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Calcutta (1874 ship)

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Wrecked Canadian sailing ship For other ships with the same name, see Calcutta (ship).

History
Canada
NameCalcutta
NamesakeCalcutta
OwnerJames Ross (Quebec merchant)
Port of registryQuebec
BuilderCharland, Pointe de Lévy
Launched1874
FateWrecked 8 November 1875
General characteristics
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.

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.

References

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