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Falls Of Halladale
''Falls of Halladale'' was a four-masted iron-hulled barque, built at Greenock in Scotland in 1886 for the Falls Line of Glasgow. She was operated in the long-distance trades in bulk cargos. She was wrecked through negligence on 14 November 1908 on the Australian coast near Peterborough, Victoria. Design and Construction The barque ''Falls of Halladale'' was built in 1886. Her length was , breadth and depth of hold , and she measured and . Built for the Falls Line (Wright, Breakenridge & Co., Glasgow, Scotland) as Yard No.130 at the shipyard of Russell & Co. at Greenock on the River Clyde. The ship's design was advanced for her time, incorporating features that improved crew safety and efficiency, such as elevated bridges to allow the crew to move forward and aft in relative safety during heavy seas. She was named after waterfalls on the Halladale River in the historic Scottish county of Sutherland. ''Falls of Halladale'' was the seventh vessel in a series of eight simila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Of Halladale (ship, 1886) - SLV H91
''Falls of Halladale'' was a four-masted iron-hulled barque, built at Greenock in Scotland in 1886 for the Falls Line of Glasgow. She was operated in the long-distance trading of bulk cargos. On 14 November 1908, she was wrecked on the Australian coast near Peterborough, Victoria, Peterborough, Victoria (state), Victoria, due to the negligence of the captain. Design and Construction The barque ''Falls of Halladale'' was built in 1886. She was named after waterfalls on the Strath Halladale, Halladale River in the historic Scottish county of Sutherland. Her length was , breadth and depth of hold , and she measured and . She was built for the Falls Line (Wright, Breakenridge & Co., Glasgow, Scotland), at the shipyard of William Lithgow (shipbuilder), Russell & Co., at Greenock on the River Clyde, as Yard No.130. The ship's design was advanced for her time, incorporating features that improved crew safety and efficiency, such as elevated bridges to allow the crew to move forward a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
