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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | Roehampton |
| Namesake | Roehampton |
| Builder | Booth & Blacklock, Sunderland[1] |
| Launched | 5 May 1852[1] |
| Fate | Foundered 3 March 1859 |
| General characteristics |
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| Tons burthen |
- Old Act: 405[2] (bm)
- New Act (post 1836): 469[2] (bm)
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| Sail plan | Barque |
Roehampton was built in Sunderland on 5 May 1852. She sailed to India and Australia, and carried immigrants to New Zealand. She foundered on 3 March 1859 while participating in the guano trade from Peru.
Career
Roehampton was registered in Newcastle. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1852.[2]
| Year
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Master
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Owner
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Trade
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Source
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| 1852
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W.King
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Beckwith & Co.
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Sunderland–Calcutta
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LR
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Adelaide: Roehampton sailed from Calcutta on 2 February 1853 and arrived at Adelaide on 2 April. She sailed from Adelaide for Calcutta on 11 May.
New Zealand: Roehampton, Candler, master, sailed from London on 5 November 1857, bound for New Zealand with 112 migrants. She arrived at Lyttelton on 7 March 1858 and Port Chalmers on 3 April. She sailed from Otago on 18 April, bound for Guam, in ballast.
Fate
Roehampton foundered in the Pacific Ocean on 3 March 1859. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Callao to the Chincha Islands, of the coast of Peru.[3] The Chincha Islands were noted for their guano deposits.
In 1859, 118 ships left Peru with guano; four of these were lost. Anthony Gibes & Co. lost three. One of these was Roehampton.[4]
Citations
References
- Royal Commission on Unseaworthy Ships (1873) Preliminary Report ...: Minutes of the Evidence, and Appendix
