The following are some of her spar measurements:—
Mainmast—extreme length 84 feet; diameter 41 inches. | |
Main topmast—extreme length 53 feet; diameter 19 inches. | |
Main topgallant mast—extreme length 75 feet; diameter 14 inches. | |
Bowsprit and jibboom—outboard | 55 feet. |
Mainyard | 89 „ |
Main topsail yard | 70 „ |
Main topgallant yard | 52 „ |
Main royal yard | 36 „ |
Main skysail yard | 27 „ |
| Sail area (studding sails excepted) 5500 yards. | |
At the time of her launch she was considered the finest ship ever built at St. John’s. On her arrival in Liverpool she was at once bought by Mr. James Beazley, having cost him when ready for sea £22,683. She loaded for Australia in the Golden Line, and went out to Melbourne in 76 days under Captain Christian, late of Beazley’s Constance. From Melbourne she went to Sydney and loaded across to Shanghai; then sailing from Shanghai in the favourable monsoon, arrived home in 104 days, 4 of which were spent anchored off Gutztaff Island in a typhoon. The whole voyage only occupied 9 months 27 days, and she cleared £8018 clear profit. Her second voyage on the same route she did still better, clearing £8920.
The “Miles Barton.”
The Miles Barton measured:—
| Length | 175 feet. |
| Beam | 35 „ |
| Depth | 22 „ |
| Registered tonnage | 963 tons. |
She also was bought by James Beazley and loaded in the Golden Line. On her maiden voyage she went out to Melbourne in 82 days, and followed up this performance with two trips of 76 days each.