SS ''Newfoundland'' was a wooden-hulled

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and

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that was built in 1872 and wrecked in 1916. She was a

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, and for part of her career she was a sealing ship. In 1916 she was renamed ''Samuel Blandford''. ''Newfoundland'' was involved in two disasters. The first was the 1914 Newfoundland Sealing Disaster, when 132 sealers were stranded on an ice floe, resulting in 78 deaths. The second was in 1916, shortly after she had been renamed, when she struck rocks and was wrecked.

Specifications

Peter Baldwin built ''Newfoundland'' in Quebec, completing her in 1872. Her registered length was , her beam was , her depth was and her tonnages were and . She had two masts and was rigged as a brigantine. ''Newfoundland'' had a two-cylinder compound steam engine, built by the Ouseburn Engine Works of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, which powered her single screw. It was originally rated at "130 HP", but by 1903 it was rated at 162 NHP.

Owners, managers and registration

James and Alexander Allan were ''Newfoundland''s first owners. They

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