Fido (1876 ship)

Fido was a sailing ship built in Norway in 1876. She was wrecked upon Red Head near Nine Mile Beach, New South Wales during a gale on 6 May 1898.[1] Eleven lives were lost.

History
New South Wales
Name: Fido
Owner: R. Walker, Sydney
Builder: C. H. Christensen, Arendal, Norway
Launched: 1876
Identification: Sydney Registration No: 39/1897
IMO number: 106152
Fate: Wrecked in 1898
General characteristics
Class and type: Barquentine
Tonnage: 529 gross tons
Length: 141.6 feet (43.2 m)
Beam: 30.9 feet (9.4 m)
Depth: 17.4 feet (5.3 m)

References

  1. "The Barque Fido". The Press, Tuesday 21 June 1898, p.6. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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