William Miles (1853 ship)
UK merchant and migrant ship (1853-1868) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see William Miles (ship).
William Miles was launched at Quebec in 1853, but immediately transferred her registry to Bristol. She made several voyages carrying migrants to Australia and New Zealand. She was wrecked in May 1868.
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Name | William Miles |
Builder | Charles Jobin,[1] Quebec |
Launched | 1853[2] |
Fate | Wrecked 20 May 1868 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | |
Length | 199 ft 3 in (60.7 m), or 196 ft 0 in (59.7 m)[1] |
Beam | 35 ft 6 in (10.8 m), or 31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)[1] |
Depth | 21 ft 8 in (6.6 m) |
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