General Grant (ship)
The General Grant was a 1,005-ton three-masted barque built in Maine, USA in 1864 and registered in Boston, USA. She was named after Ulysses S. Grant, owned by Messers Boyes, Richardson & Co. and she had a timber hull with a length of 179.5 ft, beam of 34.5 ft and depth of 21.5 ft.
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