St Vincent (clipper ship)

History
Name	St Vincent
Owner	1865: Devitt and Moore; 1894: J Beyson; 1896 GT Jorgensen;
Port of registry	1865: London; 1894: Kristiansand;
Builder	Pile, Hay & Co, Sunderland
Yard number	141
Launched	22 July 1865
Completed	September 1865
Identification	UK official number 52770; code letters HDRK; ;
Fate	Scrapped 1907
General characteristics
Type	clipper
Tonnage	892 GRT
Length	190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Beam	35.0 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	18.9 ft (5.8 m)
Sail plan	1865: full rig; 1884: barque;

St Vincent was a three-masted sailing ship that was built in England in 1865, renamed Axel in 1894 and scrapped in 1907. For the first part of her career she was a clipper, trading between London and Adelaide. She was later re-rigged as a barque, and spent the final part of her career she was under Norwegian ownership.

History

Name	St Vincent
Owner	1865: Devitt and Moore 1894: J Beyson 1896 GT Jorgensen
Port of registry	1865: London 1894: Kristiansand
Builder	Pile, Hay & Co, Sunderland
Yard number	141
Launched	22 July 1865
Completed	September 1865
Identification	UK official number 52770 code letters HDRK
Fate	Scrapped 1907
General characteristics
Type	clipper
Tonnage	892 GRT
Length	190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Beam	35.0 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	18.9 ft (5.8 m)
Sail plan	1865: full rig 1884: barque