![]() Ship Sir George Seymour sailing down the Channel with other shipping with the coast in the background. W.T. Howard, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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Namesake | Sir George Francis Seymour[a] |
Builder | Somes Brothers |
Launched | 1844 |
Fate | Burnt and abandoned 18 December 1867 |
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Tons burthen | 580 (old), or 872 (new)[1] (bm) |
Length | 141 ft 0 in (43.0 m)[1] |
Beam | 33 ft 0 in (10.1 m)[1] |
Depth | 22 ft 7 in (6.9 m)[1] |
Notes | Yellow Metal sheathing |
Sir George Seymour was built in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in 1844 by Somes Brothers.[2] She made one voyage transporting convicts to Australia and at least one carrying emigrants to Australia and one to New Zealand. A fire at sea in her cargo in December 1867 forced her crew to abandon her.
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