Loch Broom

A four-masted iron ship built in 1885 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, as Yard No. 333.
Her dimensions were 87,64×12,92×7,33 meters [287'7×42'5×24'1] and with a tonnage of 2128 GRT and 2075 NRT.

1885: Launched at the shipyard of Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, for Aitken, Lilburn & Co., Glasgow, to be used in the Indian jute trade.
1912 August: Sold to Skibs A/S Songdal (Sven O. Stray & Co.), Kristiansand, and was renamed Songdal. Assigned the Norwegian signal KFGH. Re-rigged as a barque.
1916: Sold to A/S Christianssand (Sven O. Stray & Co.), Kristiansand,
1917 February 2: Sunk by the German submarine U 81 South-West of Ireland en route Buenos Aires to Queenstown for orders with a cargo of corn.

Photographs

In harbour [49 kB].
Port side, at quay.[NMM P.401]
Starboard side, at anchor. [NMM P.4414]

References:

Four- and five masted ships, general references.
Tandberg, Arne: (Personal communication).
Bergen, 1997.

Updated 1998-01-02 by Lars Bruzelius.

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