Leyland Brothers

An iron full-rigged ship built in 1886 by Oswald, Mordaunt & Co., Southampton, as Yard No. 231C/241. Dimensions 86,62×12,20×7,38 meters [284'0"×40'0"×24'2"] and 2291 GRT, 2238 NRT and 2143 tons under deck.

1889 October: Launched at the shipyard of Oswald, Mordaunt & Co., for Sailing Ship Leyland Brothers Co. Ltd. (R.W. Leyland & Co.), Liverpool. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 93707 and signal KJHD.
1889: Captain N. Richardson.
1908 April 27 - 1910 June 26: Laid up at Portland, OR.
1912: Sold to Portuguese owners for £ 6000 and was renamed Empreza Nacional.
19__: Converted to a hulk.
1941-1944: Converted to a motor ship and was renamed Nacala.
1967: Broken up.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Walker, David: Champion of Sail. R.W. Leyland and his Shipping Line.
Conway Maritime Press, London, 1986. 4to, 191 pp, ill.

Updated 1997-05-15 by Lars Bruzelius

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