An item dated 9th reported the passing of the Sunda Strait by the British ship Elizabeth Dougall captain Wm. Howland leaving Shanghai, China on 18 December 1869 bound for New York, USA.(1)
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1. Captain’s name W. Rowland, tonnage 526 tons, dimensions 160.5’ x 28.7’x 17.7’, built in 1868 at Tayport, owners Thomson&Co., homeport Dundee, Scotland.
