General Grant (ship)

General Grant was a 1,005-ton three-masted barque built in Maine, USA in 1864 and registered in Boston, Massachusetts. She was named after Ulysses S. Grant and owned by Messers Boyes, Richardson & Co. She had a timber hull with a length of 179.5 ft, beam of 34.5 ft and depth of 21.5 ft. While on her way from Melbourne to London, General Grant crashed into a cliff on the west coast of main island of the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, and subsequently sank as a result. 68 people were killed during the sinking, but 15 people were able to escape the sinking ship.

General Grant (ship)

General Grant was a 1,005-ton three-masted barque built in Maine, USA in 1864 and registered in Boston, Massachusetts. She was named after Ulysses S. Grant and owned by Messers Boyes, Richardson & Co. She had a timber hull with a length of 179.5 ft, beam of 34.5 ft and depth of 21.5 ft. While on her way from Melbourne to London, General Grant crashed into a cliff on the west coast of main island of the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, and subsequently sank as a result. 68 people were killed during the sinking, but 15 people were able to escape the sinking ship.