Eastminster was an iron full-rigged ship built in Port Glasgow, Scotland, in 1876. She operated as an emigrant vessel.
.jpg) Eastminster
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Eastminster |
| Owner | E.W. Berryman |
| Builder | Built in Port Glasgow, Scotland |
| Launched | June 1876 |
| Fate | Lost February 1888 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Full-rigged iron-hulled ship |
| Tons burthen | 1145 tons;[1] 1208 tons[2] |
| Length | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 3 in (10.74 m) |
| Draught | 20 ft 5 in (6.22 m)[1] |
Eastminster was last seen departing Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, after ignoring a warning from the harbor pilot, heading out to sea in a rising gale on 17 February 1888, bound for Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Eastminster was presumed lost during a tropical cyclone that passed through the area immediately afterward. Her wreckage was reported on a coral reef in the Capricorn and Bunker Group in the Coral Sea approximately 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of Rockhampton, Queensland.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b American Lloyd's Register of American and Foreign Shipping, 1877
- ^ a b Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871-1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925-1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON
External links edit
- The Sailing ship Eastminster 1876-1888 & Captain Daniel Rowland Rees 1836-1888, by Ivor Davies
- Mysteries of Old Ocean, the Ship Eastminster That Disappeared in Queensland Waters, Cairns Post, 26 September 1939
- The Sailing Ship Eastminster, wrecked on Half Mast Island, Bunker Group. The Courier Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, 26 September 1934