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Phoenician" Aberdeen White Star Line Clipper
"Phoenician" Aberdeen White Star Line Clipper
Phoenician" Aberdeen White Star Line Clipper
Phoenician" Aberdeen White Star Line Clipper

"Phoenician" Aberdeen White Star Line Clipper

Artist
Associated (built 1847)
Date1850
Object Namepainting
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 79 cm, Width: 50 cm
Frame: Height: 86 cm, Width: 50 cm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008017
Keywords
About MePHOENICIAN was first of Aberdeen White Star fleet to make a reputation for speed under command of one of best known passage makers of the day, Capt. Sproat. 1st 3 voyages considered extraordinarily good for these days:-
1849-50 London-Sydney 90days, Sydney-London 88 days
1850-51 London-Sydney 96 days, Sydney-London 103 days
1851-52 London-Sydney 90 days, Sydney-London 83 days

Shipbuilder: Walter Hood
Built: 1847
Shipowner: Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson & Co)
Dimensions: length 146 1/3' x breadth 24 7/12' x depth 19 1/6'
Registered Tonnage: 478ton

Wrecked c1865