Fido (1876 ship)

History
New South Wales
Name	Fido
Owner	R. Walker, Sydney
Builder	C. H. Christensen, Arendal, Norway
Launched	1876
Identification	Sydney Registration No: 39/1897
Fate	Wrecked in 1898
General characteristics
Class and type	Barquentine
Tonnage	529 gross tons
Length	141.6 feet (43.2 m)
Beam	30.9 feet (9.4 m)
Depth	17.4 feet (5.3 m)

Fido was a sailing ship built in Norway in 1876. She was wrecked upon Red Head near Nine Mile Beach, New South Wales during a gale on 6 May 1898.[1] Eleven people died.

References

1. "The Barque Fido". The Press, Tuesday 21 June 1898, p.6. Retrieved 4 December 2020.