Caledonia (1840)

Later names
Caledonia (1850)

Builder:
Charles Wood
Dumbarton, Scotland
Keel laid:
N/A
Launched:
1840
Year built:
1840
Completed:
N/A
Fate:
Scrapped.


Owner
British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
(Cunard)
Liverpool, England

1850:
Spanish Navy


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
206' 6"
Hull:
Beam:
33' 7"
Engines:
1 two cylinder side leaver by Robert Napier
Across wheels:
55' 7"
Boilers:
N/A
Wheel diameter:
27' 8"
Speed:
9 knots
Draft:
21' 9" (depth)
HP:
740
Gross tons:
1,135
Funnels:
1
Crew:
82
Masts:
3 (rigged for sail)
Passengers:
115


History
1840:
Maiden voyage Liverpool-Halifax-Boston.
1850:
Sold to Spanish Navy and converted into a frigate.


Caledonia Photo Gallery
Builder's Data
Page published May 10, 2005