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Viscount Melbourne (1835 ship)

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History
United Kingdom
NameViscount Melbourne
NamesakeWilliam Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
OwnerMarjoribanks
BuilderJames Edwards, South Shields[1]
Launched19 December 1835[1]
FateWrecked on 5 January 1842
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen670 (bm)
Length150 ft (45.7 m)
Beam47 ft (14.3 m)
Sail planBarque

Viscount Melbourne was launched in Shields in 1835. She was the largest merchant vessel built in Shields to that time. Some London merchants experienced in the trade with India had her built expressly for the trade with China.[1]

Viscount Melbourne was wrecked on 5 January 1842 on the Luconia Shoals, in the China Seas. All on board abandoned ship in five boats, two of which were reported missing.[2] She was on a voyage from Singapore to Macao with a cargo of cotton, rice, and saltpetre.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d Tyne Built Ships: Viscount Melbourne.
  2. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 22583. London. 6 April 1842.