Cospatrick (ship)
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.
The Cospatrick - The Graphic 9 Jan. 1875, from a photograph taken just before she sailed from Gravesend | |
| 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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