&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Cospatrick_-_The_Graphic_9_Jan._1875.jpg) The Cospatrick - The Graphic 9 Jan. 1875, from a photograph taken just before she sailed from Gravesend[1]
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cospatrick |
| Acquired | 1862 by Smith, Fleming & Co. |
| Commissioned | 1856 |
| Fate | Destroyed by fire south of Cape of Good Hope in 1874 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Blackwall Frigate |
| Tonnage | 1,199 GRT |
| Length | 191 ft (58 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Depth of hold | 23 ft 6 in (7.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 44 |
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Cospatrick was a wooden three-masted full-rigged sailing ship that caught fire south of the Cape of Good Hope early on 18 November 1874, while on a voyage from Gravesend, England, to Auckland, New Zealand. Only three of the 472 persons on board survived the disaster, which is often considered the worst in New Zealand's history.[2][3]
- ^ "The Burning of the "Cospatrick"".
- ^ "Fire on the Cospatrick". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "NZ-bound emigrants died on burning ship". Stuff. New Zealand. 2 February 2019.