Exmouth (1818 brig)
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The Exmouth was a brig built in 1818. She was classed as a snow in Lloyd's Register of 1845. She worked as a whaler in the British northern whale fishery prior to her life as an emigrant ship sailing between Londonderry and Quebec. She was wrecked against the south side of the Isle of Islay in 1847 during a storm. Two hundred and forty-one people lost their lives; three crewmen survived.
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Name | Exmouth |
Route | Port of Londonderry to Port of Quebec |
Launched | 1818 |
In service | 1818 |
Out of service | 1847 |
Homeport | North Shields |
Fate | Wrecked on cliffs during storm 1847 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Brig |
Tons burthen | 320 (bm) |
Length | 96 ft 9 in (29.5 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 8 in (8.4 m) |
Depth | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) |
Sail plan | Square rigged |
Crew | 11 |
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