Fido (1876 ship)

History
New South Wales
Name| Fido
Owner| R. Walker, Sydney
Builder| C. H. Christensen, Arendal, Norway
Launched| 1876
Identification| Sydney Registration No: 39/1897
Fate| Wrecked in 1898
General characteristics
Class and type| Barquentine
Tonnage| 529 gross tons
Length| 141.6 feet (43.2 m)
Beam| 30.9 feet (9.4 m)
Depth| 17.4 feet (5.3 m)

Fido was a sailing ship built in Norway in 1876. She was wrecked upon Red Head near Nine Mile Beach, New South Wales during a gale on 6 May 1898.[1] Eleven people died.

## References

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1. ^ "The Barque Fido". The Press, Tuesday 21 June 1898, p.6. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

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