Lammermuir (1864 clipper)
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For other ships with the same name, see Lammermuir (1856 clipper).
Lammermuir was an extreme clipper ship built in 1864 by Pile, Spence and Company of West Hartlepool for John "Jock" "White Hat" Willis & Son, London. She was the second ship to bear the name. The first Lammermuir had been the favorite ship of John Willis, and was wrecked in the Gaspar Strait in 1863.
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Lammermuir, built in 1864 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Lammermuir |
Namesake | Lammermuir Hills |
Owner | J&R Dunbar Willis |
Port of registry | London |
Builder | Pile, Spence & Co, West Hartlepool |
Yard number | 60 |
Launched | 23 July 1864 |
Completed | 2 February 1865 |
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Fate | Missing at sea 1876 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tea clipper |
Tonnage | 1,054 NRT |
Length | 200.4 ft (61.1 m) |
Beam | 35.5 ft (10.8 m) |
Depth | 20.9 ft (6.4 m) |
Sail plan | full-rigged ship |
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