Leander (clipper)
 Leander | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom | |
| Owner: | Joseph Somes, Merchant Shipping Co, London |
| Builder: | J G Lawrie of Glasgow |
| Launched: | 1867 |
| Acquired: | R. Anderson of London, Ross & Company |
 OmanOman | |
| Owner: | Seyed Youssouf bin Ahmed Zuwawee |
| Acquired: | 1895 |
| Renamed: | Nusrool Mujeed |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1901 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 215.5 ft (65.7 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 35.2 ft (10.7 m)[1] |
| Depth: | 20.7 ft (6.3 m)[1] |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship, re-rigged as barque in 1890s |
| Notes: | British Reg. No. 56878. Signal, HSGM[2] |
Leander was a composite built clipper ship. She was designed by Bernard Waymouth, and built in 1867 by J G Lawrie of Glasgow for Joseph Somes. She had a particularly extreme hull shape, with a coefficient of under-deck tonnage of 0.54, a very low figure. She was at her best in light winds and performed well to windward or in a head sea. Being somewhat tender if pressed in heavy weather, she had to carry so much ballast that she was down to her marks before being fully laden.[1]
Ship history
Before 1871, Leander sailed between London and the Far East (China) and later from China to New York City. She was in the tea trade until 1879. Re-rigged as a barque in the 1890s, the ship was sold to R. Anderson of London, then to Ross & Company. Her last owner was Seyed Youssouf bin Ahmed Zuwawee of Oman and was renamed Nusrool Mujeed in 1895 and broken up in 1901.
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