Mary Low

An iron barque built in 1876 by Robert Duncan & Co., Port Glasgow, for a total cost of £ 13.450. Dimensions: 197'6"×32'6"×19'4" and tonnage: 870 GRT, 813 NRT and 806 tons under deck.

1876 April: Launched at the shipyard of Robert Duncan & Co., Port Glasgow, for John Low, Greenock. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 72409 and signal PNHJ.
1866: Sold to The Ship East Anglian Co. (Lang & Fulton), Greenock, and was renamed East Anglian.
1889: LR 1889-90: Owner: J. Lang, Greenock; Master: Robertson.
1896: Stranded at Penarth Head on voyage from Cardiff to Esquimalt. Abandoned as a total loss to the underwriters. Subsequently salvaged and repaired.
1896 [?]: Sold to Chr. Hieizen, Larvig, Norway.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Hume, John R. & Moss, Michael S.: A Bed of Nails. The History of P. MacCallum & Sons, Ltd of Greenock 1781-1981, a Study in Survival.
Lang & Fulton, Greenock, (c1982). 8vo, xii, 148 pp, ill.

Updated 1997-04-27 by Lars Bruzelius

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