Toxteth

An iron barque built in 1887 by Oswald, Mordaunt & Co., Southampton, as Yard No. 230/238. Dimensions305'5"×41'7"×24'4" and 2595 GRT, 2526 NRT and 2422 tons under deck.

1887 March: Launched at the shipyard of Oswald, Mordaunt & Co., Southampton, for Sailing Ship "Toxteth" Co. Ltd. (R.W. Leyland & Co.), Liverpool. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 93721 and signal KLWF.
1908: Missing on voyage from Port Talbot to Tocopilla.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Walker, David: Champion of Sail. R.W. Leyland and his Shipping Line.
Conway Maritime Press, London, 1986. 4to, 191 pp, ill.

Updated 1997-05-15 by Lars Bruzelius

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