Loch Bredan (barque)

Loch Bredan was a British sailing ship built in Glasgow in 1882 which disappeared without trace with all hands around November 1903.

History
United Kingdom
NameLoch Bredan
OwnerSproat & Company
BuilderDobie & Company Govan
Yard number121
Launched1882
In service1883
FateLost at sea ca. November 1903
General characteristics
Class and typeCargo
Tons burthen950 tons
PropulsionSail
Sail plan3-masted barque
Complement20 crew

History

The Loch Bredan was a steel-hulled barque of the "Loch" ships of the Sproat Line of Liverpool designed as an ocean-going cargo ship. She first arrived in Australia at Watsons Bay, Sydney on 25 November 1891, having left Antwerp on 11 August under command of Captain R. Cumming.

In 1902 she was forced to return to port a fortnight after leaving Sydney on her return journey, having run into such severe weather that three lifeboats were smashed and the ship's galley stoved in.[1]

There were grave fears for the vessel's safety on her 1903 voyage from Liverpool to Hobart under Captain T Williams, as she appeared to be around two weeks overdue. Those fears were groundless, as she had been simply held up by unfavourable weather.[2]

Last voyage

She left Adelaide in September 1903, having picked up a few crew and a cargo of compressed fodder.[3]

In early 1904 speculation and concern about the missing ship appeared in the press.[4][5][6][7] She was never heard from again and no scrap of wreckage was ever found. The crew consisted of :— Thomas Williams (master), J. M. Scott (first mate), G. Howell (second mate), J. A. Gibbons (carpenter), C. L. Williams (sailmaker), W. Williams (cook and steward), A. Gaerkens, H. Skinner, D. Friel, T. Williams, T. T. Gunn, J. L. James, G. Hartfield, L. J. Monoghan, C. Burns, S.Thomas (boy). The captain's wife (Mrs. Williams) was also on the articles as stewardess. Five men: N. M. McKcnzie, F. Bucknall. R. Leppar, C. Nelson, joined the vessel at Port Adelaide.[8] F. Bucknall was the son of Frederick Estcourt Bucknall, a former parliamentarian, brewer and real estate developer who lost his fortune in a recent recession.

See also

References
  1. "Twelve Days in a Terrific Gale". The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times. Tas. 28 May 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. "Arrival of the Loch Bredan". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 22 June 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. "Compressed Fodder Industry". Clarence & Richmond Examiner. Grafton, NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. "The Barque Loch Bredan". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXIX, no. 17, 845. South Australia. 23 January 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 21 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "The Loch Bredan missing". Port Pirie Recorder & North Western Mail. No. 588. South Australia. 19 March 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "THE Loch Bredan". Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate. No. 9106. New South Wales, Australia. 16 February 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 21 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "The Missing Barque Loch Bredan". Sydney Morning Herald. No. 20, 612. New South Wales, Australia. 31 March 1904. p. 8. Retrieved 21 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "The Barque Loch Bredan". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 25 January 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

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