John C. Munro (clipper)

John C. Munro off Hong Kong
History
United Kingdom
NameJohn C. Munro
OwnerGeorge Lawson Munro & Co, London
BuilderJames Laing, Sunderland
Launched8 November 1862
United Kingdom
OwnerKillick Martin & Company, London
Acquired1873
United Kingdom
OwnerThomas Dobson Woodhead & Co, Hull
Acquired1885
United Kingdom
OwnerCockerline & Co, hull
Acquired1892
Sweden
OwnerNils C. Corfitzon and partners, Helsingborg
Acquired13 June 1893
RenamedNorman
FateWrecked 1 July 1896
General characteristics
Class and typeIron Full-rigged ship
Tonnage612 GRT
Length169.2 ft (51.6 m)
Beam28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Depth18.5 ft (5.6 m)

John C. Munro was an iron full-rigged ship built in 1862 by James Laing, Sunderland. Dimensions: 169"2'×28'2"×18'5" and tonnage: 612 tons.[1][2]

She was launched on 8 November at the shipyard of James Laing in Sunderland, for George Lawson Munro & Company, London. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 45076 and was deployed in the China trade.[1][2]

Key Events:

1869 Sailed from Amoy (Xiamen) to New York in 99 days.

1872 LR 1872-73: Master: Captain J. Kidder.

1873 Sold to Killick Martin & Company, London. Captain John Smith. (Former Captain of Lahloo) Of the 64 shares issued in the vessel John C. Munro, 32 were owned by the Killick Martin & Company's joint managing owners James Killick, James Henry Martin and David William Richie. The other 32 were owned by Edward Boustead.[3][4]

Sailings recorded for Killick Martin & Company include transits to Hong Kong, Amoy (Xiamen), New York, Bremen, Valparaiso, Liverpool, Queenstown, Bangkok, Chittagong, Cardiff, Pitcairn Island, Melbourne and Victoria.[3]

1885 Sold to Thomas Dobson Woodhead & Company, Hull.[3][5]

1892 Sold to Cockerline & Company, Hull.[5]

1893 June 13 Sold to Nils C. Corfitzon and partners, Helsingborg, for £1450 and was renamed ‘Norman’. Assigned the official Swedish Reg. No. 612 and signal JBRV. The new measurements were 51,80×8,31×5,59 meters and 641 GRT, 618 NRT and 900 DWT. Captain Edward Julius Hellgren, Helsingborg, owner of a 11/30 part was appointed master of the ship.[3]

1896 June 15 Sailed from Sydney with a cargo of guano for Mauritius.[3]

1896 July 1 Wrecked on the east coast of Eastern Fields, British New Guinea, just east of the entrance to Torres Straits. The crew of the captain's boat was picked up by a steamer while the mate's boat managed to reach the coast of New Guinea.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Sir James Laing and Sons - Graces Guide". gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping. Cox and Wyman, printers. 1869.
  3. ^ a b c d e f MacGregor, 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.
  4. ^ MacGregor, David Roy (1983). The tea clippers: their history and development, 1833-1875 (2nd ed.). London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-256-0. OCLC 9997008.
  5. ^ a b Lubbock, Basil (1984). The China clippers. London: Century. ISBN 0-7126-0341-7. OCLC 60012071.