Lord Clarendon
Ship · Lost 1851 · Nova Scotia & Sable Island
Lord Clarendon, the largest wooden ship ever built on Cape Breton, was wrecked at Sydney Harbour on her maiden voyage in November 1851; her crew were rescued.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The largest wooden ship ever built on Cape Breton Island, Lord Clarendon was completed at North Sydney by William Nesbitt in November 1851 and sailed for Liverpool with timber on November 13 under Captain Samuel Hannan. A storm damaged her rudder within hours; turning back, she grounded at Low Point at the entrance to Sydney Harbour. Before she could be refloated, a gale on November 26 carried away her fore and main masts and damaged her beyond repair. The crew were rescued the next day; she broke apart.
Vessel
- 1851
- William Nesbitt
- North Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Wood
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- Sail
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Loss
- November 26, 1851
- Storm
- Low Point, at the entrance to Sydney Harbour
- Atlantic Ocean
- North Sydney, Nova Scotia → Liverpool, England
- Timber
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- 0
- Samuel Hannan
The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Sydney, Nova Scotia
No pin: no surveyed wreck position in the sources used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
Based on a published secondary account; original records were not independently inspected.
Wikipedia — Lord Clarendon (ship)
Article narrative of construction, voyage and loss (secondary summary of cited books and newspapers).
The Times (London), 10 December 1851 (via Wikipedia, List of shipwrecks in November 1851)
Reports Lord Clarendon driven ashore on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, to Liverpool.
