Leander (clipper)

For other ships with the same name, see Leander (ship).

Leander

History
United Kingdom
Owner| Joseph Somes, Merchant Shipping Co, London
Builder| J G Lawrie of Glasgow
Launched| 1867
Acquired| R. Anderson of London, Ross & Company
Oman
Owner| Seyed Youssouf bin Ahmed Zuwawee
Acquired| 1895
Renamed| Nusrool Mujeed
Fate| Broken up in 1901
General characteristics
Tonnage:|

* 886 GRT
* 848 NRT[1]

Length:|  215.5 ft (65.7 m)[1]
Beam:|  35.2 ft (10.7 m)[1]
Depth:|  20.7 ft (6.3 m)[1]
Sail plan:|  Full-rigged ship, re-rigged as barque in 1890s
Notes:|  British Reg. No. 56878. Signal, HSGM[2]

Leander was a composite built clipper ship. She was designed by Bernard Waymouth, and built in 1867 by J G Lawrie of Glasgow for Joseph Somes. She had a particularly extreme hull shape, with a coefficient of under-deck tonnage of 0.54, a very low figure. She was at her best in light winds and performed well to windward or in a head sea. Being somewhat tender if pressed in heavy weather, she had to carry so much ballast that she was down to her marks before being fully laden.[1]

## Ship history

Before 1871, Leander sailed between London and the Far East (China) and later from China to New York City . She was in the tea trade until 1879. Re-rigged as a barque in the 1890s, the ship was sold to R. Anderson of London, then to Ross & Company. Her last owner was Seyed Youssouf bin Ahmed Zuwawee of Oman and was renamed Nusrool Mujeed in 1895 and broken up in 1901.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. pp. 180–182. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.
2. ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1998-08-19). "Clipper Ships: Leander (1867)". Leander. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Leander(1867).html.

## External links

* Painting of tea clipper Leander by Jack Spurling

The lines of Leander with stern as originally designed

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