Gananoque (ship)

*Gananoque*
History
Namesake	Gananoque, Canada
Owner	1857–c1858: unknown, Quebec; c1858–1867: Thomas Bailey, Brixton, London; 1867–1874: William Johnston, Newcastle upon Tyne; 1875–c1877: Augustus William Harvey, St John's, Newfoundland; c1877–1880s: James Cochran, Belfast;
Port of registry	Quebec, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, St John's, Belfast
Route	New Zealand Packet (1860s)
Builder	George T. Davie & Sons, Lauzon
Launched	1857
Completed	1857
In service	12 February 1858 (London)
Identification	British ON 33377
Fate	Sunk
General characteristics
Tons burthen	785
Length	158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Beam	32.6 ft (9.9 m)
Draught	19 ft (5.8 m)
Depth of hold	21.1 ft (6.4 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged clipper ship, later Barque
Notes	wood-hulled

Gananoque was a wood-hulled clipper ship of 785 tons, built in Quebec in 1857, that made a number of emigrant voyages to New Zealand. She had two serious collisions with icebergs in the North Atlantic, the second of which caused her loss.

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