Gananoque (ship)

Gananoque
History
NamesakeGananoque, Canada
Owner
Port of registry Quebec, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, St John's, Belfast
RouteNew Zealand Packet (1860s)
BuilderGeorge T. Davie & Sons, Lauzon
Launched1857
Completed1857
In service12 February 1858 (London)
IdentificationBritish ON 33377
FateSunk
General characteristics
Tons burthen785
Length158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Beam32.6 ft (9.9 m)
Draught19 ft (5.8 m)
Depth of hold21.1 ft (6.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged clipper ship, later Barque
Noteswood-hulled

Gananoque was a wood-hulled clipper ship of 785 tons, built in Quebec in 1857, that made a number of emigrant voyages to New Zealand. She had two serious collisions with icebergs in the North Atlantic, the second of which caused her loss.