Cromartyshire (ship)
Cromartyshire under tow in the Avon Gorge | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| 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 |
| Identification |
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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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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.
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.