Fusi Yama was a composite barque ship of roughly 556 tons, built in 1865 by Alexander Stephen & Sons at Glasgow for Killick Martin & Company, London.[1][2]
Launched on 27 June 1865 in Yard no 83 Fusi Yama was one of three vessels built by Alexander Stephen & Sons for Killick Martin & Company, the others being Obma and Mabel Young.[2]
Her dimensions were 165'5" x 28'1" x 17'0", tonnage 526.26 under deck, 31.12 break, 556.37 gross and net register.[2]
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Fusi Yama |
| Owner | Killick Martin & Company |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow |
| Launched | 27 June 1865 |
| Fate | Sunk 26 July 1870 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Composite clipper |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 165.5 ft (50.4 m)[3] |
| Beam | 28.1 ft (8.6 m)[3] |
| Depth | 17.1 ft (5.2 m)[3] |
- ^ Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping. Cox and Wyman, printers. 1869.
- ^ a b c MacGregor, David R. (David Roy) (1986). The China bird : the history of Captain Killick, and the firm he founded, Killick Martin & Company (2nd rev. ed.). London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-381-8. OCLC 15024735.
- ^ a b c d MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. pp. 213–216. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.