The Goolwa (clipper ship)
The Goolwa by Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton and William Foster | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | The Goolwa |
| Namesake | Goolwa, South Australia |
| Owner | Anderson, Thompson & Co |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Alexander Hall & Co, Aberdeen |
| Yard number | 237 |
| Launched | 1864 |
| Completed | March 1864 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk 5 February 1888 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | composite clipper |
| Tonnage | 717 GRT, 717 NRT |
| Length | 178.5 ft (54.4 m) |
| Beam | 30.7 ft (9.4 m) |
| Depth | 18.8 ft (5.7 m) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Sail plan | |
| Complement | 17 |
The Goolwa was a three-masted, composite-hulled clipper ship that was built for the trade between Great Britain and South Australia. She was built in Scotland in 1864 and sank in the Western Approaches in 1888.