Loch Etive

An iron fullrigged ship built in 1877 by A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow. Dimensions: 226'9"×35'9"×21'6" and tonnage: 1288 GRT, 1235 NRT and 1130 tons under deck.

1877 November: Launched at the shipyard of Inglis, Glasgow, for General Shipping Co. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 78565 and signal RCKB. Employed in the Australian wool trade.
1877 - 1894: In command of Captain William Stuart of Peterhead, for many years the master of the famous The Tweed.
1878 January 17 - April 3: Sailed from the Scillies to Sydney in 76 days.
1881 July 7 - September 20: Sailed from the Clyde to Sydney in 79 days.
1883 January 24 - May 16: Sailed from Sydney to London in 112 days.
1892 October 15 - December 25: Sailed from Glasgow to Melbourne, where she arrived 70 days out from the Tail of the Bank.
1893 January 26 - April 29: Sailed from Melbourne to London in 93 days with a cargo of wool.
1893 September 23 - December 12: Sailed from Glasgow to Adelaide.
1894 January 18 - April 15: Sailed from Melbourne with a part cargo of wool to Antwerp in 87 days after having been detained for a week in Bass Straits. Captain Stuart died on September 21 and was buried at sea.
1911: Sold to French owners for £ 1350 and hulked. Later broken up at Genoa.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Dressel, Don: The Loch Etive. <URL:"http://www.ship-modelers-assn.org/featmar.html">
Lubbock, Basil: The Colonial Clippers.
Brown, Ferguson & Son, Glasgow, 1948 (2nd).

Updated 1998-09-28 by Lars Bruzelius

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