Roanoke (ship)

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History
United States
NameRoanoke
BuilderMessrs. A. Sewall and Co., Bath, Maine
LaunchedSeptember 20, 1892
Fateburned August 10, 1905
General characteristics
Length311 ft (95 m)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
Draft27 ft (8.2 m)
Depth of hold29 ft (8.8 m)
Sail planbarque

Roanoke was one of the largest wooden ships ever constructed.

Service

Roanoke was a four-

garboards were eight inches (20 cm) thick, and her ceiling in the lower hold was 14 inches (36 cm). Into her construction went 1,250,000 board feet of yellow pine, 14,000 cubic feet (396.4 cubic meters) of oak, 98,000 treenails, and 550 hackmatack knees.[1]

Loss

Roanoke left New York City on her final voyage in June 1904 and was involved in a serious collision with the British steamship Llangibby off the coast of South America in August 1904, requiring repairs for three months in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] After delivering cargo to Australia, Roanoke was loading chromium ore near Nouméa, New Caledonia, when she was destroyed by fire on the night of August 10, 1905.[2]

References

  • Rowe, William Hutchinson; 1948; The Maritime History of Maine: Three Centuries of Shipbuilding & Seafaring; W. W. Norton; New York; p. 333

Notes

  1. ^ a b Rowe, 1948.
  2. ^ a b The Argus, Melbourne, Friday August 11, 1905
  3. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday December 16, 1904