Sir Fowell Buxton (ship)
The barque Sir Fowel Buxton on shore at Capin Assu, on the north-east coast of Brazil | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | Peter Tindall |
| Launched | 1851 |
| Fate | Wrecked 1852 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 446 |
Sir Fowell Buxton was a ship of 446 tons. She was registered in the port of London in 1851 and served the Australian Line of Packets. Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton was a noted British abolitionist. Her first captain was John Hacker, and at the time of her last voyage her master was George Woodcock.