Frederick Billings

A four-masted wooden ship in 1885 by Carleton, Norwood & Co., Rockport, ME. Dimensions: 84,73×13,61×8,83 meters [278'0"×44'8"×29'0"] and tonnage: 2629 GRT and 2497 NRT.

Rigged with sky sails and double top-sails.

1885 August: Launched at the shipyard of Carleton, Norwood & Co., Rockport, ME, for their own use. Intended for the San Francisco trade. The first master of the ship was Captain Isaac W. Sherman, Camden, ME.
1885: Sailed from New York to Kobe with a cargo of case oil.
1886: Sailed from San Francisco with a cargo of wheat to L'Havre in 112 days.
1887 June: Arrived at San Franciso in ballast, 29 days out from Kobe.
1890: Captain Herbert H. Williams, late of the ship St. Paul, replaced Captain Sherman. A donkey engine was installed.
1891 October 31: Sailed from New York to San Francisco.
1893 July 30: Burnt to the waterline in the harbour of Caleta Buena after having taken aboard 3800 tons of nitrate in eight days.

Updated 1998-04-30 by Lars Bruzelius.

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