&sq=&lang=&file=File:Wreck_of_the_American_Ship_General_Grant.jpg) Wreck of General Grant
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Owner | Boyes, Richardson & Co |
| Builder | Built in Maine |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Fate | Wrecked 13 May 1866, Auckland Island |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bark |
| Tons burthen | 1,005 tons |
| Length | 179 ft 6 in (54.71 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
General Grant was a 1,005-ton three-masted bark built in Maine in the United States in 1864 and registered in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] It was named after Ulysses S. Grant and owned by Messers Boyes, Richardson & Co. She had a timber hull with a length of 179.5 ft, beam of 34.5 ft and depth of 21.5 ft.[2] While on her way from Melbourne to London, General Grant crashed into a cliff on the west coast of main island of the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, and subsequently sank as a result. Sixty-eight people drowned and only 15 people survived.
- ^ "Official Inquiry Under the Wreck's Act At Bluff Harbor". Southland Times, Issue 885, Page 2. 20 January 1868. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Wreck of the General Grant". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.