County of Haddington

A four-masted iron ship built in 1878 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow. Dimensions 85,64×12,21×7,33 meters [281'0"×40'4"×24'1"] and tonnage 1943 GRT and 1865 NRT. Rigged with royal sails above double top- and single topgallant sails. Sister ship to the same owner's fourmasted ships County of Selkirk of 1878 and County of Aberdeen of 1879.

1878 November

Launched at the shipyard of Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, for R. & J. Craig, Glasgow. The first master was Captain Scott. Used in the jute trade.

1901 February 2

Disappeared after having left New York for Shanghai.

References:

• Four- and five masted ships, general references.
• Scott, James: To Calcutta in the County of Haddington.
  Sea Breezes Vol. 6 (1948), pp 268-273, ill.

Updated 1997-04-14 by Lars Bruzelius.

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