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1858 Launched, the largest sailing vessel ever built on the Mersey | 1858 Launched, the largest sailing vessel ever built on the Mersey | ||
The Simla was an iron ship, built at Birkenhed by Messrs. [[Peto, Brassey and Betts|Peto, Brassey, and Co.]] of 1,501 tons register, 220 feet on the load line, 36 feet beam. Her owners were Messrs. Charles Moor | The Simla was an iron ship, built at Birkenhed by Messrs. [[Peto, Brassey and Betts|Peto, Brassey, and Co.]] of 1,501 tons register, 220 feet on the load line, 36 feet beam. Her owners were Messrs. Charles Moor and Co. She was built for the Calcutta tea trade. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Latest revision as of 23:43, 15 February 2020
1858 Launched, the largest sailing vessel ever built on the Mersey
The Simla was an iron ship, built at Birkenhed by Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Co. of 1,501 tons register, 220 feet on the load line, 36 feet beam. Her owners were Messrs. Charles Moor and Co. She was built for the Calcutta tea trade.