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Mahlon Williamson (barque)

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Owner
  
Vance & O

Tons burthen
  
429 tons

Draft
  
13 ft.

Length
  
39 m

Class and type
  
Bark

Beam
  
28 ft.

Launched
  
1854

Mahlon Williamson (barque)

Builder
  
Built in Wilmington, Delaware

Mahlon Williamson was an 1854 bark (or "barque") that sailed out of Wilmington, Delaware and New York. The ship was active in the cargo and guano trades. The ship is remembered today as the subject of a painting by maritime artist Joseph B. Smith, in which it is being towed on the Delaware River by tugboat William Cramp.

Voyages

Mahlon Williamson arrived in New York with a cargo of guano from Scharffenerk, St. Carle de Ancud, Chile, for G. Barrell, in December 1861. The ship returned to New York from New Orleans in November, 1865, with a cargo of cotton and flour for McLean & Lintz.

References

Mahlon Williamson (barque) Wikipedia