: Sailed from Foochow to London in 105 days with a cargo of tea.
1871 July 19 — November 3: Sailed from Hong Kong to Deal in 107 days with a cargo of tea.
1872 September 14 — December 19: Sailed from Macao to London in 96 days with a cargo of tea.
1873-1879: In command of Captain Andrew Shewan, Jr.
1873 August 4 — November 28: Sailed from Foochow to London in 116 days with a cargo of tea.
1874 July 26 — November 18: Sailed from Foochow to London in 115 days with a cargo of tea.
1875 September 2 — January 2: Sailed from Shanghai to London in 122 days with a cargo of tea.
1877 January 30 — May 17: Sailed from Shanghai to Start Point (bound for London) in 107 days with a cargo of tea.
1877 June-July: Reduced to barque-rig at the Nelson Dock, Rothertithe.
1879: Captain Dunn.
1879 October 8 — February 4: Sailed from Foochow to London in 119 days with a cargo of tea.
1881: Sold to Jamieson, Grieve & Co., Greenock for £ 7500, who placed her in the Java sugar trade. [Don Dressel has Baine & Johnson, Greenock.]
1883 March 29: Stranded at half past eight in Cymmeran Bay, Anglesey, during a violent gale from SW. After more than 24 hours in the rigging 20 members of the crew were saved by the Rhosneigr lifeboat. Two had died through exposure during the night.

References:

Clipper ships, general references.
Dressel, Don: The Norman Court.
http://www.ship-modelers-assn.org/feat9809.html.

Updated 1996-06-06 by Lars Bruzelius

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