Dunbar Castle

A wooden full-rigged ship built in 1864 by James Laing, Sunderland. Dimensions: 182'7"×33'9"×21'5" and tonnage: 925 GRT, 925 NRT and 817 tons under deck. The forecastle was 31' long and the poop 60'. Equipped with iron beams. Rigged with double fore and main topsails.

1864 July: Launched at the shipyard of James Laing, Sunderland, for Duncan Dunbar. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 50071 and signal WGPB.
1866: Sold to Devitt & Moore, London. Employed in the Australian trade.
1867-1871: In command of Captain J. Swanson.
1871: In command of Captain T.F. Rowe.
1871-1873: In command of Captain D.B. Carvosso.
1873-1874: In command of Captain E.D. Alston.
1875-1879: In command of Captain J.R. Brown late of the same owner's ship Parramatta.
1879-1881: In command of Captain A.J. Ismay late of the same owner's ship Gateside.
1879 May 18: Collided with and sank the Swedish barque Christina off Start Point in the English Channel.
1881: Sold to Goldmeister & Ries, Bremen, and was renamed Singapore. Cut down to barque rig.
1892: Sold to German owners for £ 1800.
1899 August: Broken up.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Course, A.G.: Painted Ports. The story of the ships of Messrs Devitt & MooreDevitt and Moore.
Hollis & Carter, London, 1961. 8vo, x, 230 pp, 6 plates.
Lubbock, Basil: The Colonial Clippers.
Brown, Ferguson & Son, Glasgow, 1948 (2nd).

Updated 1997-05-06 by Lars Bruzelius

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