Category: Dunbar (1854)

Categories: 1850s Ships | Ships by Name | Duncan Dunbar Company

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Not to be confused with the Duncan Dunbar which launched in 1857 and was wrecked at Rocas Atoll on 7 October 1865.

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The Dunbar was launched on 30 November 1854 for London shipowner Duncan Dunbar. The Dunbar was built as a first class passenger and cargo carrier. Ship rigged and well fitted out throughout, the vessel was, at the time of launching, the largest timber vessel constructed in Sunderland. This was partly in response to the demand for ships to carry passengers to the Australian goldfields. The Dunbar however was initially deployed as a troop ship in the Crimean War and did not become involved in the Australian trade until 1856.

She was a full-rigged ship that was wrecked near the entrance to Sydney Harbour, Australia in 1857 with the loss of 121 lives.





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