 Interior of hull of Edwin Fox, on display at Picton, New Zealand
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | Edwin Fox |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Southampton |
| Builder | William Henry Foster, Calcutta |
| In service |
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| Out of service | 1950 |
| Fate | Sold, 1965 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics (as built)[1] | |
| Type | East Indiaman |
| Tons burthen | 836 (bm) |
| Length | 157 ft (47.9 m) o/a |
| Beam | 29 ft 8 in (9.0 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 6 in (7.2 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Edwin Fox is one of the world's oldest surviving merchant sailing ships.[Note 1] The Edwin Fox is also the only surviving ship that transported convicts to Australia. She is unique in that she is the "only intact hull of a wooden deep water sailing ship built to British specifications surviving in the world outside the Falkland Islands".[2] Edwin Fox carried settlers to both Australia and New Zealand and carried troops in the Crimean War. The ship is dry-docked at The Edwin Fox Maritime Centre at Picton in New Zealand.
- ^ "The 149 year Illustrated Log of the Edwin Fox". New Zealand Maritime Record. 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ Norman J. Brouwer (1993) International Register of Historic Ships. p. 212. 2nd ed., World Ship Trust. Anthony Nelson, Shropshire, England. ISBN 0 904614 46 8
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