Leander (clipper)
Leander was a composite built clipper ship. She was designed by Bernard Waymouth, and built in 1867 by J G Lawrie of Glasgow for Joseph Somes. She had a particularly extreme hull shape, with a coefficient of under-deck tonnage of 0.54, a very low figure. She was at her best in light winds and performed well to windward or in a head sea. Being somewhat tender if pressed in heavy weather, she had to carry so much ballast that she was down to her marks before being fully laden.
Leander | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | Joseph Somes, Merchant Shipping Co, London |
| Builder | J G Lawrie of Glasgow |
| Launched | 1867 |
| Acquired | R. Anderson of London, Ross & Company |
| Oman | |
| Owner | Seyed Youssouf bin Ahmed Zuwawee |
| Acquired | 1895 |
| Renamed | Nusrool Mujeed |
| Fate | Broken up in 1901 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 215.5 ft (65.7 m) |
| Beam | 35.2 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth | 20.7 ft (6.3 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship, re-rigged as barque in 1890s |
| Notes | British Reg. No. 56878. Signal, HSGM |
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