Dunedin (ship)
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The Dunedin listenⓘ (1876–90) was the first ship to successfully transport a full cargo of refrigerated meat from New Zealand to England. In this capacity, it provided the impetus to develop the capacity of New Zealand as a major provider of agricultural exports, notwithstanding its remoteness from most markets. Dunedin disappeared at sea in 1890, and neither the ship nor her crew has ever been seen or heard from since.
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The Dunedin in 1876, wearing the colours of Shaw, Savill & Albion Line of London (retained in 1882). Painting by Frederick Tudgay (1841–1921), 47 cm by 77 cm oil on canvas, originally owned by the ship's captain, John Whitson. | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Dunedin |
Namesake | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Owner | Albion Line |
Builder | Robert Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow |
Cost | £23,750 pounds |
Yard number | 67085 |
Launched | 3 March 1874 |
Fate | Last sighted 19 March 1890, near New Zealand |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Auckland class |
Type | Full-rigged ship |
Tonnage | 1320 gross, 1124 net |
Length | 240 ft (73 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m) |
Sail plan | Three-masted full-rigged ship |
Crew | 29 |
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