Blackadder (clipper)
Blackadder was a clipper, a sister ship to Hallowe'en, built in 1870 by Maudslay, Sons & Field at Greenwich for Jock Willis & Sons.
Blackadder | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Blackadder |
| Owner | Jock Willis & Sons |
| Builder |
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| Launched | 1 February 1870 |
| History | |
| Norway | |
| Owner | J.Aalborg |
| Port of registry | Kragerø |
| Acquired | 1900 |
| Fate | Wrecked 5 November 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Iron-hulled clipper |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 216.6 ft (66.0 m) |
| Beam | 35.2 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth | 20.5 ft (6.2 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship, re-rigged as barque |
Blackadder was dismasted on her maiden voyage due to failures in the mast fittings and rigging. She "was able to reach the Cape under jury rig 63 days out." John Willis took legal action against the builders which dragged on to such an extent that her sister ship, Hallowe'en, was not handed over to Willis until nearly 18 months after her launch. After John Willis died in 1900, Blackadder was bought by J. Aalborg of Kragerø in Norway. On 5 November 1905 she was wrecked whilst on passage from Barry to Bahia loaded with coal.
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