Caitloch

An iron full-rigged ship built in 1874 by R. Duncan & Co., Port Glasgow. Dimensions: 235'0"×37'0"×21'8" and tonnage: 1332 GRT, 1264 NRT, 1194 tons under deck and 2300 DWT.

1874 December: Launched at the shipyard of R. Duncan & Co., Port Glasgow, for T.O. Hunter & Co., Greenock. Assigned the official British Registration No. 72377 and signal NRKB.
1879: LR 1879-80: Master: Captain D. Phillips.
1888: Captain W. Dornen.
1889/90: LR 1889-90: Owner: Caitloch SC (T.O. Hunter & Co.), Greenock.
1891 February 10: Drifted with the strong tide while discharging nitrate in Hamburg and collided with the barque Dunnerale. The Caithloch subsequently capsized when the tide went out and sank.
1891: Sold to Carl August Banck, Helsingborg, for £5500 and was repaired. Assigned the Swedish signal HVRJ but was never registered. Captain Nils Th. Pyk, Helsingborg.
1895: Collided with a coaster on voyage from Falmouth to Greenock and received considerable hull damage but was able to return to Falmouth.
1895 February 11: Left Falmouth for Greenock under tow by the steam tug Flying Eagle.
1895 February 13: Both the tug and the Caitloch stranded at the Southern tip of the Arran Island and were wrecked. The wreck of the Caitloch was subsequently sold at auction for £ 170.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Svenska järn- och stålseglare.
Båtologen Årg. 29-31 (1991-93).

Updated 1997-04-16 by Lars Bruzelius

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