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From: "Provost, Gilbert" <>
Subject: [Mar] MONTMORENCY - 1857
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:05:05 -0500

Hello Peter & Vida. Here are details for this vessel from the relevant
Lloyd's Register:

MONTMORENCY
Master: Captain J. Kiddie
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1856;
partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 812 tons using old measurements and 751 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1854 in Québec, using Tamarack, Oak, Elm, Red Pine & Spruce
Owners: Baines & Co.
Port of registry: Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for Australia

A quick search on a commercial service in Australia shows that they have
several pictures of the vessel. You can check it out at:
http://www.vinehall.com.au/

I hope this helps. Cheers.

Gilbert Provost
Genealogy, Ships and Wines
http://www.webruler.com/gprovost

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