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Marlborough (1876 Ship)
''Marlborough'' was an iron-built two-decked merchant sailing ship which disappeared in 1890. She was built by the firm of Robert Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow and launched in 1876 for her owner John Leslie, who later sold her to the Albion Line. ''Marlborough'' disappeared during a voyage in January 1890, and has not been seen or heard from in over a century. Searches and investigations have yielded nothing conclusive, and the ship's ultimate fate, and that of her crew, remains unknown. Origins The ship was commanded by Captain Anderson from 1876 to 1883, with a crew of 29, when she made voyages to Lyttelton, New Zealand and Dunedin, also making some very fast passages home to the United Kingdom, on one occasion, in 1880, travelling from Lyttelton to the Lizard in Cornwall in 71 days. ''Marlborough'' made 14 successful voyages with immigrants from London to New Zealand up to 1890, most often returning with cargoes of wool and frozen meat. She had been converted to refrigeratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlborough (ship, 1876) - SLV H99
Marlborough may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Marlborough, Wiltshire, England ** Marlborough College, public school * Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England * The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England Australia * Marlborough, Queensland * Principality of Marlborough, a short-lived micronation in 1993 Canada * Marlborough, Calgary, neighbourhood in Calgary * Marlborough Park, Calgary, neighbourhood in Calgary * Marlborough Mall, shopping center in Calgary * Marlborough Township, Ontario Indonesia * Fort Marlborough, a fortress in the city of Bengkulu, from the British era * Jalan Malioboro, the main street (''jalan'') of the city of Yogyakarta, the name of which is believed to be an Indonesianised version of ''Marlborough'' Malaysia * Marlborough College, an outpost of the college in England New Zealand * Marlborough, Auckland, a suburb of Auckland * Marlborough Province, in the South Island, from 1859 to 1876 * Marlborough Region, in the Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
