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OLIVER CROMWELL

OLIVER CROMWELL, SISTER SHIP TO THE PHOENCIAN, BELONGED TO THE ABERDEEN LINE OF GEORGE THOMPSON & CO.THIS VESSEL WITH THE JOHN BUNYAN WERE THE FIRST SHIPS TO BE CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILL & CO FROM THE ABERDEEN LINE, AND INDEED WAS THE BEGINNING OF ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE ABERDEEN LINE.SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 527 TONS AND HAD BEEN BUILT IN 1847. IN 1861 SHE WAS SOLD TO HOLDERNESS & CO OF LIVERPOOL. SHE WAS ENGAGED ON THE INDIAN TRADE BY 1866, SHE WENT MISSING AT SEA IN 1868..

 

 

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OLIVER CROMWELL

 

OLIVER CROMWELLWAS A VESSEL OF 1,112 TONS. BUILT BY CHARLAND & CO OF QUEBEC IN 1866. HENTRY WILSON (WHITE STAR )  PURCHASED HER OFF THE STOCKS AND SHE WAS THEN SOLD TO R WILSON & CO IN THE SAME YEAR.

 

 

OLIVER CROMWELL

 OLIVER CROMWELL WAS A THREE MASTED IRON BARQUE THAT HAD BEEN LAUNCHED IN MARCH 1864. SHE STARTED HER MAIDEN VOYAGE  TO CALDERA ( CHILE ) ON 20TH MAY 1864. SHE LEFT CALDERA ON DECEMBER 1ST 1864 FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO LLANELLY. SHE WAS NEVER HEARD OF AGAIN MOST LIKELY ANOTHER CAUALTY OF CAPE HORN.

 FOR INTEREST ONLY SHE WAS NOT ON A SSA OR WS CHARTERED ON HER ONE AND ONLY RETURN VOYAGE.

 

 

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