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Calcutta (1874 ship)

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History
Canada
NameCalcutta
NamesakeCalcutta
OwnerJames Ross (Quebec merchant)
Port of registryQuebec[1]
BuilderCharland, Pointe de Lévy[1]
Launched1874
FateWrecked 8 November 1875
General characteristics [1][2]
Tonnage
Length209 ft 0 in (63.7 m)
Beam40 ft 1 in (12.2 m)
Depth21 ft 4 in (6.5 m)

Calcutta was a wooden three-masted sailing ship launched in Quebec in 1874. She wrecked on the north side of Grindstone Island in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, on 8 November 1875.

Calcutta first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1874.[2]

Year Master Owner Home port Source
1874 W.Fullerton J.G.Ross Quebec 'LR

Calcutta left Quebec on 4 November 1875, bound for Liverpool. Four days later, in poor visibility, a strong current caused her to strike a rock. The crew and a lady passenger took to a boat, against the captain's orders. The boat overturned, drowning them. The captain and four crew members stayed with the ship and were later saved. Twenty-three people had lost their lives. Calcutta, valued at $50,000, was a total loss, as was her cargo, valued at $20,000.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Item: 8744: CALCUTTA". bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b LR (1874), Supple. pages "C", Seq.No.C1.
  3. ^ Annual Report, Vol. 8, (1876), Department of Marine and Fisheries, pp.xix–li.