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''Manchester'' was a four-masted, steel-hulled British barque which was wrecked in late 1900 on the reefs of Bikar Atoll, Marshall Islands. ==History== The ''Manchester'' was built at the shipyards of William Doxford & Sons in Sunderland, England in 1892. She was constructed with a steel hull and four masts for Galgate Shipping Company of Liverpool.〔The Northeast Communigate, UK〕 Despite waning interest in sailing cargo ships, particularly after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the shipbuilders of Doxford & Sons felt there might be continuing interest in full rigged steel barque.They felt time factor was of less importance than creating economy through increased deadweight capacity. However, buyers largely preferred steam ships such as Doxford's own new Turret deck ship designs, and the Manchester was their last sailing ship. Unlike fine lined clipper ships at the height of the age of sail, the Manchester was a broad beamed vessel with deep draught, built for capacity rather than speed.〔Sunderland Echo, UK〕 Typical of her voyages was a contract to deliver case oil (kerosene) from New York to Yokohama for Standard Oil, departing 3 September 1899, arriving 7 December 1899.〔House of Lords, The Sessional Papers, 1903〕 ==Captains== John Joyce & Co.〔Mystic Museum Ship Register, 1894〕 *1894, J.C. Dodd 〔 *1895, J. Belyea 〔Mystic Museum Ship Register, 1895〕 *1896, D. Evans 〔Mystic Museum Ship Register, 1896〕 *1897 - 1900, S. Forrest 〔 *1900 - 1901, N.F. Clemens 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manchester (barque)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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