Edwin Fox

Interior of hull of Edwin Fox, on display at Picton, New Zealand
History
Australia
NameEdwin Fox
Owner
  • Thomas Reeves, Calcutta (1853),
  • Sir George Hodgkinson, London (1853-4),
  • Duncan Dunbar, London (1854-62),
  • Gellatly Hankey & Co, London (1862-73),
  • Shaw Savill, London (1873-85),
  • Shaw Savill & Albion, London (c 1885-1900),
  • New Zealand Refrigeration Co Ltd, Christchurch (c 1900-1965),
  • Edwin Fox Restoration Society (c 1965-1975)
  • Edwin Fox Society, Picton (1981- )
Port of registrySouthampton
BuilderWilliam Henry Foster, Calcutta
In service
Out of service1950
FateSold, 1965
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics (as built)
TypeEast Indiaman
Tons burthen836 (bm)
Length157 ft (47.9 m) o/a
Beam29 ft 8 in (9.0 m)
Draught23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship

Edwin Fox is one of the world's oldest surviving merchant sailing ships. The Edwin Fox is also the only surviving ship that transported convicts to Australia. She is unique in that she is the "only intact hull of a wooden deep water sailing ship built to British specifications surviving in the world outside the Falkland Islands". Edwin Fox carried settlers to both Australia and New Zealand and carried troops in the Crimean War. The ship is dry-docked at The Edwin Fox Maritime Centre at Picton in New Zealand.

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