Polly Woodside

General characteristics Class and type: Cargo Type: Iron hull,Barque rig Tonnage: 678 gross Length: Hull:192.2 ft (58.6 m)LOA:230 ft (70 m) Beam: 30.15 ft (9.19 m) Height: 108 ft (33 m)(mainmast) Draught: 14 ft (4.3 m) Propulsion: Sails Speed: 14 kt Capacity: 1,100 tons Complement: less than 15 Polly Woodside is a Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque, preserved in Melbourne, Australia, and forming the central feature of the South Wharf precinct. The ship was originally built in Belfast by William J. Woodside and was launched in 1885. Polly Woodside is typical of thousands of smaller iron barques built in the last days of sail, intended for deep water trade around the world and designed to be operated as economically as possible.