&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:The_barque_%22Sir_Fowel_Buxton%22_on_shore_at_Capin_Assu,_ILN_1853.jpg) The barque Sir Fowel Buxton on shore at Capin Assu, on the north-east coast of Brazil[1]
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | Peter Tindall |
| Launched | 1851 |
| Fate | Wrecked 1852 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 446 |
Sir Fowell Buxton was a ship of 446 tons.[2] She was registered in the port of London in 1851 and served the Australian Line of Packets.[3] Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton was a noted British abolitionist. Her first captain was John Hacker, and at the time of her last voyage her master was George Woodcock.[4]
- ^ "Wreck of the Barque "Sir Fowell Buxton"". The Illustrated London News. 26 March 1853. p. 229.
- ^ "BT 111. Ships Names: M - Z LONDON". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Cork Examiner, 12 November 1852". Find My Past. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "BT 111. Ships Names: M - Z LONDON". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 January 2016.