Cromartyshire (ship)
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Cromartyshire was an iron-hulled sailing cargo ship that was launched in Scotland in 1879. She was named after the county of Cromartyshire in the Scottish Highlands.
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Cromartyshire under tow in the Avon Gorge | |
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Name | Cromartyshire |
Namesake | Cromartyshire |
Owner |
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Port of registry | Glasgow |
Builder | Russell & Co, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 19 |
Launched | 6 August 1879 |
Completed | August 1879 |
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General characteristics | |
Type | cargo ship |
Tonnage | 1,554 GRT, 1,462 NRT |
Length | 248.8 ft (75.8 m) |
Beam | 38.1 ft (11.6 m) |
Depth | 22.8 ft (6.9 m) |
Decks | 1 |
Sail plan | 3 masts, full rig |
Notes | iron hull |
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In 1898 she survived a collision with the French transatlantic liner La Bourgogne, which sank with great loss of life. Cromartyshire also survived a fire off Cape Colony in 1901. She was wrecked on the coast of Chile in 1906.