 Loch Long
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| History | |
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| Name | Loch Long |
| Builder | J & G Thomson |
| Launched | August 1876 |
| In service | 1903 |
| Out of service | April/May 1903 |
| Fate | Wrecked September 1905 |
| Status | Registered historic site |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clipper |
| Tons burthen | 1,280 tons |
| Length | 250 ft 1 in (76.23 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 3 in (11.66 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Barque |
| Complement | 24 crew |
Loch Long was a Scottish sailing barque that operated between Great Britain and Australia from the late 1800s until 1903.[1] Her name was drawn from Loch Long, a saltwater lake which lies to the north of the Burgh of Helensburgh, in the region of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[2]
Loch Long sailed from New Caledonia on 29 April 1903, loaded with nickel ore and bound for the Clyde, but she never arrived. It was assumed that she had foundered with all hands on the Chatham Islands as wreckage was discovered washed up there shortly afterwards.
Insert somewhere List of lochs in Scotland
History and description
editLoch Long was built in 1876 by J & G Thomson, at their Clydebank yards near Glasgow for the General Shipping Company, more commonly known as the Loch Line.[3][4] 1,280 tons
Final voyage
editLegacy
editIn 1998, a stone memorial and plaque to the ship, captain and crew was placed on the shore at Kaingaroa on the Chatham Islands by Captain Strachan's grandson and his wife.
References
edit- ^ Lubbock, Basil (2005). The Colonial Clippers. Published by Kessinger Publishing. OCLC 185535859 ISBN 1417964162.
- ^ The Ships List (2006). Glasgow Shipping Company: Loch Line. Retrieved on 9 August 2008.
- ^ Clyde Built Ships (2006). Loch Long 1886. Retrieved on 28 September 2008.
- ^ The Wreck Site (2007). Loch Sloy (1899). Retrieved on 6 August 2008.
External links
editCategory:Sailing ships Category:Victorian era merchant ships of the United Kingdom Category:Maritime history of Australia Category:Merchant ships of Australia Category:Shipwrecks on the Australian coast Category:History of Australia Category:History of Scotland