Earl of Shaftesbury

A four-masted iron ship built in 1883 by Ramage & Ferguson, Leith. Dimensions: 85,49×12,82×7,31 meters [280'6"×42'1"×24'0"] and tonnage: 2079 GRT and 2005 NRT.

1883 July: Launched at the shipyard of Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, for D. Brown & Sons, London. Used in the Indian jute trade. Captain R. Irvine.
1893 May: Wrecked at Amtlangoda on Voyage from Bombay to Diamond Island.

Updated 1996-11-04 by Lars Bruzelius.

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