Leander (clipper)

For other ships with the same name, see Leander (ship).

Leander
History
United Kingdom
Owner	Joseph Somes, Merchant Shipping Co, London
Builder	J G Lawrie of Glasgow
Launched	1867
Acquired	R. Anderson of London, Ross & Company
Oman
Owner	Seyed Youssouf bin Ahmed Zuwawee
Acquired	1895
Renamed	Nusrool Mujeed
Fate	Broken up in 1901
General characteristics
Tonnage	886  GRT 848  NRT [1]
Length	215.5 ft (65.7 m) [1]
Beam	35.2 ft (10.7 m) [1]
Depth	20.7 ft (6.3 m) [1]
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship, re-rigged as barque in 1890s
Notes	British Reg. No. 56878. Signal, HSGM [2]

Leander was a composite built clipper ship. She was designed by Bernard Waymouth, and built in 1867 by J G Lawrie of Glasgow for Joseph Somes. She had a particularly extreme hull shape, with a coefficient of under-deck tonnage of 0.54, a very low figure. She was at her best in light winds and performed well to windward or in a head sea. Being somewhat tender if pressed in heavy weather, she had to carry so much ballast that she was down to her marks before being fully laden. ^[1]

Ship history

Before 1871, Leander sailed between London and the Far East (China) and later from China to New York City. She was in the tea trade until 1879. Re-rigged as a barque in the 1890s, the ship was sold to R. Anderson of London and then to Ross & Company. Her last owner was Seyed Youssouf bin Ahmed Zuwawee of Oman. She was renamed Nusrool Mujeed in 1895 and broken up in 1901.

References

1. MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. pp. 180–182. ISBN   0-85177-256-0.
2. Bruzelius, Lars (19 August 1998). "Clipper Ships: Leander (1867)". Leander. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. Retrieved 8 June 2010.

External links

• Painting of tea clipper Leander by Jack Spurling

The lines of Leander with stern as originally designed