Zanoni (1865)
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34°30′43.8″S 138°03′48.4″E Zanoni was a ship built in Liverpool, England in 1865 by W. H. Potter & Co as a 338-ton composite barque. It was owned by Thomas Royden & Sons who intended to use it for the East India trade.[2]
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Name | Zanoni |
Owner | Thomas Royden & Son |
Builder | W. H. Potter & Co |
Launched | 1865 |
Maiden voyage | 14 February 1866 (1866-02-14) Liverpool to Lima, Peru |
Fate | Sank in bad weather, 1867 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Barque |
Tonnage | 330 tonnes[1] / 338 tons[2] |
Length | 139 feet (42 m)[2] |
Propulsion | Sail |
Crew | Captain plus 13 crew |
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It sank in Gulf St Vincent in South Australia in 1867. The wreck is now the best-preserved merchant ship wreck remaining in South Australia from the 19th century.[3]