Dundonald (ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Dundonald |
| Owner | Kerr, Newton & Calder Co., Glasgow |
| Builder | Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast |
| Launched | 1891 |
| Fate | Wrecked and sunk, 7 March 1907 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Barque |
| Tonnage | 2,205 GRT |
| Length | 284 ft 2 in (86.61 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Depth | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Crew | 28 |
Dundonald was a British four-masted steel barque measuring 2,205 gross register tons launched in Belfast in 1891. It was involved in a wreck in 1907 in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands. Only 15 of its 28 crew survived; they were rescued seven months later by a scientific expedition.