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Heather Belle
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:11 pm
by shipstamps
The clipper ship Heather Belle was built in Aberdeen in 1855, and operated out of Hobart Town, sailing regularly to Sydney, Melbourne and London.
Australia SG1730.
Maritime Heritage The Romance of Sail.
Re: Heather Belle
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:01 pm
by D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen
Built in 1855 by Alexander Hall & Co., Aberdeen
Clipper, 479 Tons, Length: 47,24m. (155') Breadth:8,69m. (28.5') Depth:5,33m. (17.5') Built for Brown and Co. She was bought from them by the Orient Line and worked the Sydney passenger trade with some runs also to Melbourne. Master: Captain William Harmsworth. She did one spectacular run of 67 days from Port Phillip to England. She was broken up at Balmain, NSW in 1894.
(Australia 1998, $1.20, StG.1730)
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