The ship Chimborazo, under Capt. Randall K. Morse, arrived in the US from Antwerp on both 3 May 1856 and 14 November 1856. The Chimborazo was built in 1851. She took her name from a province and volcano in Ecuador, inland from Guayaquil. In the 1850's, the Chimborazo was n a general trader on the "cotton triangle", carrying emigrants from European ports to New York, then proceeding to New Orleans to load a cargo of cotton, which she carried back to Europe. The Chimborazo was later sold British, and first appears in Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1876/77: Official No.: 48,502 International Signal Code: VTCK Rigging: bark Tonnage: 851/949/795 (net/gross/under deck) Measurements: 171.3 x 34.2 ft (length x beam); Poop 111 tons (cargo capacity) Owner: Middle Dock Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne Port of Registry: Newcastle Voyages: 1. Ship CHIMBORAZO, of Thomaston, Maine, Capt. Randall K. Morse, arrived at New York on 2 May 1856, 32 days from Antwerp, with merchandise and 362/427 (newspaper/by count) passengers, consigned to J. W. Elwell & Co. Passenger manifest dated 3 May 1856 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 161 (= Family History Library microfilm #0175517), list #269 for 1856]. 2. Ship CHIMBORAZO, of Thomaston, Capt. Randall K. Morse, arrived at New York on 13 December 1856, from Antwerp 3 October, with merchandise and 92 passengers. Passenger manifest, dated 14 November 1856 [National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, roll 168 (= Family History Library microfilm #0175524), list #1187 for 1856]. [01 Sep 1999]