Norman Court (clipper)

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Norman Court
Norman Court
Career (UK)
Launched: 1869
Out of service: 1883
General characteristics
Class and type: Tea Clipper
Length: hull: 197.4 ft
Beam: 33 ft 0 in (10.1 m)
Draught: 20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Capacity: 833.87 tons
Notes: designed by William Rennie

Norman Court was a composite built clipper ship, designed by William Rennie, measuring 197.4ft x 33ft x 20ft, of 833.87 tons net. The ship was built in 1869 by A & J Inglis of Glasgow. On the night of 29 March 1883 in a strong gale it was driven ashore and wrecked in Cymmeran Bay.