Damson Hill
Ship Number
258
Vessel Type
Sailing Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
24 November 1892
Delivered
18 January 1893
Owner
W.J. Myers Son & Co.
Weight
2087 grt
BP Length
274 feet
Breadth
40-4 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Sail
Official No.
102073
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
 Damson Hill

[Malcolm Brodie Collection]

A four-masted steel barque delivered to W.J. Myers Son & Company, Liverpool, but managed by Ismay, Imrie & Company, Liverpool.
 
1896 Sold to Gildemeister & Reiss, Bremen, and was renamed Niobe.
 
1896 Sold to Rhederei Visurgis AG, Bremen.
 
1916-1919 Interned in Chile.
 
1920 Delivered to the British Government as war damage compensation.
 
1921 Sold to Nordische Handelsgesellschaft Hackfeld, Fisher GmbH, Hamburg.
 
1925 Broken up.