County of Cromarty

A four-masted iron ship built in 1878 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow. Dimensions 81,45×11,78×7,18 meters [267'3"×38'8"×23'7"] and tonnage 1723 GRT and 1644 NRT. Rigged with royal sails above double top- and single topgallant sails.

1878 February: Launched at the shipyard of Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, for R. & J. Craig, Glasgow. The first master was Captain R. Pattman.
1878 August 8: Wrecked in ballast three miles south of Rio Grande do Sul.

Updated 1996-07-10 by Lars Bruzelius.

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