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Departure from Liverpool
- When
- 27 April 1859
- Where
- Liverpool
The Pomona departed Liverpool on 27 April 1859 at 5am, bound for New York with 404 passengers and a crew of 44.
The ship left Liverpool at 5am on 27 April 1859. It carried 404 passengers and a crew of 44 under Captain Charles Merrihew. The vessel was a clipper constructed in 1856; a ballad source describes it as 1400 tons, a figure not stated in the wreck account.
Sources
- Pomona (ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-28
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